Neuroscientist
New York City
Joined October 2017
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Thrilled that my Ph.D. work is now published! In this study we delve into the world of monogamous prairie voles to provide insights into the neural plasticity that underlies social bonding and adapting to the loss of bonds, such as the experience of grief.
Excited to share our latest work out in Current Bio led by @annefpierce . We found dopamine is required for seeking out social interaction in monogamous voles, and that a pair bonded partner elicits greater accumbal dopamine release than does a stranger. authors.elsevier.com/a/1iPzr…
Also check out the article from @guardian covering the manuscript:
theguardian.com/science/2024…
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I'm thrilled to share some exciting career updates! Back in August, I earned my PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Colorado. Since then I have started a postdoc position at the University of Washington.
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Massive thank you to my fantastic PhD supervisor @DrZoePhD, my committee members, and my PhD program @CUBoulderBN.
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Very excited to have this preprint out! We examined how dopamine release in the NAc of monogamous prairie voles differs when seeking and interacting with a partner or a novel vole. Thank you to @DrZoePhD for your amazing advising and thank you to @yulonglilab for providing GRABda
We won’t be at SFN but you can see what we’ve been up to with our preprint that dropped today! @annefpierce used GrabDA (from @yulonglilab) to ask whether the opportunity to access different voles corresponds to diff in dopamine release. Spoiler! Pair bond partner > unknown vole
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I am overjoyed! A stranger spotted Macaroni 7 blocks from home. He recognized Mac from flyers. I am blown away by the support I have received from the community of Boulder. Countless people have helped to bring Mac home and I can’t thank this community enough ❤️. #BoulderColorado
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@findmacaroni Boulder, CO friends my cat is missing. Please spread this flyer around to anyone who lives in Boulder. He lives in Central Boulder but may have been spotted headed to North Boulder yesterday morning.
We made a Twitter account for him: @findmacaroni
Excited to present my research at #IBNS2022 during the travel award presentations on Friday the 10th from 4-6pm and the poster session after. Stop by poster 176 to hear about in vivo dopamine dynamics underlying bonding and loss in monogamous prairie voles
@HelenStrnad is forcing me to watch Frozen since I’ve never seen it. Might as well multitask and do a very formal, totally scientific test for which drink is better: campari or aperol spritz. #allvariablesarecontrolled #letitgooooooo – at Boulder, CO
Campari vs aperol? New taste test in town @julie_sadino. #sciencetastetest #allvariablescontrolled #whodrankitbetter #whattupcakechallenge @annefpierce teapawt.org/HelenStrnad/status/124…
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@NerdNiteBoulder had 3 fantastic speakers last night!! Thank you to the speakers and to everyone who came out in the snow! If you would like to give a talk on your research email us at [email protected]
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#Nerdniteboulder 💕love themed event is tomorrow night! Can a rebound last??? Get out of the snow and into Outback Saloon to get the answer. All 21+ are welcome!
TONIGHT is all about climate change! Come out to The Outback Saloon to forgot about all those family members who told you climate change isn’t real over Thanksgiving. Learn about local Boulder research while drinking FREE BEER!! 🍻 – at Boulder, CO
SACNAS 2019 was amazing! I’m going to start a petition to have all conferences held on beautiful islands 🌴 🌺 – at Hawaii, USA
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🎉Congratulations to @DrZoePhD for winning the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award! Well deserved!!🎉 @SfNtweets #SfN19
Tonight is Nerd Nite Boulder's October event. Be at The Outback Saloon at 7pm for free beer and 3 awesome talks on local science research happening in Boulder
We've got three speakers lined up this month, with talks on biostasis, brain clocks, and astrochemistry. Bring your friends, play some pool, and catch the scoop on local research! FREE Beer at 7pm, Talks start at 7:30pm at The Outback Saloon
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Nerd Nite is back TONIGHT! Come out to The Outback Saloon at 7pm to hear 3 awesome, short science talks from 3 different fields! Free beer for the first nerds to arrive!
How are artificial muscles made from chips bags, olive oil, and contact lenses??? The answers on Monday at #BoulderNerdNite, Outback Saloon, 7pm!
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Check out my PI’s latest preprint where they used calcium imaging in monogamous prairie voles to find partner and stranger approach ensembles in the nucleus accumbens!
It’s with a lot of excitement and some trepidation that I share our first preprint in which we used Ca2+ imaging in monogamous prairie voles to ask how pair bonds are encoded in the brain. Thread:
A neuronal signature for monogamous reunion biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Next Monday learn how to hack your bae, the development of coastal ecosystems, and ancient viruses at Boulder’s April NERD NIGHT! 🍻
Tonight is Nerd Night’s Valentine’s theme talks! Come out to The Outback Saloon at 7pm. The first nerds to arrive get a free beer if you find me for a beer ticket! 🍺
You were waiting for the next #NerdNightBoulder, and it is almost here!! Monday, Feb 11th! This time with a very special theme... Have fun and learn from our #postdocs and #graduates!! #becausescience #becauselove
Next Monday #NerdNightBoulder is back with a 💕Valentine’s theme💕. Learn about the purpose of female orgasms, drug resistant gonorrhea, and the neuroscience of monogamy. For non-scientists AND scientists. All 21+ are welcome
