Jerry Chien

Congrats to @ChunJChien for being awarded the 2024 USC Kurtz award for outstanding graduate student in biological sciences! He’s graduating next month, well it’s him!

@dion_synapse All thanks to Dion and everyone’s support! Definitely couldn’t have done it alone!

@dion_synapse @josuecaesar @NSF They should’ve just given him the money!

Congrats to @josuecaesar for earning @nsf honorable mention! Plus his first TEVC recording today! Excited for his future in the lab!

Curious about which antibodies work best for our best friend GFP in immunostaining? We want to know the answer too! So we quickly tested 12 anti-GFP antibodies we have in the lab and found our new favorites! Scroll down for how we tested them! 😉

Fauci appears in new Trump campaign ad saying “I can't imagine that anybody could be doing more.” Fauci tells @kaitlancollins: “The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context from a broad statement I made months ago...

Negative feedback control of neuronal activity by microglia | Nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 npr.org/2020/09/18/100…

@JasonSynaptic There was one question when I was studying for the test that asked which movement tried to end racial discrimination and the only answer was the civil rights movement...they aren't really up to date on that front

"On the naturalization test, some answers may change because of elections or political appointments. As you study for the test, make sure that you know the most current answers to the questions." Woah!

My US citizenship test has been scheduled for September! There's irony in having to prove that I can speak/write English...but also be on a Green card that was granted as a professor of neuroscience. Anyone have fun Qs they were asked in their interview?

To our international students: If you need to add an in-person course to your schedule to maintain visa status this Fall, it will be provided at no additional cost to you. @USC #USC

Homeostatic Regulation in the Brain: Dr. Dion Dickman by RadioBio via #soundcloud soundcloud.com/user-386034408…

@kaseyvrose @MythsAndLegends Amabie 2020 please

Thank you @MythsAndLegends for introducing me to another Japanese mythical creature, the #Amabie (a mer-person with three legs and long-ass hair, who emerges from the sea and is believed to end epidemics). #Folklore #drawings #StaySafe

In more uplifting news, my amazing student @xilingli11 just gave a beautiful thesis defense and is now Dr. Li! We will miss you but know you will thrive as you start your postdoc @Stanford ! @USCNGP @USCBioSci

@dion_synapse You mean extremely handsome?

@ChunJChien Nice job Jerry ! You even look like me!

Not many graduate students get the chance to teach a full lecture for undergrads. I would like to thank my advisor @dion_synapse for giving me this wonderful opportunity!

#Microglial surveillance and injury response are reduced in awake mice compared to #anesthetized mice; modulation by β2-adrenergic receptors affects microglial role in synaptic plasticity go.nature.com/35V1zX0

#Microglia process surveillance is restrained in awake mice; reduced neuronal activity due to #anesthesia, sensory deprivation or #optogenetic inhibition increases microglia dynamics via #norepinephrine signalling go.nature.com/2BrS7MW