Today I celebrate 10 years #sober. From IV heroin to pursuing a PhD. It all began with trauma: 6 months post-TBI, my best friend was murdered. 8 yrs, 4 totaled 🚗 , and 2 ODs later, I asked for help. Stigma keeps many quiet, but we’re dying out here. I share my story 2❌stigma.

Super excited to be a part of this cool story!

I couldn’t think of a mentor more deserving! All the words said were so true!

Paper of the week: our new lab paper in @Psychopharm led by Jonathan Chow & @Kayla_Pitts describing an operant negative reinforcement procedure in opioid-dependent rats. The procedure is based on early non-human primate studies in the 1970s pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38642101/

We're hiring a Research Technician for our lab focusing on neuroimmune & gut-brain signaling in psychiatric disease! Perfect for recent grads, pre-grad/med school or anyone passionate about pioneering science. Apply now & be part of groundbreaking research! Retweets appreciated.

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We are looking to fill a postdoctoral position PrudencioLab to work on TDP-43 in the area of RNA splicing regulation. …wp-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Time takes time. 40 years ago I was helping my mom to bed as she fell down drunk. Today. I gave her her 40th #AA chip. I am so grateful for all of her dedication and all the people there in the rooms supporting so many through sobriety.

My first first-author paper is finally on bioRxiv! Thank you to an incredible team Sara Jones' Lab Drew Kiraly Sean P Farris Brian McCool, Rob Gould, Katie Holleran @KimberlyHolter4 Jonathon Sens Olivia Ortelli Paige Estave, MD, PhD Aly Curry Brianna George, PhD biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We are excited to share Kim Thibeault's paper Biological Psychiatry. We show that repeated cocaine exposure decreases the number of cocaine-activated neurons in the nucleus accumbens. This smaller ensemble of neurons controls behavior more robustly. doi.org/10.1016/j.biop… A thread:

Such an honor to present my work on the peripheral immune system in OUD at #GRSAddiction! Thank you so much to the co-chairs Katherine Savell and Brianna George, PhD for organizing and Kiraly Lab for his mentorship!

Some sparkling cider to celebrate Jonathon being our first successful qualifying exam from Kiraly Lab South!! Congrats, J! Jonathon Sens

Successful ✅ first SfN. 🤓Had so much fun learning, listening, presenting and spending time with the best lab mates! Jonathon Sens Becca Hofford, Ph.D. Dannis Cazarez Kiraly Lab Society for Neuroscience (SfN)

13 years ago, I was dying from OUD. The 12 steps saved my life, without any need for a belief in god. I learned a way of living that provided freedom from my addiction and the prison of emotional entanglement. If you’re struggling, my DMs are always open. 🙏

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Wake Forest Center for Addiction Research (CFAR) Poster Competition held during this year’s retreat. Thanks to all who shared their incredible research! Your hard work and dedication continue to advance the field of addiction science.

I'm excited to share the lab's first pre-print on bioRxiv Neuroscience! We uncovered a sex-specific, insula-BNST-driven link between stress response & susceptibility to heightened alcohol abstinence-induced negative affect. Check it out: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It’s a common misconception that, for the person with a SUD, the substances are the problem. In my experience, the real problem was much deeper. Until I addressed the underlying causes/conditions, longterm sobriety was unattainable. Link in bio. #sober #sobriety #RecoveryPosse