Sofiya Hupalo
Neuroscientist interested in supporting mental health research & early career scientists. Posts ≠ endorsement.
- Very happy to share a new paper in @npp-journal.bsky.social I thought I knew what would predict escalation of cocaine use. Well, I was wrong. After tracking behavior daily for weeks, the answer turned out to be the opposite of my prediction, and it changed how I see addiction.
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- A quick trip down the road to visit Binghamton University today. First thing I saw was these giant brain prints on the windows. 🧠😀
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- Final schedule F rule "will allow agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions who engage in misconduct, perform poorly, or *obstruct the democratic process by intentionally subverting Presidential directives.*" (emphasis mine) public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
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- Avoiding common errors in psychedelic drug discovery! open.substack.com/pub/zendudes...
- New lab logo from former postdoc Dewran
- Happy to see this conversation happening. As someone who withdrew from their 1st attempt at PhD due to mental health, way back in the mid-90's, it was very difficult to overcome that obstacle when applying to PhD programs again. I was always seen as a risk...even after completing a masters degree.
- Recapping the #ACNP2026 study group, “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” We asked the panelists, what could NIH leadership do to be more supportive of trainees with non-traditional career paths, which is common among researchers with lived experience of mental illness?
- So grateful that have heard these impactful researchers offer their perspectives at #ACNP2026 . These are some of the unique voices that NIH should be supporting
- Recapping the #ACNP2026 study group, “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” We asked the panelists, what could NIH leadership do to be more supportive of trainees with non-traditional career paths, which is common among researchers with lived experience of mental illness?
- Diversity supplements weren’t just for folks from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds. Eligibility extended to first gen college students and researchers with disabilities, among others Cancelling these supplements limits opportunities for the next generation of scientists, as explained here
- Recapping the #ACNP2026 study group, “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” We asked the panelists, what could NIH leadership do to be more supportive of trainees with non-traditional career paths, which is common among researchers with lived experience of mental illness?
- Critically, they were also for people from underserved rural areas, one of Trump’s core constituencies leopard -> face
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- I was just watching this online last night (I was registered online) and it was such a good session. Anyone who hasn't watched it yet and had access to the recordings should make sure they watch it while they still have access (before Feb 16 ) Thanks to the speakers for sharing their experiences
- Recapping the #ACNP2026 study group, “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” We asked the panelists, what could NIH leadership do to be more supportive of trainees with non-traditional career paths, which is common among researchers with lived experience of mental illness?
- This is who runs this account
- INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
- I think Mackenzie Scott should start a newspaper.
- Coverage today with NIH Dir. Bhattacharya testifying before the Senate HELP Committee with NIH staffer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social (who was placed on administrative leave for speaking out against the illegal and immoral actions of the administration) seated behind him. #BethesdaDeclaration
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- Recapping the #ACNP2026 study group, “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” We asked the panelists, what could NIH leadership do to be more supportive of trainees with non-traditional career paths, which is common among researchers with lived experience of mental illness?
- Thank you @umarchatterjee.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social @noelvest.bsky.social for this call to action! Special thanks to our MC, @brittonrae.bsky.social 🤩
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- This is a powerful line of questioning from Senator Hassan and an outrageous answer from Director Bhattacharya. "If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
- Ahead of today's hearing with NIH Director Bhattacharya, @sanders.senate.gov released a report on cuts to critical healthcare research. New NIH awards in key health areas were down 16% last year, cutting off innovation for new cures. Read the whole report: www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
- The last stage of grant review at NIH institutes - where they actually authorize funding - is under threat because the admin is not processing nominations for institute councils. If this does not change this will bring funding to (another) screeching halt
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- I'm on Capitol Hill watching NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya testify to the Senate HELP committee. Thankfully I haven't been escorted out of this event (yet). Here's what I'm following. You can also watch live here: www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
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View full threadBaldwin quotes directly from my article abt advisory-council vacancies. BALDWIN: This poses a very serious threat to NIH's ability to fund research. BHATTACHARYA: I've ordered the ICs to nominate new members... including for the advisory committee to the director [which hasn't met since Dec 2024]
- An NIH staff member texted me immediately: "His answer was bullshit btw. It implied that the fault was in NIH not nominating people quick enough rather than the administration not doing their part" to review the slates that agency staff had already submitted.
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- Furlough is like being on Jersey shore. Just laundry and working out :
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- Excited to share newly minted PhD Anu Korukonda's tour de force thesis work describing the impact of pathogenic tau on #locuscoeruleus function in a mouse model of early #Alzheimers. A must for #BlueSpot researchers! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/3
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- New paper out on cortistatin neurons and their role in regulating fear and cortical hyperexcitability in the prelimbic cortex! This one has been a fun ride 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
- Should neuroscience focus on big team science or the traditional model? Explore what survey respondents had to say about it: www.thetransmitter.org/funding/shou... #neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience
- 🆕in DPN: Bargagna et al used a probabilistic deep learning model to automate MRI segmentation of the choroid plexus, demonstrating accurate results in an autism cohort and quantifying model confidence across multiple datasets. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- ~1 yr into the NIH Director’s term, he mentioned the same talking points from his ongoing media tour. Disappointed that these talking points were not supported with programs or operational updates from the past year in this role. Moreso claims about ideology. www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
- Our latest Deep Dive covers a study that developed a deep learning model to classify sleep stages from single channel EEG recordings in rats🐀. It predicted key parameters of sleep architecture, reducing the need for labor-intensive manual annotation. youtu.be/kEgCbyqC0jU?... @dranap.bsky.social
- Read the article here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- 🆕DPN study combines TMS-derived cortical excitability metrics with machine learning to differentiate individuals w/ MDD from controls, identifying a potential novel biomarker From @mazzottidr.bsky.social @desmondoathes.bsky.social @jengoldschmiedphd.bsky.social & co www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- still talking about this study group - one for the books 📚 🫶🏻
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- sooo great to meet you and @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social thank you both so much for your support enthusiasm and coordination!!🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻 @dpn-journal.bsky.social 🧠❤️
