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Nikki Zabik, PhD

@neurozabik

Research Asst Prof studying alcohol, (endo)cannabinoids, + anxiety | NIAAA F32 + LRP Awardee | #SoberScientist | cats, coffee, and disco house | opinions + typos my own

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‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’

‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’

‘Hello’ is not related to either.

Goodbye.

10.03.2026 16:17 👍 3469 🔁 648 💬 150 📌 91

Check out my bestie doing cool things in the coolest city 😭🧠

05.03.2026 17:54 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This talk was originally free-styled to my alma mater program @waynestatetnp.bsky.social --> conceptualized for @adaaanxiety.bsky.social thanks to @scientificruvvy.bsky.social --> then shared with junior faculty at @unmcmmi.bsky.social

I love the evolution of skills-based talks ! 🤩

03.03.2026 18:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hiiii guess who is talking about time- and self-management at the end of the month through #NEWomeninSTEM ??

I have met awesome women through this conference AND through their volunteer events.

03.03.2026 18:32 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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I will be presenting much of the cannabinoid work I have been doing in the Mental Health and Addiction Program Rounds. My talk "Pharmacological Manipulation of the Endocannabinoid System" ties together my work with @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social and my current work with @brainsbeesbikes.bsky.social

03.03.2026 15:26 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

It is when forced to eat in the airport that man reveals his True Form

03.03.2026 12:35 👍 309 🔁 31 💬 7 📌 6
Inventum coffee maker circa the 1970s it has a delightful shape and appealing color palate of orange, yellow, umber and white and a pattern of flower stalks

it doubtless makes undrinkable swill, but has rizz for days

Inventum coffee maker circa the 1970s it has a delightful shape and appealing color palate of orange, yellow, umber and white and a pattern of flower stalks it doubtless makes undrinkable swill, but has rizz for days

contemporary Inventum drip coffee maker looking like a piece of sterile lab equipment with a little digital clock

makes better coffee, but at what cost?

contemporary Inventum drip coffee maker looking like a piece of sterile lab equipment with a little digital clock makes better coffee, but at what cost?

look how far we've fallen

03.03.2026 12:28 👍 671 🔁 134 💬 11 📌 14
Brown tabby cat laying on beige carpet. The sunbeams form a slight star around her head

Brown tabby cat laying on beige carpet. The sunbeams form a slight star around her head

Feeling like a ✨star✨ this weekend.

02.03.2026 17:45 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A student in the lab mentioned they have a committee meeting this week and I said “Oh ya. Me too.”

Feel free to log into my defense on Wednesday to see all the work I have been doing the last few years!

02.03.2026 14:53 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

The US is broadly a country that likes to invest in science. Even among Republicans this is true. But we are governed by an administration that is opposed to science, and is using procedural tools to limit spending and increase political control over the process.

27.02.2026 17:18 👍 200 🔁 123 💬 6 📌 3

Are you a grad student or postdoc that published in @acerjournal.bsky.social in 2025? Deadline is extended and we would love to read your paper and nomination letter!!

24.02.2026 17:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Good morning, we have two MATLAB terminals open and two HPC terminals open. Will probably have two RStudios open before EOD.

23.02.2026 15:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
House & Disco LIVE DJ Set at La Samaritaine, Paris | MENU
House & Disco LIVE DJ Set at La Samaritaine, Paris | MENU YouTube video by MENU

Happy Fri-YAY from this upbeat mix that got me through reading and editing papers yesterday. :-)
problems for now, disco + house music 4ever
youtu.be/-uXDErVXVUk

20.02.2026 16:49 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Set of 2 Itty-bitty virus paintings in purple and blue - Michele Banks's Ko-fi Shop 2 tiny original watercolor paintings in 5x5 inch mats This set features a bacteriophage and coronavirus on a background of dappled purples and blues....

One set of very pretty viruses left! ko-fi.com/s/35eadff601 🧪🐡🦠🎨

20.02.2026 16:03 👍 22 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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What Alcohol Does to the Body From the moment you take a sip, drinking starts to influence your biology. Here’s an inside look.

