Talia Lerner
@talialerner.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, Associate Professor, Lerner Lab. Dopamine and basal ganglia circuits controlling reinforcement learning and decision-making. Open/inclusive science. Happy working mom of 3.
Yale ➡️ UCSF ➡️ Stanford ➡️ Northwestern
lernerlab.org
Yale ➡️ UCSF ➡️ Stanford ➡️ Northwestern
lernerlab.org
Boo! ♥️ Lerner Lab
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Boo! ♥️ Lerner Lab
Hands off Chicago. No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hands off Chicago. No Kings.
Numerous state and local reps giving emotional speeches
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Numerous state and local reps giving emotional speeches
This is the "small" neighborhood pre-rally! Get out there today everybody!
October 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is the "small" neighborhood pre-rally! Get out there today everybody!
A heartfelt goodbye 👋🏼 to @glopez.bsky.social, OG of the lab. On to her next adventure in medical writing!
Last pic - from Gaby - it's me in my office, in my office 😄
Last pic - from Gaby - it's me in my office, in my office 😄
October 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A heartfelt goodbye 👋🏼 to @glopez.bsky.social, OG of the lab. On to her next adventure in medical writing!
Last pic - from Gaby - it's me in my office, in my office 😄
Last pic - from Gaby - it's me in my office, in my office 😄
Exciting to see Professor emeritus Bob Graybeard at seminar today
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Exciting to see Professor emeritus Bob Graybeard at seminar today
A week of connecting with Catecholamines nerds in Maine complete ♥️
Bye everyone and hope to see you at the Basal Ganglia GRC! 😌
Bye everyone and hope to see you at the Basal Ganglia GRC! 😌
August 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A week of connecting with Catecholamines nerds in Maine complete ♥️
Bye everyone and hope to see you at the Basal Ganglia GRC! 😌
Bye everyone and hope to see you at the Basal Ganglia GRC! 😌
Lerner Lab picnic by the lake 🥰
July 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Lerner Lab picnic by the lake 🥰
Congrats to Lerner Lab grad student Nkatha Mwenda on her Best Poster award at #IBNS2025!!! #proudPI #neuroskyence
I'm sad to have missed this conference - Norway looks 🤩
I'm sad to have missed this conference - Norway looks 🤩
June 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Congrats to Lerner Lab grad student Nkatha Mwenda on her Best Poster award at #IBNS2025!!! #proudPI #neuroskyence
I'm sad to have missed this conference - Norway looks 🤩
I'm sad to have missed this conference - Norway looks 🤩
June 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lerner Lab farewell to AJ Miller-Hansen, who is heading off to San Francisco to Robert Edwards lab at UCSF - we will miss you a lot, AJ!
p.s. look out for AJ's very cool motor learning data as he finishes analysis over the next few months 😉
p.s. look out for AJ's very cool motor learning data as he finishes analysis over the next few months 😉
June 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Lerner Lab farewell to AJ Miller-Hansen, who is heading off to San Francisco to Robert Edwards lab at UCSF - we will miss you a lot, AJ!
p.s. look out for AJ's very cool motor learning data as he finishes analysis over the next few months 😉
p.s. look out for AJ's very cool motor learning data as he finishes analysis over the next few months 😉
Heading home now to see my family - thanks for the excellent time, Toronto! Especially @coreybaimel.bsky.social for the invite 😁
May 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Heading home now to see my family - thanks for the excellent time, Toronto! Especially @coreybaimel.bsky.social for the invite 😁
It's been an awesome start to my first @canacn.bsky.social meeting at the Neural Circuits and Behaviour* satellite #CAN2025
*Stress and astrocytes
Thanks @franklandlab.bsky.social @markcembrowski.bsky.social !
*Stress and astrocytes
Thanks @franklandlab.bsky.social @markcembrowski.bsky.social !
May 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It's been an awesome start to my first @canacn.bsky.social meeting at the Neural Circuits and Behaviour* satellite #CAN2025
*Stress and astrocytes
Thanks @franklandlab.bsky.social @markcembrowski.bsky.social !
*Stress and astrocytes
Thanks @franklandlab.bsky.social @markcembrowski.bsky.social !
Belated photos from our "Team Edwards" @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org meeting on Monday. This team has such wide-ranging expertise - it's been really amazing to learn from each other. 💙
@nelsonlabucsf.bsky.social and others still not on Bluesky? Edwards, Ford, Khaliq, Nakamura, Halliday Labs!
@nelsonlabucsf.bsky.social and others still not on Bluesky? Edwards, Ford, Khaliq, Nakamura, Halliday Labs!
May 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Belated photos from our "Team Edwards" @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org meeting on Monday. This team has such wide-ranging expertise - it's been really amazing to learn from each other. 💙
@nelsonlabucsf.bsky.social and others still not on Bluesky? Edwards, Ford, Khaliq, Nakamura, Halliday Labs!
@nelsonlabucsf.bsky.social and others still not on Bluesky? Edwards, Ford, Khaliq, Nakamura, Halliday Labs!
If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
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May 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
♥️
♥️
Save the date for Dopamine2026 in Spain, and submit your symposium idea now! 🧠🧪
May 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Save the date for Dopamine2026 in Spain, and submit your symposium idea now! 🧠🧪
Huge congratulations to @glopez.bsky.social on her PhD thesis defense today! A wonderful presentation from a wonderful person, and a much welcome joyful celebration of the science that is possible when we come together to support each other ❤️
Dr. Lopez!!! Well deserved
Dr. Lopez!!! Well deserved
April 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Huge congratulations to @glopez.bsky.social on her PhD thesis defense today! A wonderful presentation from a wonderful person, and a much welcome joyful celebration of the science that is possible when we come together to support each other ❤️
Dr. Lopez!!! Well deserved
Dr. Lopez!!! Well deserved
Chicago gave us less-than-hospitable weather but we were there #StandUpForScience 🧪✊🏼
Here's me and my dad ♥️
THANKS to everyone everywhere who came out today!!!
Here's me and my dad ♥️
THANKS to everyone everywhere who came out today!!!
March 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Chicago gave us less-than-hospitable weather but we were there #StandUpForScience 🧪✊🏼
Here's me and my dad ♥️
THANKS to everyone everywhere who came out today!!!
Here's me and my dad ♥️
THANKS to everyone everywhere who came out today!!!
Today is the day. I will be in Chicago. See you there!!!!
March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today is the day. I will be in Chicago. See you there!!!!
Working on my protest sign
March 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Working on my protest sign
Me: trying to take my mind off the bad news
The NY Times crossword: no
(um *spoiler alert*)
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The NY Times crossword: no
(um *spoiler alert*)
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January 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Me: trying to take my mind off the bad news
The NY Times crossword: no
(um *spoiler alert*)
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The NY Times crossword: no
(um *spoiler alert*)
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Wonderful Lerner Lab Holiday Party last night with foods from around the world and a lively white elephant gift game. Thankful for working with these wondeful people! 🎄☃️🎁
December 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Wonderful Lerner Lab Holiday Party last night with foods from around the world and a lively white elephant gift game. Thankful for working with these wondeful people! 🎄☃️🎁
