Dr. Jessica Barson (Barson Lab)
Neurobiologist (Associate Prof) studying neuropeptides in motivated and affective behavior. Mom of twins. Opinions are my own. She/her.
Columbia > Princeton > Rockefeller > Drexel
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- Trying this new thing where I *don't* bail my family out of every mess they make for themselves (forcing them to figure it out on their own) and I think this could actually be a good growth opportunity for all of them
- We just lost power and it's 26 F outside, so we're off to a strong start in 2026 🫠
- Wishing everyone a peaceful 2026
- A thing I wish more applicants to STEM PhD programs would understand is that, no matter how good your GPA is and how much research experience you have, there is still no such thing as a "safety school".
- And he's PHinisheD! Congratulations to the newly-minted Dr. Brody Carpenter! Wishing you all the best in your post-doc.
- Hold up. "Jessica" is the new "Karen"?! This is very not cool.
- Probably a niche question: Can anyone point me to research that shows the benefits of having a research compact for biomedical trainees?
- Step 1: Take home your '90s CD tower from your parents' house. Step 2: Acquire a CD player through your local Buy Nothing group. Step 3: Joy.
- People who don't accelerate out of a turn and just ride their brake the whole time: WHY?!
- Welp, I just rescheduled my UAB seminar visit that was supposed to happen next week
- When you happily start the day with not a single meeting scheduled but only manage to write one paragraph of your manuscript because of all the little things that came up during the day
- Oh, good. Another day of me being super productive in order to avoid doing the one, necessary BIG THING
- I can't believe I missed their birthday on Wednesday! Happy Birthday, Gritty!
- When you're reading a paper that clearly got ideas directly from your work but doesn't actually cite you at all:
- Moment of appreciation for the reviewers and editors at @psychopharmacology.bsky.social for their extremely kind reviews (!!!). Hoping to have good publication news soon!
- Real academic parent moment: Getting shamed by my 9 year old for having too many tabs open on my computer 🙄
- I'll be mourning mine for quite a while. It was with a PO who has managed my funded grants before, and I had never heard them be more excited about likelihood of funding than this one.
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- As best I can tell, NIAAA in all of 2025 has issued a total of three new R01s and zero new R21s. Do I have that right?
- Does anyone else close their office door so they can just eat their lunch like a goblin? Is it just me?
