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Anis Contractor @ContractorAnis

Neuroscientist at Northwestern University

Joined August 2020
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Looking forward to all the great talks tomorrow at the symposium on Synaptic Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Registration for virtual participation is still open. sites.google.com/view/synapt…

Synaptic dysfunction in NDDs

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We have a great lineup of speakers for our first Neurodevelopmental symposium at Northwestern. Virtual registration option available. Please signup. sites.google.com/view/synapt…

Synaptic dysfunction in NDDs

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Genia Kozorovitskiy@NUro_science
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This is an amazing program here at @NorthwesternU. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in applying (especially for the Brain, Mind & Behavior).
NURTURE Program at Northwestern University@NU_NURTURE
29 Aug 2023
Are you intrigued by research in Cancer, Cardiovascular, or Brain, Mind & Behavior? Are you dedicated to advancing DEI? @NorthwesternU, under the #NIHFIRST initiative, is seeking tenure-track Assistant Professors. Apply by visiting ⤵️ nurture.northwestern.edu/ope… #InclusiveExcellence
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Faculty search in The Department of Neuroscience at Northwestern University is live. Please apply and/or RT nature.com/naturecareers/job…

Open rank faculty position in Neuroscience - Chicago, Illinois

The Department of Neuroscience at Northwestern University seeks a full-time tenure track Investigator at the rank of Assistant, Associate or full Prof

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Thanks to all the speakers and attendees at iGluR2023. See you all in Toronto next year.
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This is the last week to register for iGluR2023 meeting. We have a great program of speakers on all topics covering glutamate receptors and excitatory synapses. ion-channelconferences.org/p… Hope to see you in Chicago.
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To those of you interested in glutamate receptors, their roles in synapses and disease please consider the iGluR2023 conference that will be in Chicago this summer. ion-channelconferences.org
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Another beautiful study from Anu Goel and Carlos Portera-Cailliau describing disrupted activity of VIP INs in FRX. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Hypersensitivity to distractors in Fragile X syndrome from loss of modulation of cortical VIP...

Attention deficit is one of the most prominent and disabling symptoms in Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). Hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli contributes to attention difficulties by overwhelming and/or...

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The Dept of Neuroscience at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine has an open rank TT search for investigators interested in cellular, synaptic or circuit function. Please apply at the usual places or contact me for further information.
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For anyone interested in the link between cortical interneuron dysfunction and autism please check out the review we wrote with my colleagues Iryna Ethell and Carlos Portera-Cailliau. nature.com/articles/s41593-0…
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Just wanted to remind you that this meeting is next week. Registration is free but closes on Friday. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

ALT Just wanted to remind you that this meeting is next week. Registration is free but closes on Friday. Looking forward to seeing you all there.
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Meeting on Interneurons in Autism. Please RT

ALT Meeting on Interneurons in Autism. Please RT
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Carlos Portera-Cailliau, Iryna Ethell and I are organizing a virtual meeting on Interneuron Dysfunction in Autism. Nov 16 - 18. Details to follow.
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Congratulations to Dr Carmen Lin on a successful thesis defense. Proud to have been your committee chair.
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