Katie Baldwin
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Katie Baldwin
@technikatie
Assistant Professor @UNCneuro @UNC_CBP @BaldwinLab Astrocyte cell biology. Mom. Mountain biker. Neurospicy. she/her. Views are my own.



JD Vance says women who haven’t given birth are “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives” and shouldn’t be in politics because they “don’t have a direct stake” in America




It is finally here! In this work we found that astrocytes control SST+ synapse formation and function by secreting NCAN C-terminal into the extracelular matrix in the developing cerebral cortex. @NeuroCellPress: cell.com/neuron/fulltex…



I am excited to share our newest preprint! Led by Sean Gay @SeanMGay, we take a dive into the synaptic function of sleep and consequence of sleep loss across development #Synapse-#BrainDevelopment: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/10


Early-stage investigators proposed innovative high-impact research ideas for the @NIHDirector’s New Innovator Award. See the projects the awardees will pursue: commonfund.nih.gov/newinnovator/A… #NIHHighRisk








