Dr. Science Ninja, PhD aka Assistant Professor of Biology West Chester University of PA mstdn.social/@vtbrak
Joined March 2007
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Eric retweeted
23 Aug 2023
Excited to have my main postdoc work out! Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing ✂️🧬 in adult mice 🐭, we explore the ion channel mechanisms underlying modes of dopamine neuron firing and reinforcement learning 🧠.
This is a result of truly collaborative and supportive science 🥳
23 Aug 2023
Exciting new work from the @touchyourbrain, Soden, and Zweifel labs, deciphering the regulation of dopamine patterns by ion channels. Congrats to all authors on the awesome work!!
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We are hiring! Tenure track position in animal physiology. Looking broadly for a sensory biologist. Come and join a great department at a PUI! schooljobs.com/careers/wcupa…
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Eric retweeted
2 May 2023
"You can do this in R, and R is free!"
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Eric retweeted
26 Apr 2023
BREAKING NEWS
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I first read this as “the procedure generation”. I think it could catch on a name.
27 Dec 2022
i think an important part of designing for procedural generation is treating it like a friend, not a black box. your generators have a need for context for relevance. they have particular strengths, edge cases they struggle with, particular ways of becoming repetitive.
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Eric retweeted
I have never seen so many anti-homework people in my life. I understand there should be some constraints around it and special cases but walking into a college campus with no preparation for how to manage your time, study on your own, organize, reflect,...🧵
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It’s getting wild on here so just in case. I’ve gotten a lot out of science. mstdn.social/@vtbrak
Eric retweeted
27 Oct 2022
Enjoy these views and splashes of purple and gold across our beautiful 406-acre campus! #WCUCampus #WestChesterUniversity #WCUFromAbove
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Eric retweeted
21 Oct 2022
Latest paper exploring motivation in obesity and underlying NAc circuits from the @LexKravitz lab! This work was vaulted over the finish line by our incredibly talented undergrad @YiyanPan 🍔🍕🥯🐁
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Eric retweeted
20 Oct 2022
Today, we’re introducing a new model that eliminates accept/reject decisions.
By publishing every paper with eLife reviews as a Reviewed Preprint, we plan to restore autonomy to authors, ensuring that they will be judged by what, not where, they publish. elifesciences.org/inside-eli…
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Eric retweeted
14 Oct 2022
Carley is an absolute rock star and I could gush about her all day. Only 2 months into her graduate program and she’s already basically running my lab, mentoring 13 undergrads, and ready to start her thesis project. 😎
Such an honor to co-mentor her with @vtbrak !
@WCUofPA
14 Oct 2022
Meet Carley Cirafesi, our graduate student! Her current interests include the biopsychology and neuroscience of drug effects and addiction. She hopes to further her education by pursuing a Ph.D. Fun fact: this is Beef, an honorary lab member!🐱
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Eric retweeted
12 Oct 2022
Hey neuroscience SciTweeps, what are some of your favorite papers on issues in experimental design? I'm putting together a graduate seminar w/ broad appeal to behavioral neuroscientists (working mostly in rodents). I'll give a few examples to show what I'm looking for: 1/5 🧵
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