Ashlyn Swift-Gallant
@swiftneurolab.bsky.social
Associate Professor | Behavioural Neuroscientist @ Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador studying #Sexdifferences #Neuroendocrinology #Socialbehavior #Neurodevelopment | she/her
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Gut microbiota transfer from the preclinical maternal immune activation model of autism is sufficient to induce sex-specific alterations in immune response and behavioural outcomes
The gut microbiome plays a vital role in health and disease, including neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD affects 4…
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It feels like a breath of fresh air here! Excited to reconnect & make new connections. Our lab studies sex differences in neurodevelopment & social behavior. Here's our latest paper on sex-specific responses to gut transfer from maternal immune activation model:
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1 week to go! 🗓️
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1 week to go! 🗓️
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2
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It’s insulting to tell 🇨🇦 scientists we need international scientists to run to our rescue & ensure innovation.
🇨🇦 scientists have exceeded expectations with paltry funding. If the gov funded Tricouncil > & sustainably; imagine how innovative we’d already be!! /End
🇨🇦 scientists have exceeded expectations with paltry funding. If the gov funded Tricouncil > & sustainably; imagine how innovative we’d already be!! /End
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It’s insulting to tell 🇨🇦 scientists we need international scientists to run to our rescue & ensure innovation.
🇨🇦 scientists have exceeded expectations with paltry funding. If the gov funded Tricouncil > & sustainably; imagine how innovative we’d already be!! /End
🇨🇦 scientists have exceeded expectations with paltry funding. If the gov funded Tricouncil > & sustainably; imagine how innovative we’d already be!! /End
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I would love to know what university leaders say to politicians behind closed doors, because "asbestos is falling on our students' heads and we can't afford to change lightbulbs" doesn't seem to be what they are hearing.
“Canada is the best place to live, and top talent from around the world want to come here because they see opportunities and possibilities to contribute to cutting-edge research”...
...he says while allocating $1.7B to bribe people to move here and cutting grant funding. Unbelievable.
...he says while allocating $1.7B to bribe people to move here and cutting grant funding. Unbelievable.
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
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November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I would love to know what university leaders say to politicians behind closed doors, because "asbestos is falling on our students' heads and we can't afford to change lightbulbs" doesn't seem to be what they are hearing.
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Just dropped Episode 1 of our new Season (my first time hosting). Up first the incredible Dr Cat Bohannon author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 M years of Human Evolution. Let us know what you think.
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How Medical Research Ignores Half the Population with Dr. Cat Bohannon
Podcast Episode · Women's Health Interrupted with Dr. Liisa Galea · 2025-10-15 · 51m
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October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Just dropped Episode 1 of our new Season (my first time hosting). Up first the incredible Dr Cat Bohannon author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 M years of Human Evolution. Let us know what you think.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
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🎙️ Meet the new host of Women’s Health Interrupted: Dr. Liisa Galea
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🎙️ Meet the new host of Women’s Health Interrupted: Dr. Liisa Galea
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted
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12 episodes coming out! how lucky am I? I got to interview 🤩 experts in psychiatry, gynecology, global health, nephrology, neuroscience, microbiome, FemTech, charitiable giving, & policy...join us for sometimes intense, but always informative conversations, sprinkled with some laughs along the way!
🎙️ Meet the new host of Women’s Health Interrupted: Dr. Liisa Galea
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted
A neuroscientist + women’s mental health expert, she’s leading Season 3 with bold convos on women’s health research.
Launches Oct 15 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts!
#WomensHealth #SexAndGenderResearch #WHInterrupted
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
12 episodes coming out! how lucky am I? I got to interview 🤩 experts in psychiatry, gynecology, global health, nephrology, neuroscience, microbiome, FemTech, charitiable giving, & policy...join us for sometimes intense, but always informative conversations, sprinkled with some laughs along the way!
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Job alert: We're looking for someone to help us produce a female-specific risk calculator for Alzheimer’s disease! 🧠 Key qualifications are experience w/ large databases, project management, and women's health research. See posting for more info: shorturl.at/zkO8V
Research Analyst - Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology-camh
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July 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Job alert: We're looking for someone to help us produce a female-specific risk calculator for Alzheimer’s disease! 🧠 Key qualifications are experience w/ large databases, project management, and women's health research. See posting for more info: shorturl.at/zkO8V
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🚨New lab publication is out!! 🚨
In this work we reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell type, are responsible for the effects of stress and that targeting these cells completely rescued the effects of stress on neuronal activity and behaviour!
Huge congrats to Lewis!!
See his 🧵below
In this work we reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell type, are responsible for the effects of stress and that targeting these cells completely rescued the effects of stress on neuronal activity and behaviour!
Huge congrats to Lewis!!
See his 🧵below
Absolutely thrilled to share the first half of my PhD work! Super proud to see it finally out!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Thread below for a quick (10 point) recap of what we found!
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Thread below for a quick (10 point) recap of what we found!
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A divergent astrocytic response to stress alters activity patterns via distinct mechanisms in male and female mice - Nature Communications
Early-life stress has lifelong impacts on neuronal function and behavior. Here, the authors show that astrocytic glucocorticoid receptor signaling drives stress-induced neuronal and behavioral change ...
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July 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨New lab publication is out!! 🚨
In this work we reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell type, are responsible for the effects of stress and that targeting these cells completely rescued the effects of stress on neuronal activity and behaviour!
