Sofiya Hupalo
@sofiyahupalo
Neuroscientist interested in supporting mental health research & early career scientists. Views/tweets ≠ endorsement
International early career scientists: want to attend @ACNPorg? Apply for the ACNP Global Scholarship which includes an invite to the meeting and covers most travel expenses ⬇️
The ACNP Global Scholarship Application link is OPEN! The ACNP 64th Annual Meeting is January 12-15, 2026, in Nassau, Bahamas. The deadline to apply is August 15, 2025, at 5:00pm Central. Don’t miss out! #ACNP2026 Click here for more info: tinyurl.com/j8a9zybu
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We found that endogenous ligand for GPR139 is opioid peptide dynorphin. With this, GPR139 may not be an orphan any more but the 5th opioid receptor. Heavy lift by talented Xiaona Li with great thanks to all who contributed! nature.com/articles/s4146…
Could speech patterns reveal the 'vital signs' of psychosis? The latest DPN Deep Dive summarizes recent work by @STANGlab et al showing automated speech analysis generated objective features predictive of thought disorder, negative, & positive symptoms. youtu.be/TR3s-CJ-cqE?si…
An analysis of NIH-funded research papers between 1990-2024 reveals a decline in the relative and absolute numbers of basic science oriented publications. "These data support concerns about the long-term trajectory of NIH’s support for basic science." biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Clarification on how the NIH initiative to prioritize human research affects the use of laboratory animals: grants.nih.gov/news-events/ni…
TGIF 🎉 let's start the weekend with another episode of the DPN Deep Dive! This episode summarizes recent work by Harnett et al showing that trauma exposure may disrupt more basic visual processing which could contribute to PTSD symptom development youtu.be/GiKJl3YDZv0?si…
Check it out and let us know what you think of @dpn_journal’s new podcast created by AI 👇🏻
Announcing the DPN Deep Dive - our new AI generated podcast using Google’s NotebookLM to summarize DPN papers in an accessible format. Our first episode covers Aich et al on challenges with using large language models to simplify healthcare materials youtube.com/watch?v=9gkWGl…
This speaks to the importance of cross-species research that is constantly forward & back-translated between the clinic & lab. The importance of animal models leading to unanticipated discoveries - even in the realm of human psychology - is invaluable, especially in #psychiatry🧠
New paper!🚨📝 Paper: tinyurl.com/2cycsy6d Press release: tinyurl.com/yur3j2n8 How the 🧠 engages in change-of-mind decisions taps into cognitive biases that depend on sensitivity to sunk costs & regret - both of which may contribute to negative rumination…however🧵👇1/6
Apply for the @npp_journal editorial internship! It was a pivotal experience getting to learn about scientific journal function, attend @ACNPorg, and meet great colleagues and mentors
The Editorial Intern works closely with our Special Projects Manager @BriKChen to create loads of great @npp_journal content - including our "Meet the Authors" interviews🎙️ youtube.com/watch?v=sHph_9…
If you're planning a study, search DANDI or OpenNeuro first to see if relevant data already exists. If you're teaching, incorporate open datasets into your curriculum, writes @BenDichter. thetransmitter.org/open-neuroscie…
Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Submissions are open for poster abstracts for ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: January 12-15, 2026, Nassau, Bahamas. You must be registered for the meeting before you can submit a poster. bit.ly/3TXuYcz #ACNP2026
Congratulations to Christine Conelea, Ph.D. a new Associate Member of ACNP! Welcome!!
Super neat preprint + 🧵from @kwanalexc & Bender labs investigating how SCN2A haploinsufficiency impacts flexible decision making and task related encoding by frontal cortex dendritic Ca2+ transients. Wow!
SCN2A is a top risk gene for autism. But how does losing one copy of it affect dendritic function during flexible decision-making? 🧬🐭🧠🧪 Our study in preprint @biorxivpreprint - biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Supported by a @SimonsFdn SFARI Pilot Award 🙌 #SCN2A #cureSCN2A
One of my favorite @dpn_journal article types: short, easy to digest, and I learn a lot about an important topic 🤔 Have a suggestion for a Primer? Let us know ⤵️
Primers are brief, easy to read @dpn_journal articles intended to improve alignment between psychiatry & neuroscience by teaching important psychiatry concepts to neuroscientists, and basic research concepts to psychiatrists.
Have you ever wondered what people mean by internalizing vs. externalizing disorders? In DPN's new Primer, @adrienne_romer explains: internalizing refers to inwardly expressed symptoms (anxiety), while externalizing = outwardly symptoms (substance use) nature.com/articles/s4427…
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jibran Khokhar to our Editorial Board! @DrJKhokhar's research focuses on the mechanisms underlying co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders, and assessing how long-term adolescent cannabis use might contribute to disease risk.
Tired of paying steep publication fees in *this* economy? Apply for the DPN Editors’ New Investigator Waiver Award, which will waive article processing charges ($2190) for new investigators publishing their original research in DPN! Details: nature.com/dpn/announceme…
Announcing our next call for applications for the DPN Editors' New Investigator Waiver Award! This award supports new investigators in publishing their original research in DPN by waiving the article processing charge (~$2K). Apply by May 19th! nature.com/dpn/announceme…
So excited to be part of this team!!! 🥳🥳🥳
We are excited to announce Dr. Britton Barbee @brittonrae5 as DPN's Editorial Intern! Dr. Barbee is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Anschutz where she studies how genetic risk factors influence neurodevelopmental trajectories. Welcome to the team, Britton🎉
Congrats and welcome to the DPN team, @brittonrae5!
We are excited to announce Dr. Britton Barbee @brittonrae5 as DPN's Editorial Intern! Dr. Barbee is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Anschutz where she studies how genetic risk factors influence neurodevelopmental trajectories. Welcome to the team, Britton🎉