Sarah Stern
Neuroscientist at Max Planck Florida Institute. Mom x3. New Yorker at heart. She/her
- So excited to finally be on this list!! Third time’s a charm 😜 Thanks to all those who wrote me letters, gave advice and extended meeting invites over the years!
- Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members!!! #ACNP2026
- Thrilled that we could play a small role in this very exciting work! Congratulations Yoav and team!
- lab preprint! Interopceptive predictions are central to many brain-body interactions theories, but it's unclear if/how they affect bodily physiology. We (fearless Einav Litvak et al) show that insular cortex predictions are essential for glucose homeostasis-THREAD.. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
- Second Stern Lab escape room outing. Even when things feel difficult, I’m so grateful to be able to work with these fantastic people every day!
- Today, after two years, I can finally remove the yellow ribbon from my profile. A huge sense of relief with an almost unbearable sadness for everything in between. שהחינו וקימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה
- Episode 3 of Science Amplified is up now! I talk to Dr. Rachel Marsh about her pioneering research on mother-baby outcomes from prenatal covid exposure and the consequences of terminating her funding for that project. Please share and give us a rating! open.spotify.com/episode/0rCp...
- Heading into the weekend by sharing the second episode of my podcast Science Amplified, where I interview scientists like @ScienceYael whose funding has been cut, either temporarily or permanently. open.spotify.com/episode/1YZT...
- We had a really fun conversation about her unconventional path to science, how her projects are contributing towards improving human health and we demystify the concept of indirect funds. Enjoy and please share with your friends and colleagues!
- Shameless plug 1: looking for someone who could make me some intro music for the podcast Shameless plug 2: looking for more scientists to interview! I know it’s a really challenging time, but you never know when a little time could have a big impact down the road!
- Reposted by Sarah SternPlease double check the expiration date on any NOFO you are applying do. They are updated on the form, (Expiration date) with a link to the notice, but other aspects aren't edited.
- NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants. 👀 List of impacted opportunities: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
- Reposted by Sarah SternThe number of people who qualify for this is growing everyday. Have your voice, and your science, heard!
- Thrilled to share our latest preprint and first major project from the lab, where we show a mechanism for direct interoceptive input to the insular cortex. Work by the incredible @zhezhao2017 with help from many others including @stefanoberto83.bsky.social
- Direct interoceptive input to the insular cortex shapes learned feeding behavior biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
- The insular cortex has long been hypothesized as an interoceptive hub. But how does information about bodily states arrive at the insula? Some studies suggest that there may be direct interoceptive input, but how?
- We identified a small population of leptin receptor (LepR) neurons in the insula that we hypothesized might receive direct information from the periphery about hunger states.
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View full threadThere are lots of other interesting results and tidbits in the full manuscript and we are excited to hear your feedback!
- As grants started getting cancelled a few months ago, I felt compelled to give a voice to scientists whose work has been targeted & share with the public what they do and why it’s so vital. Happy to announce the start of my new podcast, Science Amplified open.spotify.com/episode/6aUZ...
- You can listen to Episode 1 with Dr. Paul Bieniasz here. We discuss a wide range of topics, including his research on SARS-CoV-2, how to restore trust in science, and why basic research is still necessary. open.spotify.com/episode/2pWn...
- Still ironing out some kinks, like getting onto Apple Podcasts, but we have two more episodes coming soon, with Ya’el Courtney and Rachel Marsh. Please share, especially with your non-scientists friends and family. I would love to keep interviewing, so please keep in touch if interested!
- Celebrating the first major paper submitted from our lab, with a Herculean effort from our postdoc Zhe, and many colleagues! Can’t wait to share more once the preprint posts!
- If you’re a scientist whose funding has recently been cut or impacted, I would love to interview you and amplify your work! Hoping to release our first two podcast episodes next week. Please share widely!
- Highly recommend for stress relief. A little progress every day.
- I was told that prices were gonna come down, but my eggs are $6, the entire American scientific enterprise is in jeopardy and now we can’t even get on an airplane without worrying? What am I missing.
- Reposted by Sarah Stern😳🤯. Dr. Laurer was the coauthor of the memo yesterday acknowledging that the NIH funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
- Is it odd that I’m sort of like “well, if my R01 that’s been reviewed today is not discussed, at least I won’t have to worry about whether or not it will actually be funded” 🤷♀️
- Reposted by Sarah SternTrainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify
- Since Oct 7th I have felt in a constant state of bleakness. Keeping my lab going, working on our science and trying to help my trainees fulfill their goals has kept me going and been the distraction that I need every day. Now, every day is another punch in the gut at lab too. Tbh, I am very tired.
- This is insanity. Why couldn’t they put these applications into the regular pool instead of throwing them out completely??
- Me lately
- Usually followed shortly after by this
- Reposted by Sarah Stern🧪🧠 more new red GECIs!🚨 👏🥳 congrats to everyone involved!
- Reposted by Sarah SternIn fact I have heard that some think the comms freeze at NIH institutes will last through April. There are events in April that have already been canceled.
- Reposted by Sarah SternFrom inside the National Cancer Institute -- employees have been told that the communications freeze, which was theoretically going to be lifted by Feb 1, is still in place.
- Reposted by Sarah SternRescinded
- Helpful reminder to myself as well!
- Listen to @sarahstern.bsky.social 😉
- Reposted by Sarah SternRaise your hand if you’re an assistant professor who has now had to journey through a global pandemic AND a constitutional crisis, all while trying to obtain tenure 🙋🏻♀️ I’m tired.
- Reposted by Sarah SternI see some suggestions, in the reporting regarding the OMB impoundment order, that a mere delay in spending appropriated funds is legal. But that's not really true. The delay OMB has ordered specifically contradicts the Impoundment Control Act. A thread.
- Spent 10 minutes this morning to write to my elected representatives about my concerns. It is the bare minimum that we all should be doing right now.
- Tried to find myself on the brain initiative website …. I guess my K99 didn’t really exist braininitiative.nih.gov/archived/sar...
- Reposted by Sarah Sternpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39779373/ woot @lisataxier.bsky.social first Kash Lab first author paper is out. Congrats to her and the team!
- This past year I made a commitment to prioritize my health, and it definitely feels good to end 2024 with a nice milestone 💪
- Night 1 of Chanukah. As we celebrate the holiday of lights, it’s impossible not to also think of the hostages who have now spent 446 nights in darkness. I pray that the days ahead bring a deal to end the war and bring the hostages home. 🎗️
- Happy nittel natch to all those waiting for Chanukah to start tomorrow! And Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating tonight!
- We just opened a position for an Academic Training Program Administrator at MPFI! This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about helping trainees at all levels succeed & fostering the next generation of talent in sunny South Florida! Learn more and apply here: www.mpfi.org/institute/ca...
- Reposted by Sarah Stern@acnporg.bsky.social food crew congregating at @sarahstern.bsky.social poster 170! Come join Laura Berner, @drbritnyh.bsky.social and Sarah Stern before the session closes!!! #ACNP2024
- If you’re still hanging around at #ACNP2024 tonight and you’re interested in the insular cortex, interoception, food intake or single-cell seq, stop by my poster (170)!
