Erynn Christensen (she/her)

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EXTENDED #JobAlert: Join our team! AddPro led by Prof @vale_addiction are recruiting a Research Assistant (1-2 days p/wk) to support coordination & data analysis of the ENIGMA-Experimental Cannabinoids Consortium (ENIGMA-ECann) 📅Fri 18 Jul 5pm Pls share with your networks!

It was pleasure to chair a symposium on academic burnout at #OHBM2025, on behalf of @OHBM_Trainees 🔥 A HUGE thank you to our wonderful speakers, who were willing to be so open and vulnerable about their personal experiences - @fMRI_today, @AmyBrodtmann & @DanielMargulies

Thanks to all the mentors and mentees for participating in Lunch with Mentors. Even though there were a couple hiccups we made it all the way through. Shoutout @PriscilaTLevi @98katielmoran @SrisaikaewP and Timothy Jordan for organising a fabulous event!

🎉🎉#OHBM2025 is just around the corner! Remember to visit the SP-SIG stall next to the registration desk and add stickers to your badge describing your research interests!

"It takes a village to raise a child." Thanks to all the members of the SP-SIG and everyone who has helped behind the scenes with the upcoming events at #OHBM2025

Academics, including students, postdocs, and ECRs often face high expectations for long work hours and limited work-life balance. At #OHBM2025 we will be hosting a symposium on "Academic burnout and how to deal with it". Speakers: @DanielMargulies @AmyBrodtmann @fMRI_today

To everyone travelling to Brisbane for OHBM, we have some travel tips for you! Including OHBM airtravel discounts from the airport, budget-friendly ideas for food and entertainment, we want everyone to have a fun and enjoyable time. medium.com/@ohbmtrainees/… Credit: @marz_analia

Really enjoyed working with the team on this one. Here’s why we can’t say “having two children might be best for women’s health” ⬇️

🌟ONE WEEK LEFT!🌟We're excited to see everyone going to Brisbane! Please come say hello and ask any questions to our attending members @AshleaSegal @DaveMomi @ErynnChristens1 @JoshTan19 @98katielmoran @_megsheppard @NatashaL_Taylor @PriscilaTLevi and Trang. Upcoming events 👇

🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨 We used machine learning to examine how early life adversity ⚠️ is associated with the adolescent brain 🧠 in the ABCD Study across 7 adversity dimensions and 3 timepoints. 👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Including an inflammation specifier for major depression in the DSM-6 could improve diagnosis, treatment, and research by identifying patients with specific inflammatory biomarkers and depressive symptoms. ja.ma/43XXosn

Going to #OHBM2025 in Brisbane? We're accepting entries for *two in-person science communication competitions* at the annual meeting: 📊 A Best Figure Competition 🗣️ 3-Minute Chalk Talk Competition ⭐ See here for more details, or to sign up for one or both competitions:

Who's coming to #OHBM2025 in Brissy? We're accepting entries for *two in-person science communication competitions* at the annual meeting: 📊 A Best Figure Competition 📷 3-Minute Chalk Talk Competition 📷 forms.gle/iDHGmWzgN5rPBY…

In a recent paper, the neuroscientist Sharna Jamadar reviewed studies from simultaneous MRI and PET imaging that measure the brain’s energy use. Her work shows that an active brain consumes just 5% more energy than a resting one. quantamagazine.org/how-much-energ…

Join us this time next week! Don’t forget to register ⬇️

This is going to be really fun! We are a friendly bunch too! Sign up to share your research in a creative way☺️🧠

Please join us for our upcoming webinar: "Navigating Academia and Parenthood" Hosted by our incoming Chair @ErynnChristens1 Register today: forms.gle/BmiznE6bzL3Ybp… Speakers: @Kevin_M_Aquino @MicheleVel32677 @SaadJbabdi @IBreukelaar

How do we sustain #DEI efforts in #neuroscience amid rising challenges? 🌍 Join this ALBA-IBRO session at #MNS2025 on building resilience, avoiding burnout & embedding #inclusion in science with real-world examples & strategies buff.ly/LOls9Ej @MnSociety @network_alba

If you are at @CAN_ACN meeting, don't miss our symposium on Thurs 1:30 pm: A genomics approach towards understanding sex differences in cognition, mental health, and neurodevelopment. w @Descalzi_G @IvaZovkic @DeRubeisLab & Deena Walker See you there!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we've extended the deadline to apply for our Systems and Comp Neuro postdoc position by a week (new deadline: May 25)! 🥳 If you have experience in modelling brain dynamics &/or analysing (s, d, f)MRI, we want you! Please help spread the word 👇