Jean-Pierre Changeux highlights @RyanHibbs10 & coll. high resolution structure of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor & traces this finding back to its initial identification 50 years ago as the first neurotransmitter receptor & ligand-gated ion channel bit.ly/3gBSDui

Yo! Just in case it isn't clear: when people say "COVID-19 is disproportionately killing communities of color", they do NOT mean that Black + brown people are biologically more at risk/more sensitive to the virus.

A high school senior from Oakland, CA, Ahmed Muhammed founded a science education company during the pandemic to showcase to young learners the accessibility and beauty of science

One step forwards, two steps back. When does it end?

Neuroscientist Ryan Hibbs, Ph.D., is one of only two recipients of the 2022 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. The award recognizes Dr. Hibbs' work investigating the structure and function of receptors on the surfaces of brain cells. bit.ly/3KmukjM

When people said doing a PhD would be difficult I was thinking more along the lines of "challenging math to be learned" rather than "the culture and bureaucracy of academia will demean you and wear you down day after day for 5+ years"

On this 2nd day of #BlackHistoryMonth I want to celebrate Dr. James Townsel, a brilliant scientist who devoted his life to diversifying the neurosciences. Jim co-led initiatives like the NIH-funded Diversity Program in Neuroscience and SPINES program at the MBL 🧠 where I met him in '09. RIP Jim

1/2 I had a dream of making THE medicine 4 acute stroke tx available 4 Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Became a reality several wks ago! Now BIG dream 4 BIG strokes that cause BIG damage -train African experts in 🌍starting in 🇪🇹 Need $110k so far got 25k +1k from 2 donors! ✅svin.givingfuel.com/mt2020

This afternoon I gave stroke lecture to 2nd year class of med students. At the end 2 Habesha young women come 2 me and say “this is our 1st time 2 see a Habesha teaching us” their excitement was priceless! My goal is I don’t remain ‘a first’ but inspire many to follow after me 💜