Louise Risher (@louise-risher.bsky.social)

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

Neuroscientist / glial-neuronal interactions and behavior / immigrant / wife / mum / lover of all things sci-fi MLRisherLab.com

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Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

16 Aug

I'm so very excited to share our latest, most comprehensive, publication in Molecular Psychiatry. 1/2 @oliviarcoulter.bsky.social @drbhenderson.bsky.social @wc82rish.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comAdolescent alcohol exposure disrupts astrocyte-synaptic structural and functional coupling in the male dorsal hippocampus - Molecular PsychiatryMolecular Psychiatry - Adolescent alcohol exposure disrupts astrocyte-synaptic structural and functional coupling in the male dorsal hippocampus

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

16 Aug

This was led by two amazing students: Olivia Coulter and Christopher Walker and our awesome collaborators. This work investigates how adolescent binge drinking impacts astrocyte-neuronal structure and function + associated behavior + astrocyte chemogenetic reversal.

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

15 Aug

Please make your opinions known!

Elizabeth Sypek@elizabethis.bsky.social

Friday drop grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer ReviewNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

4 July

I love, love, love this idea!! Spread the word!

Eitan Schechtman@eitans.bsky.social

We're proud to introduce Brainbow, a new Slack workspace for LGBTQIA+ people in neuroscience worldwide. Brainbow aims to provide a safe space, even for those in the closet (emails & names are optional). It also includes channels for communities within the LGBTQIA+ umbrella (eg, trans/non-binary) 1/2

join.slack.comJoin Brainbow on SlackSlack is a new way to communicate with your team. It’s faster, better organized, and more secure than email.

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

5 June

I would really like to know what the consequences will be.

Reese Richardson@reeserichardson.bsky.social

The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

29 May

100% this!

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Dr Kathleen Millen

@neurodevkathy.bsky.social

20 May

🚨🧪🧵URGENT INPUT NEEDED: NIH asks input for next strategic plan-including emphasis on non-animal models (NAMs) to replace animals. Per NIH insider, anti-animal responses now outnumber scientists 200-700x. Please please provide input. Deadline: May 26, 11:59 PM ET. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

grants.nih.govNIH Seeks Input on Framework for Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan | Grants & Funding

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

16 Nov 2025

@sfn.org Mika Jones, one of our amazing undergrads, will be sharing some preliminary work on adolescent tripartite development across cortical subregions. Sunday afternoon poster session at B23!

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

15 Nov 2025

@sfn.org Check out Saturday afternoon poster session. Olivia Coulter will be presenting her work at C24 demonstrating how PAP-synapses structurally and functionally decouple following alcohol and how it can be restored to rescue behavior!

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

2 Nov 2025

Well, study section is officially cancelled :(

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Anne Carpenter

@drannecarpenter.bsky.social

9 Feb 2025

Replying to @skibidimckoozyak.bsky.social

Would love insight into whether the argument here should make us 99.9% reassured: goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...

goodscience.substack.comIndirect Costs at NIH . . .I wasn’t planning on spending part of a Saturday writing about cost accounting principles and the like, but NIH-world was hit with a doozy of a policy announcement on Friday night:

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

23 Jan 2025

I'm really trying to keep calm

Science Magazine@science.org

“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

scim.agTrump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiringResearchers facing

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Zoe McElligott

@nanopharmnc.bsky.social

22 Jan 2025

I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

unitedformedicalresearch.orgNIH In Your State - United For Medical ResearchSelect a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

Louise Risher

@louise-risher.bsky.social

11 Jan 2025

Great article by PBS

William Stoops@williamstoops.bsky.social

Wonderful seeing @katiew.bsky.social bring her addiction science and treatment wisdom to the PBS News Hour last night! (plus, so nice to get a plug for reductions in drinking as a valid tx goal out to a national audience) www.pbs.org/video/rethin...

pbs.orgPBS News Hour | Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used | Season 2024Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used

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