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Early career scientists check out the newly established UMass Chan Early Independence Fellows Program that offers 3 years of research support for your new lab! umassmed.edu/research/basic… #NeuroJobs #NeuroTwitter #BlackinNeuro #LatinxinNeuro #QueerinNeuro #WomeninNeuro #SACNAS

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#JustIn: UMass Chan Medical School researcher Victor R. Ambros, PhD, the Silverman Chair in Natural Sciences and professor of molecular medicine, has received the 2024 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA. #NobelPrize #medicine #BreakingNews #Worcester UMass Molecular Medicine

Congratulations!!

“The discovery of microRNA...established a paradigm shift in how we understood gene regulation,” F. Peter Guengerich of Vanderbilt Biochemistry said about scientists' Nobel win “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.” asbmb.org/asbmb-today/pe…

Fantastic work led by Nick Petersen, PhD and Marie Doyle, PhD!

Excited to share our first foray into opioid research! Becca Cole set out to build a comprehensive picture of opioid receptor function within PFC interneurons. Becca characterized several pronounced and contrasting effects across the major GABAergic cell types and circuits...

We are beginning our faculty recruitment season NM Psychiatry at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine !!! Please RT! nature.com/naturecareers/…

As I mentioned recently - the #nihHEALinitiative is developing a strategic plan for the next phase of HEAL-funded research on pain. I'm honored to co-chair this effort with Kathleen Sluka. We sought public input , and received great feedback. Now, we are on to the next phase...

Come join us this Thursday for a virtual Science Cafe! Open to everyone - no science background required. Pat Sheehan and I will discuss how glial cells ⭐️💥 shape our brains 🧠 - research taking place in the Schafer Lab SchaferLabUMassChan at UMass Chan UMass Chan Department of Neurobiology UMass Chan Medical School

new preprint from our group! circadian transcription factor has a role in fentanyl seeking and craving more coming soon! UMass Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UMass Chan Department of Neurobiology biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Have you heard of microRNA? Discover this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in our one-minute crash course.

Eight new endowed chairs were invested in a special ceremony on Wednesday: direc.to/mYHa Five chairs are funded by UMass Memorial Health. UMass Memorial Health Eric Dickson, MD, CEO, UMass Memorial Health ambarrett UMass Chan Department of Neurology SchaferLabUMassChan UMass Chan Department of Neurobiology UMassMedicine University of Massachusetts Marty Meehan

I'm looking forward to The Jackson Laboratory’s Short Course on the Genetics of Addiction at Morgan State University from January 13 – 16, 2025! Join me and other experts to learn about the practical applications of genetic and genomic approaches to drug addiction research: jax.org/addiction

new preprint from collaboration with Vikki Abrams Yale School of Medicine and Kim Yonkers UMass Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Impact of #buprenorphine on human placental membrane inflammation associated with preterm birth biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Congrats to all, and especially to UMass Chan Department of Neurobiology SchaferLabUMassChan!

Nowadays we are no stranger to mental stress, but do you know how your body copes up with environmental stresses, such as oxidative stress? In my thesis I researched neuronal control over organismal oxidative stress responses. doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

Great work by Nick Petersen, PhD and colleagues. Fun collaboration that we’re looking forward to continuing!

I'm excited to share the lab's first pre-print on bioRxiv Neuroscience! We uncovered a sex-specific, insula-BNST-driven link between stress response & susceptibility to heightened alcohol abstinence-induced negative affect. Check it out: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Great work Jeremy and Mark!