Behavioral neuroscientist at Univ. of California at Davis. Studying stress, brains, puberty, and social behavior in a super large mouse. Here for science and other fun stuff. Trainorlab.ucdavis.edu
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Magic antibodies: as true today as it was 20 years ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@achrisman.bsky.social and I had a fun time on Brainpod www.nature.com/npp/podcast talking about Audrey's new paper looking at distinct populations of oxytocin neurons in the PVN with AJ Robison, Andrew Eagle and Chiho Sugimoto www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Federal Appeals judge affirms prohibition of arbitrary cuts of research infrastructure rates (i.e., the IDC rate slash announcement of early Feb. 2025).
As the ruling explains, NIH's X/Twitter statements contributed to the federal government's loss in court (!!)
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Oxytocin is perceived to have anti-anxiety & affiliative effects - that’s why many are excited about it as a potential therapeutic💊
Our latest BrainPod episode features Dr. Brian Trainor, whose lab has been exploring oxytocin for the past decade 🎙️
Never thought I would read a story that made me think "way to go Harvard!!" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Please repost and share widely - winter break is a perfect time to assemble application materials 😅
Bruce Springsteen tells the story of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) is an interdisciplinary scientific organization dedicated to the study of hormonal processes and neuroendocrine systems that regulate behavior.
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! 🔬
www.eneuro.org/content/13/2...
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Consider applying for the Robert E. Chason Endowed Chair in Translational Research at the UC Davis MIND Institute!
Join a vibrant community of colleagues studying neurodevelopment conditions like autism. UC Davis is an excellent place to work and live.
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Updates January 22, 2026: By a 220-207 vote, the House has passed H.R. 7147, the standalone DHS appropriations bill. Republican Rep. Massie (KY) voted …
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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...
