Kudos to Assistant Prof. Masatoshi Inoue, PhD, for securing a two-year grant from the Research Foundation for Opto-Science & Technology! His project will advance next-gen genetically encoded sensors for real-time, whole-brain imaging to explore circuit dysfunctions. #MIRresearch

It finally happened, the Castro lab's first paper! Congrats to Dr. Kathryn Braden!! In this review we examine what we know, and more importantly, what we DON'T know about neuropeptides in the dorsal raphe/ventromedial PAG. Here we go! frontiersin.org/journals/behav…

Online now: An integrated microfluidic and fluorescence platform for probing in vivo neuropharmacology dlvr.it/TK4kNv

Mark your calendars! Submissions open in one week ** April 21st ** for panels, mini-panels, and study groups for the ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: January 12-15, 2026, Nassau, Bahamas! Deadline to submit is June 12, 2025, at 5:00 pm Central. bit.ly/3TXuYcz #ACNP2026

BREAKING: Hungary has passed a constitutional amendment that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. apnews.com/article/hungar…

Faculty searches at UCI in Depression are still open! Yes shit is crazy right now but we are not giving up and UC will weather this storm. Help us shape the future of US public higher education

Congratulations to Yennifer Delgado Yennifer Delgado PhD student in my group for receiving the U.S. National Science Foundation GRFP, a competitive 3-year fellowship for graduate students, and to Declan Winters for an honorable mention. You guys are amazing. I’m lucky to work with you!

One of our brilliant engineers just had a publication release today in Biosensors and Bioelectronics! Congratulations to Minsung Kim for his work "Wireless, battery-free, remote photoactivation of caged-morphine for photopharmacological pain modulation without side effects."

WashU is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes & Related Metabolic Diseases (T32 DK007120). If you are eligible for T32 support (need to be a US citizen or permanent resident) and are interested in working with stem cell-derived islets, please contact me!

SLU Researcher Named 2025 Class of Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors. Silviya Zustiak, PhD, is recognized for her patented technology related to the fabrication of hydrogel materials for drug and biotherapeutic discovery, delivery, and controlled release.

Congratulations to Prof. Michelle Lee, MD, on her 2025 American College of Radiology fellowship! One of the organization’s highest honors, fellowship is bestowed on only 15% of current members. mir.wustl.edu/lee-named-2025…

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Every May, we look forward to the #MIRresearch Symposium, where the imaging science community showcases their efforts and shares knowledge. Today's symposium features a keynote, supporting lectures, a lightning round and a poster session to wrap up the day.

Meet our #NAPainSchool trainees of this year! Dr. Kathryn Braden Courtney Bannerman

🆕 perspective from Rubén García-Reyes, Dr. Daniel Castro, et al on how machine learning algorithms such as AlphaFold, which predict 3D protein structures, can facilitate drug discovery in neuropsychopharmacology nature.com/articles/s4427…

Interested in how the application of Nobel prize winning biomolecule prediction software that is powered by AI, ML/ deep learning algorithms is transforming neuropsychopharmacology and drug discovery? Go read my first first author publication ✅🧠🚀 HHMI WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

Please RT‼️ looking to hire a postdoc with structural MRI experience for studying looking at how weight gain affects brain development + longitudinal work on ABCD study. Location: University of Georgia Start date: Fall 2025 Review of applicants starts Sept 1

Congrats to Assistant Prof. Masatoshi Inoue, PhD, who received a three-year, $300k grant from the Whitehall Foundation. This organization supports basic research in vertebrate & invertebrate neurobiology to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms. #MIRresearch