Puja Parekh, Ph.D.
@_DrOctothorpe_
Asst. Prof @UT_Dallas. Stress/Reward/Motivation/ADs. Mouse hotelier. She/her. All views 🙋🏽♀️
Happy to report I’ve finally gotten around to making a website for the lab (opening Aug). We’re recruiting a research technician, postdoc and students so please have a look and share widely! pkpare.github.io/Parekh_lab_web…
Amazing, persistent work by @cl9681 and the team to find this important phenomenon. Congrats!
Brain scans of patients revealed a distinct pattern of neuronal interactions that may predispose some people to developing depression, according to a new study led by Dr. Conor Liston and Dr. Charles Lynch (@cl9681) of @WCMPsychiatry. Full story: bit.ly/3ASqcb5
🚨 Important info from @NIH for early-stage investigators: If your first substantial independent research award was terminated early, you may be eligible to have your ESI status reinstated. Details here 👉 grants.nih.gov/news-events/ni… #NIH #ESI #AcademicTwitter #ResearchFunding
Scientist, speak now or forever hold your peace. link below, deadline monday, July 14th my comment: While new alternative methods (NAMs) have contributed useful tools for mechanistic studies and early-stage toxicology, and some efficacy in predicting efficacy in a narrow area…
Still looking to fill this position. Do any of my moots have any suggestions for someone nice & smart who can combine opto, ephys, & signal processing?
we are recruiting! looking for a postdoc with great electrophys and data analysis skills for a project in collaboration with @drstephjones and @dr_alexharris to study the role of beta frequency shifts in decision-making.
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Our new paper with interesting results. Metagenomic insights into the resistome, mobilome, and virulome of dogs with diverse lifestyles | Animal Microbiome | Full Text animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
On my way to #ACNP! Excited to chair a Monday morning panel on molecular dissection of #stress pathways in neuropsychiatric disorders with esteemed colleagues from around the #globe Joel Kleinman @DrCorinaNagy @natalie_matosin and @DrCriCru !
Our dept @BBSutdallas is looking for computational colleagues. Check out the posting here: neurojobs.sfn.org/job/38463/assi… and reach out with any questions!
Join us! Postdoc position in Data Science @Neuroscience Dive into multidimensional datasets from cutting-edge research on human behavior, stress & motivation @EPFL_en in Lausanne Switzerland 🔗 Check it out @FENSorg: fens.org/careers/job-ma… #Postdoc #DataScience #Neuroscience
Thrilled to share our new paper in @Nature - "Understanding the neural code of stress to control anhedonia." A wonderful team effort with @_fxia, @VFascianelli and @StefanoFusi2. Check out the thread below. nature.com/articles/s4158…
Data-driven analysis identifies novel modulation of social behavior in female mice witnessing chronic social defeat stress biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-…
We are recruiting at all levels in Neuroscience this year. Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor nature.com/naturecareers/… utsouthwestern.edu/education/medi…
No one warns you about the startling bad customer service you’ll encounter when spending ridiculous amounts of money on lab setup. Thankful for companies like @Thorlabs who actually make our lives easier (and bring the swag to you).
FDA approves first schizophrenia drug with a new mechanism of action since the 1950s tinyurl.com/34ceshw4 Karuna/Bristol Myers Squibb’s KarXT (Cobenfy), which acts on M1/M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, expands the treatment landscape beyond dopamine-targeted drugs
Has anyone used the stereotaxic alignment indicator tool from Kopf? Would be nice to have an easier way to train folks on head leveling if it actually works well.
Ever felt less motivated to take on effortful tasks? Our latest study sheds light on a key mechanism behind that choice: lactate levels in the brain’s dmPFC/dACC Great work by @ClairisN and A Barakat in the lab @Brainmind_EPFL @NeuroLeman @epflSV Link: doi.org/10.1038/s41380…