kaela
neuroscientist with a propensity for pop culture & pop punk.
@forbes.com 30 under 30 ‘22, @vox.com #FuturePerfect50 ‘24
#DSPAN & #PDEP alum she/her 🖤🧠
kss-phd.com
- Reposted by kaela@sfn.org #SfN25 #SanDiego starts this Saturday. The lab is going to be there in full force - see our presentations below. Represented this year by @borderbiologist.bsky.social, Nick Kathman, @mrodea.bsky.social, @melcooperphd.bsky.social, @pryprk.bsky.social, @kerrylimberg.bsky.social. (1/2)
- Reposted by kaelaPilot just came on and said that in addition to turbulence, “We are flying today with an unusually large number of tubes. Please make sure you exit the plane with the correct tube.” Non #SFN25 passengers very confused 😂
- This is like me a neuroscientist saying “I don’t know what neuronal degeneration would look like” during my thesis defense
- Reposted by kaelaThere is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed. So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
- People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
- Reposted by kaelaVideo of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...
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- Reposted by kaelaWe want to hear from you! @thetransmitter.bsky.social and @neuromatch.bsky.social are teaming up to better understand how to support early-career researchers. Make sure your voice is heard. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
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- Reposted by kaelaZohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ
- Reposted by kaela"The Mamdani campaign’s identity is the work of a tiny design co-op called Forge, and specifically its designer Aneesh Bhoopathy, formerly of Queens and now living in Philadelphia" — a little bit Bollywood, a little bit bodega :)
- Reposted by kaelaMahmoud Khalil is free.
- Reposted by kaelaThis is one of the most profound essays I’ve read in years. You don’t need me to tell you that Hanif Abdurraqib is one of the finest writers of our time, but this essay in particular is a hard-won offering. Please read it and share with people you love.
- the best thing I’ve read all year— my fav writer, writing about one of my fav topics 🖤
- Reposted by kaelaRümeysa Öztürk spoke briefly at a press conference held when she arrived at Logan Airport tonight. "My dear professor and lab mates are here today. I just want to highlight that. ... My advisor sent my dissertation proposal to the prison. My lab mates have been reading me books on the phone."
- Reposted by kaelaSeasonal reminder: thousands of college students are currently selling very gently used items on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and it's a great time to pick up stuff like a TV, office chair, desk, and other home goods
- Reposted by kaela“Older Black Americans are twice as likely as white patients to develop [dementia]. Just as it is not illegal to research breast cancer in women, Mezuk said, it should not be illegal to research dementia in Black and lower-income white Americans.” www.michigandaily.com/news/researc...
- Reposted by kaelaI feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
- Reposted by kaelaThirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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- Reposted by kaelaInspired by others on here I wrote a short op-ed in support of federal research funding for a local newspaper in small town PA where I grew up
- Reposted by kaelaSo weird to see colleges promoting their USNWR grad school rankings today like grad students aren’t being disappeared by their government.
- Reposted by kaelaIt’s a miracle any non-white, non straight, non-citizen person in America is getting any work done right now— —While the regime is actively trying to purge us from government, workplaces, universities from its websites, and from society in general.
- Reposted by kaelaexcellent piece on the need to shut down the Atlanta city jail immediately and to make good on the promise to transform the building into a community resource center instead! by mark spencer in @atlpresscollective.com atlpresscollective.com/2025/04/08/s...
- Reposted by kaelaNew this evening (3/28): Major update in NIH grant termination numbers. ❌ 695 NIH grants now terminated (up from 429) ❌ 232 on HIV/AIDS ❌ 44 on cancer ❌ 28 on Alzheimer's ❌ 123 on Covid* *And this doesn't count cancelled non-NIH Covid grants. HUGE THANKS to @noamross.net for pushing the updates!
- Reposted by kaelaMy #sciencehomecoming op-ed was just published in my hometown paper. Thanks @cantlonlab.bsky.social for the prompt!
- Reposted by kaelathe U.S. government is targeting legal noncitizen scholars, not on the basis of any wrongdoing, but as part of a larger assault against an educated public.
- Reposted by kaela"It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies" wrote Dr Marks.
- BREAKING news .. w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social and Noah Weiland: GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h...
- Reposted by kaelaDo not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free." - For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza. 23 and he knew to leave a death note.
