Officially sent out my dissertation proposal to my wonderful committee. Even though I have a long road ahead, I am beyond excited to start my dissertation project soon where I will look at age (and memory) related changes in brain activation and connectivity! One step at a time.

If you’re wondering whether it’s an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here’s a useful primer as to why these measures can slow the spread of the virus and save lives. We have to look out for each other. vox.com/2020/3/10/2117…

Took some time to clean and clear my work space at home to keep the productivity going! No distractions. Planned some work meetups with friends in the program to avoid procrastination, and scheduled my dissertation proposal over zoom! So far so good.

Weekend DIY project brought to you by social distancing 🔨! Who knew drilling pocket holes was so fun. #SocialDistancing

Do you know an early career scientist suffering financially during the pandemic? Please consider donating to the student hardship fund to help keep our vulnerable junior colleagues afloat. fundrazr.com/a1exs7?ref=sh_…

Haven’t been on Twitter in a while, but making a comeback with a beautiful ocean inspired 2x4 ft resin & acrylic art piece that I finished last night. Finally the area above the couch gets some beach vibes! It even has real FL sand that I gathered before the quarantine🏝!

Join us for for grad school in our lab (allenlab.fiu.edu)! We're recruiting 1-2 PhD-level students to study hippocampus and prefrontal cortex interactions, and how circuits go awry in disease (e.g., schizophrenia and Alzheimer's). Apply by Dec. 1: case.fiu.edu/psychology/phd…

Amazing opportunity to join our lab! Check out site and feel free to send us a message if you want to chat!

Not only is this an amazing neuroscience PhD program... you get to live in the sunshine state! Win-win! Shoot me (or any of the labs) a message if you want to chat!

Congrats to Puck Reeders PhD and @neuroumbrage on "Medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampal activity differentially contribute to ordinal and temporal context retrieval during sequence memory" now accepted at LearnMem! This is part of ongoing collaborative work with MaDLabFIU 🐀🐖👩🏻‍🔬

New paper out today showing that sequence memory is driven by both ordinal and temporal context retrievals which differentially activate medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in humans. Huge congrats to Puck Reeders PhD @neuroumbrage MaDLabFIU! learnmem.cshlp.org/cgi/content/lo…

My first publication is out on how we remember sequences of events using both ordinal and temporal context retrievals differentially activating medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus! Thanks for all the hard work Tim Allen MaDLabFIU @neuroumbrage learnmem.cshlp.org/content/28/4/1…

So proud of you Tim! What an amazing accomplishment. Hard work pays off!

Hi OHBM-friends, Come see me and my poster (#1800) in collaboration with Tim Allen and MaDLabFIU next Friday June 25th 12-1PM at OHBM! I will be chatting about the identification of the midline thalamus in humans in vivo. Hope to see you there! humanbrainmapping.org/files/ohbm2021…

Congrats to the organizers of OHBM for this fantastic conference. Beyond impressed! Thanks to all fellow scientist for all the teachings, I learned a lot! And thanks for everyone popping by my poster and for the feedback and asking awesome questions! #neuroscience #ohbm

Great first day of FL Consortium on the Neurobiology of Cognition conference at FIU . Learned a lot about AD models, effects of exercise on the brain, sequence memory and many more. Grateful to have been awarded the data blitz award in loving memory of Dr. Sarah Johnson. Thank you presenters and organizers.

The Cognitive Neuroscience Program FIU is recruiting grad students for its STEM-designated PhD program! Dr. Angie Laird ❤️‍🔥 MaDLabFIU Tim Allen @anthonystevend George A. Buzzell @DanaMcMakin Bob Lickliter Dr. Eliza Nelson Fabian Soto and more! Visit cn.fiu.edu!

Imagine yourself doing a PhD in Neuroscience in a place with 365 days of sunshine and beautiful beaches. Check out cn.fiu.edu for more info on how to apply! Cannot beat doing awesome research in paradise!

What a wonderful talk by Brandon Hauer, PhD on the nucleus Reuniens, mPFC and HC communication circuit. Thanks Brandon for sharing your work with us!

Very excited to share our beautiful work on the identification of the human midline thalamus with the world. Thanks to an amazing team of scientists! Please give it a read and let me know what you think!