Sheidita
@Sheida_Shadani
PhD candidate at the amazing #Foldilab 😎, Monash University, Biomedicine Discovery Institute (@MonashBDI)
The 2025 BPA Meeting is fast approaching! We're pleased to announce that GENERAL ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION are open. 10 min/5 min oral & poster categories are available. Submit via tinyurl.com/2kjtb9yu by July 31 and spread the word to your networks! 🧠🧪
Writing this was like any other act of love - awkward at the start, frustrating at times, but something to be proud of. Very grateful to @DrK_Griffiths for agreeing to take on this challenge with me @NatRevNeurosci nature.com/articles/s4158…
Psychedelics are serotonergic, right? But the 5-HT system doesn't operate in isolation... we want to know more about these neurochemical interactions, and @kasparmccoy is doing a PhD in my lab to find out what the deal is! Read our early thoughts here... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Thanks @IBNSconnect for inviting me to talk about my work on sex- and time-dependent effects of psilocybin 🥰 Looking forward to seeing you all in Tromso ✈️

are my behav neuro peeps still here? I posted the fabulous new work from the lab, led by PhD student @KaixinCHuang over on the other place last night and got crickets... check it out!! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
New work from interdisciplinary collab between our lab @MonashBDI together with @Monash_M3CS & @LIBR_Tulsa 👇🏼 led by @bethfisher_1
HNNA is having joint symposium with AAMS = HAAMS Come and join us on the 19/20th of September in Melbourne, if you're interested in the hypothalamus, hormones, reward, motivation and decision-making. Registration now open – limited spots available. events.humanitix.com/hypothalamic-n…
Early bird ticket sales for the Networking Dinner end this Sunday! To grab your tickets, you'll need a 2024 membership number, and today is the final day to get yours. Don't miss out on this great deal! sobrnetwork.org/2024-networkin… #neurosciencestudents #brainresearch #studentevent
Potential differences in psychedelic actions based on biological sex doi.org/10.1210/endocr…
If you are based in Melbourne 🇦🇺 & keen to let us watch your brain on #psilocybin 🍄🟫 take this survey to register your interest! redcap.link/psilocybin-foo…
We are recruiting!! Melbourne (preferably close to Clayton) people register your interest by taking the survey #psilocybin #food #reward @MonashBDI
I’m so excited to share my first paper on “Potential Differences in Psychedelic Actions Based on Biological Sex” 🍄🟫✨ I am deeply grateful to my incredible supervisor @ClaireFoldi for her support and guidance throughout this process 💙 academic.oup.com/endo/article/1…
🗣 Did you LOVE a PsychedelX talk this past week? Don’t forget - You have the power to decide the PsychedelX 2024 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD! 🏆 Vote for your favorite talks THIS WEEK by upvoting them on YouTube - 🔗 YouTube.com/psychedelx3035 We’ll announce the winner next week!🥳🌟
🌟 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: We are honored to announce Dr. @kwanalexc & Dr. @ClaireFoldi as our keynote speakers for STEM day of PsychedelX 2024! 🧠🧬 Join us for #PsychedelX2024 next week, June 20-22! 🎟️ Grab your FREE + donation-based tickets NOW 👉🏾psychedelx2024.eventbrite.com
#Psilocybin #psychedelics appears to reverse the cognitive rigidity of #AnorexiaNervosa. @MonashBDI researchers Drs @ClaireFoldi & @KynaConn found that psilocybin enhances body weight maintenance in female rats & facilitates cognitive flexibility. Read bit.ly/3UQFmoH
Proud to have co-led this important study w/ @LauraKMilton and to finally bring to fruition the pioneering vision of @ClaireFoldi in @molpsychiatry . It has been an honour to work with #psilocybin 🍄 in Australia @MonashBDI nature.com/articles/s4138…
Excited to host Dr @neuronick_ next week from @BrainMind_Usyd for a seminar that I'm sure will be of cross-cutting relevance to both basic scientists with a penchant for drug discovery and #ECRs with an uncertain future in academia @MonashBDI - come join us at Clayton if you can!
Come join us for our first EMCR journal club this Wednesday!
If you are starting out in your career as a researcher, this is for you. Join us for our first eJournal club next Wed. Learn how to critically evaluate peer-reviewed articles from expert researchers with your peers. REGISTER➡️bit.ly/43s3y3h @feliciamreed1 @MonashUni
They say to “write what you know” but @feliciamreed1 & I broke with convention to write about what we don’t know @TrendsinPharma. We want to understand whether potential #psychedelic actions in the gut may be relevant for therapeutic outcomes 🤨🍄👇🏼 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Applications will remain open until midnight THIS SUNDAY! Apply today to be apart of the 2024 committee 🧠
We are welcoming applications for the 2024 SOBR Committee! This is a great opportunity to expand your skills, try something new, and meet other talented students of brain research 🤩🧠✨ To find out more and submit an application, click here: bit.ly/m/sobr
Was a pleasure working with @KynaConn on this proposal in @IntJEatDisord to better understand and treat #compulsive exercise in #anorexia nervosa. Thanks to @KaixinCHuang & @sashadmo for their valuable input👇🏼 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ea…