🎉 RSA Members in the news 📰 Tom Kash and Bob Messing contributed to this NYT article on how alcohol impacts the body

🔗https://nyti.ms/4kLkiLG

20.02.2026 13:00 👍 10 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0

@superkash.bsky.social

20.02.2026 15:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

the only place this should happen is academic conferences

19.02.2026 18:14 👍 2950 🔁 410 💬 94 📌 9

What I fail to remember when I accept a reviewer request is that I will have to read the paper again (and again....and again) until it is done. And no matter if I limit how many I accept to review, they still end up perfectly aligning to needing a review back in the same 14-day window.

19.02.2026 18:06 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Really proud of our team working to make #SciComm fun, accessible, and personal--this is what makes our day to day work in #research come to life. Here, Naga connects the lessons of #Ramadan with our focus on the #neuroscience of #resilience. Sign up for our weekly #newsletter at r2lab.online !

19.02.2026 12:34 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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I don’t understand why NIDA and NIAAA punish their research force like this, year after year. My original observation that the NIH ICs do not fund Cycle I grants on time (i.e., by Dec 1) under Continuing Resolutions in the absence of Congress acting on an appropriation has been modified in …

I will never understand why NIAAA does this to their grantees. Foot draggiest IC. And NIDA isn’t much better.

drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/i...

18.02.2026 16:35 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

It's that time again! Reposts appreciated, we want to make sure as many potential science communicators see this as possible.

18.02.2026 18:01 👍 6 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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🎉 1st paper from my NIMH F32 fellowship examining risk and resilience factors + biological aging after trauma (mentors: @nateurneuro.bsky.social and Kerry Ressler!)

Under certain conditions, resilience factors can have unexpected or even adverse effects....

18.02.2026 16:08 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A line graph shown the number of NIH new and competitive awards funded for fiscal year 2026 (through 2/13/26) compared with fiscal years 2021-2025. The fiscal year 2026 is lagging well behind with only 569 awards made through 2/13/26 compared to >2000 for previous fiscal years.

A line graph shown the number of NIH new and competitive awards funded for fiscal year 2026 (through 2/13/26) compared with fiscal years 2021-2025. The fiscal year 2026 is lagging well behind with only 569 awards made through 2/13/26 compared to >2000 for previous fiscal years.

New and competitive renewal awards.

The number of awards is 569 compared with more than 2200 through the same date in earlier fiscal years.

All ICs have now made awards except for NIAAA, NCCIH, NLM, FIC, and OD. NEI (Eye Institute) made its first award during the new period.

3/4

17.02.2026 16:55 👍 32 🔁 43 💬 6 📌 6
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Psychopharmacology Psychopharmacology is an international journal discussing the mechanisms by which drugs influence behavior. Publishes research and reviews on the impact of ...

The special issue in Psychopharmacology from EBPS2023 is now out as a complete collection. You can find the papers all here link.springer.com/journal/213/...

17.02.2026 20:41 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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From the labrats community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the labrats community

Thermos are not that great (and newer makes need way more defrosts than I ever thought they needed). However, our's was under warranty after repeated failures and we did get it replaced. So that was nice. Good reddit thread on freezers
www.reddit.com/r/labrats/co...

17.02.2026 20:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Today is the 18th anniversary of my first day sober.

Despite no one asking, here is a thread of thoughts of a life in sobriety.

16.02.2026 14:26 👍 29 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 1

Noted!

13.02.2026 17:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Can I share with RSA social media to repost? :-) we want to highlight members in the news!

13.02.2026 16:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

APPLICATION SUBMITTED 1 HOUR BEFORE THE NATIONAL DEADLINE. ONLY HAD A SMALL HEART ATTACK.

13.02.2026 15:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth The agency’s budget has grown steadily since the 1960s, fueling an industry that creates lifesaving medicines and attracts billions of dollars in investment.

A history of how the #NIH came to be. The purpose of the NIH is to support science innovation. Government support of science grows the economy, brings power and prosperity to the country. This was part of the budget increase after WWI.

It became our backbone.
🧪 theconversation.com/how-the-nih-...

03.01.2026 18:53 👍 135 🔁 83 💬 4 📌 1