Susanne Ahmari
OCD Researcher. Psychiatrist. Nerdy Mom.
- Happy Groundhog Day!!! Ahmari lab Secret Groundhog festivities postponed due to 6 more weeks of winter 🤣❄️❄️❄️
- 🤩Amazing
- Taking the #GRCBasalGanglia Oath ✋🏼 I acknowledge that the go/no-go model of the BG was useful but it is outdated and incorrect, or at least incomplete. I pledge not to use the go/no-go model as a strawman to motivate my work.
- Reposted by Susanne AhmariA video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
- A foot of snow projected for #Pittsburgh this weekend; all kid’s activities cancelled❄️ But I’ll believe it when I see it 🧐🤔 #SnowSkeptic

- Reposted by Susanne AhmariI edited a special issue of Addiction Neuroscience on dopamine circuitry & heterogeneity in addiction - now complete!🧠🧪 Check out the full issue & my editorial (all open access) here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
- And last, but never least, the iconic @jaredwyoung.bsky.social- an inspirational translational researcher, advocate, and karaoke performer. Thank you for all you do for the field 🙏🏼💗🧠 And that’s a wrap (or a kilt 😘) on #FashionsOfACNP!!! @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
- These stylish Pitt Crew PIs, Dr Jill Glausier & Dr Marianne Seney, are ready to dive into the mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and depression with high resolution microscopy after they get back from #ACNP2026!🔬🧠 #FashionsOfACNP
- These stylish Pitt Crew PIs, Dr Jill Glausier & Dr Marianne Seney, are ready to dive into the mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and depression with high resolution microscopy after they get back from #ACNP2026!🔬🧠 #FashionsOfACNP
- From tat to shoes, @mayaschumer.bsky.social is blooming in her new postdoc in the Bipolar Research Program at @mcleanhospital.bsky.social 🌹🌹🌹 Here’s to using your platform(s) 👡to make change for researchers w/ lived experience! #ACNP2026 #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social
- From tat to shoes, @mayaschumer.bsky.social is blooming in her new postdoc in the Bipolar Research Program at @mcleanhospital.bsky.social 🌹🌹🌹 Here’s to using your platform(s) 👡to make change for researchers w/ lived experience! #ACNP2026 #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social
- After a day of matching up circuits in the developing human connectome 🧠, drdamienfair.bsky.social is ready for some beatmatching at #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social karaoke 🎧🎤 #FashionsOfACNP
- After a day of matching up circuits in the developing human connectome 🧠, drdamienfair.bsky.social is ready for some beatmatching at #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social karaoke 🎧🎤 #FashionsOfACNP
- No one can ever accuse Dr. Helen Mayberg @sinaibrain.bsky.social of being a chicken 🐔 🐓 From her cutting edge work in DBS for anhedonic depression to her bold fashion choices, she is the definition of avant garde #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
- No one can ever accuse Dr. Helen Mayberg @sinaibrain.bsky.social of being a chicken 🐔 🐓 From her cutting edge work in DBS for anhedonic depression to her bold fashion choices, she is the definition of avant garde #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
- Even though #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social is done, #FashionsOfACNP is not! Dr Belinda Wang with exciting new high penetrant #OCD gene variants 🤩 and a fashion-forward outfit to match 💅 😍 the DNA-inspired necklace 😍
- Even though #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social is done, #FashionsOfACNP is not! Dr Belinda Wang with exciting new high penetrant #OCD gene variants 🤩 and a fashion-forward outfit to match 💅 😍 the DNA-inspired necklace 😍
- Who wore it better? @drjkhokhar.bsky.social or Spoon @drjkhokhar.bsky.social ? #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
- Finishing off the sessions with Nadja Ging-Jehli discussing computational mechanisms underlying adaptive and strategic avoidance @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
- Ryan smith leading off Thurs afternoon computational psychiatry session discussing computational processes underlying maladaptive avoidance @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
- Looking forward to contributing to @acnporg.bsky.social panel session: Unlocking Clinical Mechanisms Through Animal Models: A Wellcome Initiative. On now (9AM) in Imperial Ballroom B! Chair Susannah Tye leading off #ACNP2026
- Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members!!! #ACNP2026
- Congrats to the new @acnporg.bsky.social Fellows! #ACNP2026
- Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Members!!! #ACNP2026
- Who wore it better? @drjkhokhar.bsky.social or Spoon @drjkhokhar.bsky.social ? #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
- @acnporg.bsky.social Travel Awardee @manojdoss.bsky.social sporting shades of purple from top to toe 💜 These kicks are perfect for a psychedelics researcher 👟🧘 #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026
- BREAKING: Bird attacks have invaded @acnporg.bsky.social Council; @thebalelab.bsky.social & Neal Epperson at risk 😱🦜 #ACNP2026
- @acnporg.bsky.social Travel Awardee @manojdoss.bsky.social sporting shades of purple from top to toe 💜 These kicks are perfect for a psychedelics researcher 👟🧘 #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026
- @caitvw.bsky.social telling a story of sophistication in this elegant ensemble 🤍 If you need any help telling your scientific story, check out her scicomm company, @stellatecomms.bsky.social! #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social
- Reposted by Susanne AhmariWhat happens when a neuroscientist realizes trauma rewired their own brain? ❤️🩹 I’ll be sharing that very personal story - the intersection of my research, insights it's brought me & the healing journey I've embarked on - LIVE & LIVESTREAMING on 1/26! Tickets 👇 www.storycollider.org/tickets/2026...
