Justin Bollinger
Neuroscientist | Sex as a biological variable | Psychological stress | Glia | He/Him
- Reposted by Justin BollingerIndirect immunostaining of astrocytes surrounding a blood vessel in the mouse brain with GFAP 🟠. Nuclei have been visualized by DAPI staining 🔵. #bloodbrainbarrier #FluorescenceFriday
- Reposted by Justin BollingerThree researchers who served as scientific advisers to NIMH and one to NIDA were removed from their positions this week with no explanation. @callimcflurry.bsky.social and I reported for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: #neuroskyence 🧪 www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...
- Reposted by Justin BollingerThe Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab at UPenn will be hiring 1-2 post-bacc RAs and potentially a postdoc this year Immune/phlebotomy/blood preprocessing exp will be a plus. Formal posting will follow in a few weeks Excited to recruit the founding members of this team :)
- Reposted by Justin BollingerATTENTION The Washington Post is collecting data about funding issues. Please consider contributing. thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...
- Reposted by Justin BollingerUsing both male and female mice is critical for understanding the full pathogenesis of diseases. I will continue to use both male and female mice in my research. I hope other scientists will too. Again, I ask where is NIH leadership? Anticipatory obedience will kill the NIH. #science
- Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...
- Reposted by Justin BollingerOver on LinkedIn, the head of the Executive Secretariat of the NIH -- a central part of NIH leadership 🧪🩺-- resigned with a lettter worth reading www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
- Reposted by Justin BollingerI lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.
- Reposted by Justin BollingerFirings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
- Reposted by Justin BollingerTOMORROW (WED): Rallies are being held across the country to protest the funding cuts to science and the illegal firing of federal workers. Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare. Details: labor4highered.org
- Reposted by Justin BollingerSo heartbreaking to hear all of the stories of fantastic scientists at the NIH who were unexpectedly terminated. To all federal scientists—we’re fighting for you and the crucial work you do. Want to help? Join us at #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, in DC & Nationwide.
- Reposted by Justin BollingerTo probationary federal employees who have been terminated: Democracy Forward has filed a first-of-its-kind class-wide complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. If civil servants want to join in the complaint, you can email info@civilservicestrong.org
- I was hoping that my first bsky post would be more cheerful. I recently joined NIH (NIEHS) as a PO. I fought hard for this position and was so excited to support health science from a new vantage point… I picked up my life and moved to NC. Unfortunately, my time at NIEHS was short lived.
- I am actively looking for a research scientist position or research administration role within the Raleigh-Durham (RDU) area! Please reach out if my background and skillset might fit your labs needs :-) Lots of experience with preclinical models, translational neuroscience, and behavioral analyses!
