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neuroscientist | mom | cancer survivor cooking | mtn biking | snow | dogs

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Omg. I am LOVING curling! I'm obsessed. Also have no clue as to the rules, its so mysterious!

11.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's a beautiful snow moon!

02.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February in Auckland = Digital health innovation overload! πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute is hosting an extraordinary series of back-to-back workshops that span the entire spectrum of computational physiology and systems biology.
Register by Jan 12: auckland.ac.nz/human...

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05.01.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

"According to a recent study in The Journal of Clinical Oncology, every $326 that our government spends researching cancer extends a human life by one year. "

How do you measure ROI? I think this is one of the best.

Research saves lives, extends lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

15.09.2025 11:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A woman taking a photo of the sunset over lake Champlain,  wearing a flannel that has GOOSE embroidered on the back

A woman taking a photo of the sunset over lake Champlain, wearing a flannel that has GOOSE embroidered on the back

Summer ends with a bang at grand point north. #Goose #btv #bestdays #vt

15.09.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join me at the top of the hour for a SPARC.science conversation with the IT'IS team!
Their latest paper is now available on BioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#modeling #simulation #insilico

30.07.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SPARC Portal The open community platform for bridging the body and the brain through neuroscience and systems physiology data, computational and spatial modeling, and device design.

Today’s the day!
Join Drs. Neufeld, CassarΓ , and GarcΓ­a OrdΓ³Γ±ez at 11:00 ET for a SPARC webinar on neural interface safety assessment.
πŸ§ͺJoin here:
sparc.science/news-a...
#NIH_SPARC #OpenScience #SeminarSeries

30.07.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ§ͺy'all we had technical difficulties on July 9, so we scheduled our chat for NEXT THURSDAY, July 31st ! Join us! @sparc.science

πŸ“… New Date: July 31, Thursday
πŸ•›
11:00 pm - 12:00pm EDT
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UK/BST
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CET
2:00 am - 3:00 am August 1 AEST
πŸ”—Same link: lnkd.in/gk2TZdbE

23.07.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

o wow.

23.07.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@helenalb.bsky.social my condolences friend on our collective loss of Ozzy. Please enjoy this tribute by my favorite radio station, @kexp-feed.nvm2u.com . I didn't know of his Parkinson's diagnosis until yesterday and his last concert on July 5 raised funds for research. πŸ’”

23.07.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Deadline Extended to July 28th!
Join the 2025 #NIH_SPARC FAIR #Codeathon before July 28th and compete for your share of $20,000 in prizes πŸ’‘πŸ’»
Collaborate in the cloud. Build with SPARC data.
Don’t miss outβ€”join a team today!
πŸ‘‰ sparc.science/news-a...
#OpenScience #Neurotech #DataSci πŸ§ͺ

18.07.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

these were our favorite activity as kids - we called them "wild cucumbers", and our wild cucumber wars were epic.

09.07.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, I'll be speaking with Dr. Vaughan Macefield about his first-in-human studies of recording from the #vagus nerve. Where is he now? Italy. Where will he be in 1 hour?
SPARC.science Series.
Join us! πŸ§ͺ
link: lnkd.in/gk2TZdbE
#MedTech #NIHsavesLives #NIH #scienceSky @sparc.science

09.07.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ«€πŸ§ πŸ§ͺ I am so thrilled to be chatting with my friend, John Tompkins. We were postdocs together back in the day, and the work he's going to be talking about : the heart's little brain is FASCINATING. Join us today at 3pm EST please!

25.06.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kennedy removes all ACIP members, eyes replacements

β€œThis is one of the darkest days in modern public health history," he said. "Science does not matter to Mr. Kennedy.”
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP).

www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-fl...

12.06.2025 01:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is way more important than the bro-spat. Keep your eye on the "prize", not the diversion

07.06.2025 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This has massive implications:

Undermining the enforcement power of the judiciary

Legislative overreach by controlling court enforcement through appropriations

Encouraging disobedience of lawful orders in high-stakes cases

22.05.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

In plain English, this means if a judge waives the usual bond requirement when issuing an emergency orderβ€”something #courts are allowed to doβ€”they would be stripped of the ability to enforce it through #contempt citations.

22.05.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can anyone stop this?

22.05.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

> β€œNo court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an #injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given when the injunction or order was issued...”
@sanders.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov

22.05.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sec 70302, Restrictions of Funds.

bottom of page 562.

is included in the #bigBeautifulBill, that just passed the house at 6am Thursday (final version provided by speaker at 9pm Wednesday night)

This is not right! SENATE REJECT THIS!

Are there any #moderate #Republicans that we can appeal to?

22.05.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a 'failed experiment.' Any test that yields valid data is a valid test." Portrait of Adam Savage for the @nationalacademies.org #NewHeroes

17.01.2025 23:28 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

So interested! In the LOI, should we specify where the in-person meeting would be held? or would that be sorted when budget is requested?

07.05.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A thrilling third period! The heart, drive, and teamwork to impel OT meant the win was especially amazing!!

05.05.2025 12:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I don't know" that I took an oath to uphold the constitution. Unfit. Impeach.

05.05.2025 12:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is devastating for science in the US. This whole 🧡 has the latest πŸ§ͺ news in case you weren't chronically on line this week. A lot of it is tough news πŸ˜”

02.05.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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NIH halts funding for new projects with foreign collaborators, citing national security concerns NIH announced it will no longer allow subawards to foreign institutions, as part of a national security-minded overhaul to how it manages research funding

More insanity.
1. Collaborative research gave us vaccines for Ebola
2. Drugs for HIV
3. Malaria vaccines
4. Researched and enhanced tracking of emerging infectious disease threats.
And much more
This is another damaging own goal.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/n...

02.05.2025 11:49 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Woohoo Jackie!!! πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬βœ¨οΈ

02.05.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a map of the united states with each state colored according to the number of confirmed measles cases in 2025. Texas has the most cases, at over 250, and is the darkest blue. Inset graph shows the timeline of the effectiveness of the vaccine in the reduction of cases from 1962 (the year before the vaccine was introduced) - 2023.

a map of the united states with each state colored according to the number of confirmed measles cases in 2025. Texas has the most cases, at over 250, and is the darkest blue. Inset graph shows the timeline of the effectiveness of the vaccine in the reduction of cases from 1962 (the year before the vaccine was introduced) - 2023.

The US measles outbreak is not abating, and the misinformation that is coming from the HHS is fueling this πŸ”₯

*Requiring a placebo arm* for vaccines where there is existing vaccine data to compare to is morally and ethically wrong. #BelmontReport
Awaiting this week's CDC numbers with trepidation.

02.05.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#APS2025
Harnessing AI for Understanding Peripheral Nervous System Connectivity
πŸ“… Saturday, April 26
πŸ•› 12:15 PM
πŸ“ŒInnovation Stage
πŸ—£οΈ With Dr. Susan Tappan & Dr. Peter Hunter
Learn more on the SPARC Portal: shorturl.at/M2hIo

#NIH_SPARC #Physiology #ANS #Research #DataScience #AI

23.04.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0