Wonn Pyon

The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. ucal.us/standupforuc

✨EXCITING NEWS!✨We're hosting our first ever, in-person event! Join us immediately before #SFN for a keynote, panel discussions, networking & more! Interested in attending? Fill out the form below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Nov 15 | 9am-1pm | Tata Hall at UCSD

College students pursuing careers in science or medicine can learn skills for grad school through the Summer Neuroscience Internship Program @UF now celebrating its 10th year. SNIP provides mentorship, hands-on lab work and more. Learn more: bit.ly/4kdYPJC

🚨📃New Wassum Lab Paper📃🚨 @Jackie_Gio discovered brain pathways that support agency and habit and how chronic stress disrupts them to rob of us our agency and cause us to form rigid habits 🧵👇 nature.com/articles/s41... Free full text: rdcu.be/eaxEv

Only 3 mugs left. They make great holiday gifts!

My @UFMBI and @UF_CAMcenter is looking for two faculty (asst, associate or full) with a focus in cognitive aging. I can vouch for the wonderful, productive and healthy community we have! 🌴🧠 Bonus: say goodbye to the horrid winters and join us down in FL explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/5329…

Come work with us in sunny SoCal: We’re recruiting a postdoc!!! We’re an inclusive team of behavioral neuroscientists trying to discover the brain circuits that help us learn about rewarding events and use that info to make good decisions. More info👇 wassumlab.psych.ucla.edu/join-the-lab/

Help us increase the visibility of Women in Neuroscience via our stories of WiN podcast by reviewing and subscribing to it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts open.spotify.com/show/3VnI7Y0Mk… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sto…

last lil plug before it's too late for holiday shipping: if you'd like a pin (or pins!) for the scientist/neuroscientist/psychologist in your life, see the Etsy in the bio or DM me directly ☺️ happy holidays from me, Phineas, HM, the spooky pipetter, and the rodent brain & skull!

Are you an undergrad or postbacc applying to PhD programs this fall?!! @UFNeuroscience PhD program has an open house coming up Oct 30th. Fee waivers are available for applicants!! Register neuroscience.ufl.edu/2023/09/27/fal…

If you guys have any questions or comments on our work, I will be presenting this data on Monday/Tuesday at #GRCCatecholamines. Come say hi. See you in Barcelona!

📢My lab is looking for a new lab tech!! Come join us if you want excellent mentorship and want to avoid cold winters and expensive cities. If interested fill out forms.gle/Z1bg1DcChYFvx8…

.@UF neuroscience students brought interactive brain demonstrations & games to students at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Shell Elementary, Meadowbrook Elementary & High Springs Elementary to celebrate Brain Awareness Week. Learn more: bit.ly/3l3r19z

.@UF neuroscientist Dr. Sara Burke has been named co-director of @UF_CAMcenter, a world-class center aimed at developing interventions to preserve cognitive function and quality of life for seniors. Read more: bit.ly/3IVxECC

So lucky to have friends like this! March is #ColonCancerAwarenessMonth For those who don’t know, I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. Cancer care is costly financially, physically, and mentally. And CRC is on the rise in younger pts. So pay attention to your 💩!

Calling all mentors and mentees! Join us Tuesday morning for the #UFMedResearch mentoring excellence roundtable as college leaders and keynote speaker Emery Brown, MD, PhD, discuss how to build a culture of excellence in research mentoring. Details at med.ufl.edu/researchday.

13th Annual NCF SfN Conference THIS Friday, Feb 17th! Come check out our Keynote speaker, Dr. Tim Allen @AllenNeuroLab, poster session, data blitz, career panel, and more! Can't wait to see everyone there!

Pre-print from the lab! Here, we explore the temporally-specific recruitment of amygdala to accumbens projections and dopamine D2 receptor-expressing accumbal neurons in punished risk taking. Some of our results may surprise you. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

**DEADLINE EXTENSION** The deadline for NCF SfN's Annual Conference has been extended to January 18th at 5pm! If you have yet to submit an abstract for a poster or data blitz, now is your chance! This is also a reminder to register for the conference through the attached flyer.