I joined ANCA to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the #Armenian #Genocide. We must remember the past, but also the tragedies of today. The blockade of Artsakh must end. Rest assured I will continue to do what I can to make sure nothing like this ever happens again.

Thank you Grace Meng #ArmenianGenocide

Genomic hypomethylation drives chromosomal instability. Not so much mutations. nature.com/articles/s4159…

The ever magnificent and marvelous Maral Tajerian got awarded an NIH #URISE grant to support Queens College | The City University of New York undergraduates! Here's our brand new website: URISEatQC.com

Happy to have our PhD student Annaliese back from her stay at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Japan! Many thanks to the JSPS and Jonathan Miller for hosting her (and Zdenek Lajbner for helping us start a study with bigfin reef squid🦑) ! #AlvaradoLab

Oxford Nanopore was the first to enable direct RNA sequencing. The new kit (RNA 004) and flow cell for direct RNA sequencing demonstrates increased accuracy and output, with the potential to unlock a new field of biological analysis. #nanoporeconf register.nanoporetech.com/direct-rna

For those of you who knew and loved Maruska Lab there is a memorial fund in her honor LSU to support students conducting research in neuroscience, sensory biology or behavioral biology. Dr. Karen P. Maruska Graduate Student Research Award/Scholarship e.givesmart.com/events/x0G/

Good morning, and welcome to our 99th commencement exercises! With us today are Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, The City University of New York's Sandra Wilkin, NYS Lt. Gov and QC President's Medal recipient Antonio Delgado, actor and honorary degree recipient Jon Favreau, and Queens College President frankhwu!

Guess the animal!

A nice piece, but also a great example of how repeatedly mainstream neuroscience routinely overlooks the insights of neuroethologists who have been making these claims and employing these ideas for decades.

.Sebastian G. Alvarado Sebastian Alvarado (Biology) & Yoko Nomura (Psychology) participated in the film Dark Night of Our Soul: A Documentary about Post-Traumatic Growth. Learn more: ow.ly/qn8350Pqlc0

#CRPS #ChronicPain #pain

Bats use their "brain GPS" for more than just flying! A study by UC Berkeley shows that the same neurons that help bats navigate through space also help them navigate social interactions. It's a game-changer for how we understand social and spatial memory.

Why are skunk stripes variable in some places but uniform in others? Our new paper in Evolution used 749 museum skins to examine several hypotheses for why an aposematic (warning) signal like stripes should be variable when having consistent stripes helps preds make fewer errors!

URISE at Queens College at ABRCMS 2023! This year, our students had the honor of showcasing their research at prestigious conference, alongside a diverse community of scholars, researchers, and STEM enthusiasts. #URISEATQC #ABRCMS2023 Queens College | The City University of New York Queens College Today Maral Tajerian

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For those of you who wanted a copy of of my talk today at #abrcms here you go. Thanks for all the interest for those who attended: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

How can faculty most effectively mentor students? QC Assistant Professor Sebastian G. Alvarado speaks Spanish with them to create a "safe" space and eliminate cultural barriers and encourages them to build a network of mentors. insidehighered.com/news/student-s…