- Reposted by kaelait is truly terrifying when this level of international fame doesn't offer any protection. If a recent Oscar winner can be attacked and disappeared like this, we can make assumptions about what happens to people who have no international friends and support.
- Reposted by kaelaHow dare princeton be the ivy with a bit of spine. Y'all letting the uni with eating clubs outshine you at standing up against authoritarianism?
- Reposted by kaelaAs I understand it, most people who love AI hypothesize that some sort of natural equilibrium will be achieved between the exponential input AI needs and what we need of it. As far as I can tell — and I swear I’m being fair — it’s very much “invisible hand of the market” type wish fulfillment.
- Reposted by kaelaHire these people! Add your name if you're in this group! A running list of folks who have recently lost their jobs and are looking for something new: docs.google.com/document/d/e... h/t to @kssphd.bsky.social for circulating this doc
- Reposted by kaelaREST IN PEACE TO BREONNA TAYLOR (June 5, 1993 – March 13, 2020)
- Reposted by kaelaMichel Martin, my friends.
- Some pretty stunning answers here from DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar in today's interview with NPR's Michel Martin, in which Edgar equates pro-Palestinian protests with terrorist activity and can't point to any crime committed by Mahmoud Khalil: npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
- Reposted by kaelaFolks came out in support of Mahmoud Khalil! And a ton of media so we will see how things get covered. I have more photos but these aren’t showing anyone’s face, so these are the ones you get.
- Reposted by kaelaColumbia Spectator: Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, will ‘not be removed’ from United States until court orders otherwise, U.S. District judge writes
- Reposted by kaelaA recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
- Reposted by kaelaThe United States government just disappeared a lawful US resident because it didn't like his speech. You should care about this because it shouldn't happen to anyone, but you should also care because it could happen to you. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/n...
- Reposted by kaelaHere’s the reality: This government—despite what they’d have us believe—cannot simply do whatever it wants. The moment we accept that bullshit, we become complicit in this blatantly authoritarian move by the president and his administration. With a loud, collective voice, we must say: fuck this!
- Reposted by kaelaGiven the platform, I wanted to make sure I used it well & clearly articulated my message: "Thru anti-DEI & anti-trans executive orders & laws, the administration seeks to restore hierarchies centered around race & gender, resegregating America. A textbook example of fascism." tinyurl.com/3bvrf6nn
- Reposted by kaelaI am loving all the protest pictures but please be mindful of sharing photos with others’ faces, given known threats to international students who attend protests.
- Reposted by kaela📢 TODAY’S THE DAY, PHILLY! 📢 We #standupforscience at 11 AM at City Hall! We’ve got a great lineup of speakers for you (North Apron) and opportunities for other advocacy activities (Dillworth Park). Hope to see you there!! #standupforsciencephilly
- Reposted by kaelaWant to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE? Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm! #standupforscience2025
- Reposted by kaelaTwo years later, we look back at the decades-old roots of organizers' fight to Stop Cop City. Cop City is a fundamentally anti-democratic project driven by a mix of powerful actors, while Atlanta’s residents have been utterly ignored. This is why “the Stop Cop City movement is here to stay.”
- Reposted by kaelaSO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING! To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
- Reposted by kaelaI, personally, don't get into public fights with the Jesuits but you do you
- Reposted by kaelaYes, there is an injunction, but... "In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by kaelaOK, gonna see if Bluesky can come though like twitter did in the before times: source request—are there any addiction/substance use specialists who can talk to me for a piece? It needs to be today but it won’t be more than 15 minutes. comee onnn blueskyyyy!
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- Reposted by kaelaNIH funding is frozen. @annikabarber.bsky.social is keeping score: 50%+ of study sections planned for this year (77/148) have been cancelled. I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...
- Reposted by kaela"You're so brave!" No, I'm not. I am SOFT. Always have been! I love fairy tales and flowers, good coffee, tea, and good books. I'm an empath. An optimist. I believe strangers are potential friends. I'm a little prissy. I like things *just so.* I'm Black. What you call "brave," I call surviving.
- saw this news and I fell to my athletic butch lesbian loving KNEES 😭
- Reposted by kaelaThis breaks my heart 💔 Some of my most incredible trainees were Pitt PhDs, and I helped run the neuro grad program (CNUP) for a few years - one of the best and largest in the country I know this is the fiscally responsible thing to do but still, it is infuriating