- On Jan 26, Do Not Miss UNSPOKEN, an @storycollider.bsky.social event @caveatnyc.bsky.social! JOIN Diana Li & @paulacroxson.bsky.social when they host @denisejcai.bsky.social & 4 other story tellers for an unforgettable evening of deeply personal stories.🎟️🎟️ 👉 www.storycollider.org/tickets/2026...
- @caitvw.bsky.social telling a story of sophistication in this elegant ensemble 🤍 If you need any help telling your scientific story, check out her scicomm company, @stellatecomms.bsky.social! #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social
- @madrelabutd.bsky.social owning the floor in this flamenco-adjacent ensemble💃🏻 If you’ve found her Experience and Resilience committee sessions rewarding, her lab can tell you what’s happening to your dopamine 💗🧠 #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026
- @madrelabutd.bsky.social owning the floor in this flamenco-adjacent ensemble💃🏻 If you’ve found her Experience and Resilience committee sessions rewarding, her lab can tell you what’s happening to your dopamine 💗🧠 #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026
- Next up in #FashionsOfACNP: Dr. Rene Hen sporting the perfect beach-to-bench outfit. Straight from the runways of Paris, equally comfortable whether you’re poolside or at a neurogenesis poster 🧠🇫🇷🥐 @acnporg.bsky.social
- Ok this is so cool- Serena Gumuslogu shows placental EVs in mice can transfer to fetal brain, specifically microglia, to help program brain. And prenatal stress of the mom is sufficient to alter microglia gene expression in vitro model. Find out more poster TU193 🧪 @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
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- Next up in #FashionsOfACNP: Dr. Rene Hen sporting the perfect beach-to-bench outfit. Straight from the runways of Paris, equally comfortable whether you’re poolside or at a neurogenesis poster 🧠🇫🇷🥐 @acnporg.bsky.social
- Time to kick off #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 style! Starting off with Dr. Tanya Sippy, who studies sensory perceptions and how they are impacted in psychiatric disorders, in this sensory delight of an outfit! @acnporg.bsky.social
- @deffinger.bsky.social at Lived Experience Panel @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026: We should be going from consultation to co-production in the integration of lived experience in research 🧠🧪
- Important message from Nev Jones to sr people in the field: Don’t treat young emerging researchers w/ lived experience as a checkbox. Asking them for a grant letter solely because of lived experience puts them in a difficult-to-impossible bind due to power dynamics @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
- Ok seriously, if you’re not at the Lived Experience study group, you need to be. What an amazing panel-these researchers with lived experience have incredible insights to share about the benefits of integrating lived experience into research. Maya Schumer:it’s additive, not adversarial #ACNP2026
- I got stuck in the elevator 😬😳 so now I’m speed walking to get to imperial ballroom B for the Centering Lived Experience study group! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️ #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social @umarchatterjee.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social leading this important effort 💗🧠
- Live tweeting from @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026 🐦
- @pshrink.bsky.social emphasizing the importance of explainable AI in the context of neuroimaging using a striking example from COVID pandemic #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
- @crodriguezmdphd.bsky.social discussing guarding against bias in use of AI. A quote that bears repeating: “AI models are only as effective as the data that they’ve been trained in, and the assumptions of the model.” #ACNP2026
- Settling in for the AI in Mental Health study group in Imperial Ballroom B- starting off with a great overview from Martin Paulus @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
- NIH Director’s session on now in Grand Ballroom #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social
- Time to kick off #FashionsOfACNP #ACNP2026 style! Starting off with Dr. Tanya Sippy, who studies sensory perceptions and how they are impacted in psychiatric disorders, in this sensory delight of an outfit! @acnporg.bsky.social