Huge congrats to Lewis!!
See his 🧵below
In this work we reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell type, are responsible for the effects of stress and that targeting these cells completely rescued the effects of stress on neuronal activity and behaviour!
Huge congrats to Lewis!!
See his 🧵below
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For every 1 animal used in research, there are hundreds to thousands used for food.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
July 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For every 1 animal used in research, there are hundreds to thousands used for food.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
Research animals globally: Estimated 50–100 million/year (most are mice, rats, and fish).
Animals killed for food globally: Over 70–80 billion land animals per year, plus trillions of fish.
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Call for an Assistant / Associate Prof. just opened at the @crchum.bsky.social in the Neuroscience Axis !
www.chumontreal.qc.ca/en/emplois/a...
www.chumontreal.qc.ca/en/emplois/a...
Assistant or associate professor-researcher in Neuroscience related to neurological disorders and/or neural regeneration and precision health
Description The Neuroscience Research Axis of the CRCHUM and the Department of Neuroscience of the UdeM are inviting applications for a position of assistant or associate professor-researcher in neur...
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June 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Call for an Assistant / Associate Prof. just opened at the @crchum.bsky.social in the Neuroscience Axis !
www.chumontreal.qc.ca/en/emplois/a...
www.chumontreal.qc.ca/en/emplois/a...
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Upcoming @ossdcomm.bsky.social talk on some research from our @labcesar.bsky.social's SEXCOG study supported by @nserc-resnet.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Upcoming @ossdcomm.bsky.social talk on some research from our @labcesar.bsky.social's SEXCOG study supported by @nserc-resnet.bsky.social
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Looking forward to the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences @ossdcomm.bsky.social meeting on Sunday. I'll be giving the keynote lecture at Women's Health Research Premeeting:
"Leveraging mouse and human (epi)genomics to improve women’s mental health"
See you there! w @liisagalea.bsky.social
"Leveraging mouse and human (epi)genomics to improve women’s mental health"
See you there! w @liisagalea.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Looking forward to the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences @ossdcomm.bsky.social meeting on Sunday. I'll be giving the keynote lecture at Women's Health Research Premeeting:
"Leveraging mouse and human (epi)genomics to improve women’s mental health"
See you there! w @liisagalea.bsky.social
"Leveraging mouse and human (epi)genomics to improve women’s mental health"
See you there! w @liisagalea.bsky.social
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I’ll be at @ossdcomm.bsky.social giving a keynote 😱. Honoured to give the Arnold talk “Unlocking Precision Medicine: How Sex and Female -specific Factors are 🗝️ to Effective Translation”. This will be my first time giving this talk & it’s not quite finished yet! 😬😱😜 needed something for ✈️
May 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’ll be at @ossdcomm.bsky.social giving a keynote 😱. Honoured to give the Arnold talk “Unlocking Precision Medicine: How Sex and Female -specific Factors are 🗝️ to Effective Translation”. This will be my first time giving this talk & it’s not quite finished yet! 😬😱😜 needed something for ✈️
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*record-scratch* The deadline has been EXTENDED! 😅
You've got ONE WEEK to submit! Get those abstracts in by June 7
You've got ONE WEEK to submit! Get those abstracts in by June 7
May 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
*record-scratch* The deadline has been EXTENDED! 😅
You've got ONE WEEK to submit! Get those abstracts in by June 7
You've got ONE WEEK to submit! Get those abstracts in by June 7
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Announcing the SBN Emergency Hardship Fund! Please see below for details and let anyone potentially interested in joining us this summer in Vancouver know that there are funds available for assitance.
May 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Announcing the SBN Emergency Hardship Fund! Please see below for details and let anyone potentially interested in joining us this summer in Vancouver know that there are funds available for assitance.
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If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and federal funds for university research.”
The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration.
Catharine Winstanley and @liisagalea.bsky.social write.
The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration.
Catharine Winstanley and @liisagalea.bsky.social write.
By Attacking Science, Poilievre Takes a Page from Trump’s Playbook | The Tyee
Professors find this chilling and warn of the costs.
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April 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and federal funds for university research.”
The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration.
Catharine Winstanley and @liisagalea.bsky.social write.
The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration.
Catharine Winstanley and @liisagalea.bsky.social write.
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Freshly minted op-ed by my brilliant colleague, Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant. "Three myths about sex and gender research that are costing you money and your health." Read, read, read! @swiftneurolab.bsky.social @munpsych.bsky.social @canacn.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social
Op-ed: Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant
The fourth in a series authored by Memorial University faculty members on the value and importance of diversity, equity and inclusion policies to build a more just society. Check back next Thursday fo...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Freshly minted op-ed by my brilliant colleague, Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant. "Three myths about sex and gender research that are costing you money and your health." Read, read, read! @swiftneurolab.bsky.social @munpsych.bsky.social @canacn.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social
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My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on an NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist and a bioinformatician. Please RT!
kundakoviclab.com
More info 👇
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More info 👇
March 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on an NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist and a bioinformatician. Please RT!
kundakoviclab.com
More info 👇
kundakoviclab.com
More info 👇
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Through the rain, we stood up for science! #standupforscience2025 @memorialu.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Through the rain, we stood up for science! #standupforscience2025 @memorialu.bsky.social