Jessica L. Bolton, Ph.D.

Registration for #PNIRS2026 is now open at www.pnirs.org/meetings! Submit your abstracts (content-submission.pnirs.org) for the annual meeting in beautiful New Orleans and join us for a wonderful week discussing the hottest topics in #psychoneuroimmunology research

Huge shout out to our team that made this possible: Hannah Lichtenstein, Faith Kamau, Shaina McGrath, and collaborator Javier Stern 👏

A Common Iba1 Antibody Labels Vasopressin Neurons in Mice There are a wide variety of commercially available antibodies for labeling microglial cells based on different protein targets, as well as antibodies for the same protein target made in different spec...

PSA for all #microglia lovers: certain Iba1 antibodies (see our new paper below for details) label not only microglia, but also vasopressin neurons, at least in mice. Brain region and species matter. A friendly reminder to always validate your antibodies! 🔬

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Thank you Haley, I was honored to be your mentor this year!

Join us for the first PNIRS Presents of 2026! You don’t need to be a PNIRS Member to attend.

Registration link 🔗 www.pnirs.org/pnirs-presents

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Neurons, cytokines, psychology, and a little lagniappe 🎶🧬

Join us in New Orleans this June for the #PNIRS2026 meeting, where complex systems collide, and inspiration is always on the menu.

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Thank you for all your support, then and now! 🙏

The best Christmas present this year was my lab’s first big data paper getting accepted today! A tour-de-force spearheaded by my talented first lab tech, who’s now continuing as a PhD student in my lab-- so proud of our team! 🙌 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Looking forward to #PNIRS2026 on a rainy winter evening

🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸

✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!

📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

Meet Dr. Jonathan VanRyzin @jwvanryzin.bsky.social, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina! His research investigates how microglia and astrocytes sculpt neural circuits underlying motivated behavior.

#MeetThePNIResearcher

Meet Nofar Mizrachi, a cognitive psychologist and PhD student in the psychobiology of beliefs lab at Bar-Ilan University! Nofar studies top-down modulation of real-time immune responses and everyday health in humans through interoception and perceptions.

#MeetThePNIResearcher

Join us for the next live webinar in the #PNIRS Presents Speaker Series:

🗣️ Dr. Laura Fonken from UT Austin
🪧 "Microglial rhythms contribute to sex-specific changes in behavior across the lifespan"
📆 Tues. Dec. 9th, 11:00am ET

RSVP is FREE and you don't need to be a member! pnirs.org/pnirs-presents

⏳ Just 10 days remaining to submit your symposium proposal for #PNIRS2026. Don’t miss the opportunity to highlight your work!

#PNIRS #Psychoneuroimmunology #PNIRS2026 #NOLA #NewOrleans

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Meet Beatriz Brandao, a Graduate Student at Rice! Beatriz investigates how reproductive hormones affect emotions, memory, and well-being in women.

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Meet @monaalbizri.bsky.social, an Experimental Psychology Student at TCU! Mona’s researches life stress, inflammatory mechanisms, self-regulation under stress, depression, aging populations, and methods in PNI.

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A huge congratulations to the inaugural class of #PNIRS Asia-Pacific Scholars! These leading researchers have successfully completed a transformative lecture series across Taiwan, China, and Vietnam, sharing their latest insights at the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and microbiology.

📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

Meet Anna Rader Groves, a Graduate Student at Georgia State! Anna’s research explores if and how microglia shape the visual cortex and visual processing during adolescence in mice.

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Submit your symposia proposals for the #PNIRS2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! This year's meeting theme is Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan.

More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org

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📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️

🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸

✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!

📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼

It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩‍🔬

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I had a fantastic time at #SBN2025 last week in Vancouver! What a beautiful place to host a meeting 🏞️ I enjoyed chairing my 1st symposium with good friends and colleagues @ciernialab.bsky.social, @neurokaty.bsky.social, @travisehodges.bsky.social, and Eldin Jašarević, and making new friends too 🤗

Aw thank you Caroline for the kind words! Sorry I’m just seeing this now, I’m bad at Bluesky apparently 🤦‍♀️ I loved your talk at SBN too!!

What a fun time with @bangasserlab.bsky.social! 🤗

We loved seeing trainees from around the world connect at the Trainee Mixer! Hope everyone had the best time! 🤩

#PNIRS2025 #TraineeMixer #ScienceCommunity 🌎🌍🌏

Zoe Tapp just gave an excellent presentation on how chemotherapy can disrupt the circadian rhythm and inflammatory response of microglia 🙌 #PNIRS2025

Fascinating talk by Madeline Kirkpatrick on the cell line-specific (and potentially sex-specific) modulation of inflammation by estradiol in human cell lines 👏 #PNIRS2025

🎉 Big congrats to Julie Lasselin, Iris Ka-Yi Chat, and Elisabeth Vichaya on a fantastic Member Symposium 6! 👏
Brilliant insights on how inflammation shapes mood and reward in humans and animals! 🧠🔥#PNIRS2025

Great talk by Sara Rezaei on the selective vulnerability of GABAergic interneurons to inflammation! 👏

Thank you so much @PNIRS for this incredible honor! 🎉 Made all the more special since I've 'grown up' in this society as a scientist since I was a new PhD student with @sbilbo.bsky.social, and I've made so many great friends here over the years that I enjoy coming back to see year after year! 💙

So proud of my graduate student Hannah for giving her first poster blitz presentation at #PNIRS2025! 🙌 @pnirs.bsky.social