PhD in Neuroscience from @Harvard PiN @WilliamsCollege '16
Boston, MA
Joined March 2018
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I’m thrilled to share the published version of our paper, now officially out in Neuron! Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1no8J…
One updated highlight: with new analyses we now show how functionally-defined groups of neurons putatively overlap with molecular cell types in LPBN
I’m so excited to share our preprint on how brainstem neurons sense and integrate multiple body signals during food consumption. We imaged 1000s of neurons across the lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN) in behaving mice. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
I’m so excited to share our preprint on how brainstem neurons sense and integrate multiple body signals during food consumption. We imaged 1000s of neurons across the lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN) in behaving mice. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
5/ Huge thanks to @RudamntaryNeuro and @hannahchoh (Team PBN!) – this project was a ton of work and could not have been done without them.
6/ Thank you also to @haganK and @Oren_Amsalem for their analysis wizardry, Sverre & Kristian for sharing the ribo-GCaMP, and Teresa for her fluoroscopy expertise. I am also beyond grateful for @andermann_mark for all of his guidance, support, and excitement throughout the years.
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I’m over the moon to share my postdoc work @Nature, where we provide an answer to the longstanding question: how is the body’s stress response system (the HPA axis) activated during starvation? nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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I am excited to share our preprint on how hypothalamic hunger- and satiety-promoting neuropeptides compete at the level of cAMP to regulate feeding. We imaged endogenous peptide signals in subcellular compartments during behavior. Below are the findings:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Anorexia nervosa is a curious eating disorder where individuals go against their homeostatic needs and practice food restriction and self-starvation. We focused on a single symptom of this complex condition to see what it could teach us bit.ly/3IjaJ4A
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Sr. Research Associate position open! >4 yr commitment. Prereqs: science nerd, kind, respectful, assertive, organized, >5 yrs experience post-BSc. Will train/oversee undergrads/technicians, manage mouse colony, equipment, orders, reimbursements, protocols. andermannlab.com
Williams is the best! Could not recommend it more :)
The Williams College Biology Department is hiring a tenure track Neurobiologist! This is the perfect faculty position for anyone who wants to pursue research and teaching in an inclusive and supportive community. Feel free to DM me with any questions!
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This is an awesome guide to techniques in neuroscience (in my unbiased opinion). Check it out! 👇🏻
Happy to announce the release of a new, 3rd Ed. of Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience. A handy guide to learn about common and cutting-edge methods. With new co-authors… @NitsanGoldstein @RachelEssner and Manasi Iyer.
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Johnston canyon ice hike crew dominates #beautifulbanff #ksNeuroAppetite22 @FrankieDHeyward @RachelEssner
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New work from twitterless superhuman Matt Carter and his @WilliamsCollege students! Go Ephs! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Our insula review is out in @NeuroCellPress!!! @andermann_mark and I review recent studies recording and manipulating cellular activity in rodent insula at timescales from seconds to hours. Inspired by theoretical and CogNeuro studies,...(1/2) authors.elsevier.com/a/1dpeg…
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Feeling thirsty? Hungry? In mice, the insula bridges different timescales of interoception by tracking & predicting thirst & hunger states. See how in work by @Yoav_Livneh, @andermann_mark & coll. bit.ly/3bCiUX1
Preview by @vijay_mkn & @gstuber bit.ly/39yKfYL