
Alexander Ophir
@alexophir
father of 3, husband of 1, mentor to some, student of most. works on mechanisms of social behavior and reproductive decision making. jack of some trades. he/him
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http://ophirlab.com 28-04-2019 13:44:29
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African giant pouched rats (#pouchies) show no sex differences in #oxytocin receptor or #vasopressin 1a receptor in the brain. But how do they compare to other rodents? Find out in our new paper by Angela Freeman, Samanta Arenas, @DNLee5 & Bhupinder Singh frontiersin.org/journals/endoc…

How do patterns of gene expression in parts of the social brain change during the life-history transition to motherhood in pairbonded female #PrairieVoles? #oxytocin receptor, #dopamine receptors, #opioid receptors New paper by Santiago A. Forero onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gb…

The last speaker of our first symposium is @katietschida.bsky.social, who is sharing her lab’s research on how short-term isolation acts via hypothalamic neurons to modulate social behavior in mice! 🐁🧠 #SBN2024



Our Lyn Clemons Travel Awardee is Lindsay Sailer 🧠🇭🇳--talking about the impacts of paternal deprivation and social stress on patterns of neural activation in the social brain [no prairie vole emoji yet?!] 🐭🐭🧠 #SBN2024
![SBN Tweets (@sbntweets) on Twitter photo Our Lyn Clemons Travel Awardee is <a href="/LindsaySailer/">Lindsay Sailer 🧠🇭🇳</a>--talking about the impacts of paternal deprivation and social stress on patterns of neural activation in the social brain [no prairie vole emoji yet?!] 🐭🐭🧠 #SBN2024 Our Lyn Clemons Travel Awardee is <a href="/LindsaySailer/">Lindsay Sailer 🧠🇭🇳</a>--talking about the impacts of paternal deprivation and social stress on patterns of neural activation in the social brain [no prairie vole emoji yet?!] 🐭🐭🧠 #SBN2024](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQ8NZWWWUAAGke8.jpg)




1/3 Exciting News! We're hiring at all levels immediately for our lab U of Utah Department of Neurobiology Join us in cutting-edge research at the intersection of neuroscience and chemical biology! We aim to explore how neuropeptides modulate behavior and physiology. Pls RT!


There is a new opening for a research associate in the lab of Frances Champagne at UT Austin. Please let anybody know who may be interested! utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/UT…


We are searching for a program coordinator for the ON-RaMP postdoc research program Oklahoma State Univ. Apply here: okstate.csod.com/ux/ats/careers… Geat opportunity for anyone interested in improving STEM research training. Quick turnaround on this one so please spread the word


New paper by Dr Lisa Hiura & 🥭Vanessa Lazaro 🍉 in Hormones and Behavior Journal looks at how absent dads and/or 'boosting' parental care impacts #PrairieVole pups! Social & defensive behav, aggression, & #oxytocin were all effected. Maternal (& Paternal) Mediation Hypoth revisited authors.elsevier.com/a/1jSQR,QxXoKKM

Since 1986, the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) at David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement has been addressing the underrepresentation of marginalized students in STEM through programs at more than 50 universities across New York. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…


Does being pair-bonded keep you young ? Lindsay Sailer 🧠🇭🇳 et al explored this question in #PrairieVoles in our recent paper in Scientific Reports In short: Not really. BUT we did establish a VoleClock and found several genes strongly associated with bonding! nature.com/articles/s4159….

JOB ALERT at beautiful Emory University! The Dept. of Psychology invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track faculty position. We are searching for applicants who examine the neural mechanisms of behavior in small animal systems. apply.interfolio.com/153594 Please retweet!


