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GREAT NEWS! Congrats to my PhD advisor for being awarded tenure at University of Pennsylvania!! Goals!🤩🤓🧠👏🏾

Thanks for the highlight!!! A masterclass sounds fun 👀

Lindsay Ejoh | Neuroscientist, PhD Researcher & Science Communicator Hi, I’m Lindsay Ejoh. I am a neuroscientist, PhD researcher and science communicator. I am conducting groundbreaking neuroscience research to help better the lives of people living with chronic pain. ...

Our very own @neuromelody.bsky.social is another master at this art - she won an 2025 award for it from @nationalacademies.org! I’ve been wondering if she should give a masterclass at Penn (calling @pennmindcore.bsky.social).

www.lindsayejoh.com

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Congratulations to @neuromelody.bsky.social (@pennngg.bsky.social), recipient of a 2025 @nationalacademies.org Eric & Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications! @schmidtsciences.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mtptwhkc

Applications for the North American Pain School (NAPS) @napainschool.bsky.social are open until 31 January. Join leading experts for an immersive training experience 28 June – 3 July 2026 in Quebec. bit.ly/4rAEHWO

Check out this amazing recognition for all of Lindsay’s amazing efforts in scicom!!!

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BEST DAY EVER!!! The award is called the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications & is run by @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social #scicomm #phdstudent

@sfn.org Come say hi to postdoc Blake Kimmey Tues, Nov. 18, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

PSTR278.07 - Convergent state-control of endogenous opioid analgesia

He's got new behavior/DREADD/Xenium data on PAG-to-thalamic circuits in pain/placebo/fear, building from his preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

BEST DAY EVER!!! The award is called the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications & is run by @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social #scicomm #phdstudent

I really appreciate that this workshop has been very political/rooted in the reality of TODAY’s issues. No tip toeing around real-world issues that impact scicomm. We’re also a pretty diverse group of scientists, journalists, YouTubers, etc & hearing each other’s perspective is valuable. Loving it!

Black woman in front of National Academies building in DC

Our first full day at @nationalacademies.org Science Communication Excellence Award workshop is off to a strong start! I’m learning to humanize my #scicomm, strategic ways to battle misinformation, & the funding landscape for science journalism.

Heading to DC for a week-long science communication workshop with @nationalacademies.org where we'll be trained topics like freelancing, AI+scicomm, & reporting/publishing. We'll also be connecting with science journalists at NPR & receiving our Science Communication Excellence awards. SO EXCITED!!

Congratulations to @neuromelody.bsky.social and all the honorees!

Thank you Ishmail- it truly is a lot of fun!!

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much!!

It hasn't been easy to show up consistently in the science communication space during my PhD, but it has been so worth it & this affirms that! Looking forward to using the award to level up my platform & continue to share my passion for ground-breaking research discoveries with the general public!

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I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org!!

Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm

I feel like using Claude to write/troubleshoot code >>>> using Chat GPT. Or maybe it's because I stopped using MATLab and graduated to Python lol

My favorite talk at this year‘s @blackinneuro.bsky.social conference from Black in AI founder Dr. Timnit Gebru. We discussed the problematic history of AI research, and reimagined a future in which AI is decentralized, well-defined, and less biased. Lots to think/read about from this one!

Flyer for the Black In Neuro Conference session titled ##NeuroRacism Symposium: Science, Communication & Ethics in the Connected Age, happening Thursday, September from 9:30 AM –11AM ET. The session features three speakers: Lindsay Ejoh (PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania), Anne Chisa (PhD Candidate, Root of Science Media), and Olivia Matshabane, Ph.D. (Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University). Headshots of each speaker are shown alongside their names and institutions. The flyer notes it is a hybrid event with virtual registration available. Decorative borders and logos for Black In Neuro and #5YearsOfBIN are also included.

How do we do science in a world of misinformation & tech shifts? 🧠🌍
Join the #NeuroRacism Symposium at #BINW25 for a powerful convo on ethics, communication & the future of science.
🗓 Sept 11 | 🕤 9:30–11AM ET

#BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #SciComm #STEMEthics

The professional development workshops at the @blackinneuro.bsky.social conference are def whipping us academics into shape! We’ve been encouraged to grow our personal brands, be consistent on LinkedIn, & brainstorm ways to incorporate innovation into our work to maximize our impact as scientists.

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with papers on it . Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with papers on it and frantically waving his hands around

Writing the “discussion” section of my PhD paper is SO FUN. It really ties all the things I’ve been thinking and researching about together. I feel like such a genius/mad scientist rn haha

Do plants feel pain? It may sound like a ridiculous question— but it’s worth asking. From Venus flytraps snapping shut to stressed plants releasing ultrasonic “screams,” plants react to touch and damage in …

Do plants feel pain? From Venus flytraps snapping shut to stressed plants releasing ultrasonic "screams," @neuromelody.bsky.social explains how plants react to touch and damage in surprisingly similar ways to us.

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#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

Much congrats!!! Thanks for being an inspiration to us all!

Learning to Relieve Pain in a Drug Free Way YouTube video by RQECD-QNJPI PAINtalks

#NAPainSchool Class of 2023 @neuromelody.bsky.social presented at #PAINtalks on how to relieve #pain in a drug free way.

Watch 💻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wH-...

Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.

I wrote about how we must stand and fight against the threat of eugenics.

Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.

This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.

See this chart for one stark example: NIH funding has dramatically slowed down.

Grant awards are down *$3 billion* so far, compared to same time period last year

I asked the White House to explain.

“This is not a researcher entitlement program,” said an official, defending their new approach.

The brain on menopause Pushing back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause.

Menopause is a natural part of aging but often misunderstood.

This week co-editor @neuromelody.bsky.social pushes back the stigma to uncover what really happens in the brain during and after menopause.

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#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