Amy Weil

Science, justice, dogs and family. And Paris. Comms for @Zuckermanbrain @Columbia. Views are my own.

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

Our #BrainWeek is off to a good start! We always love talking about memory, the brain and health with @PBS South Florida and colleagues from @SinaiBrain and @MPFNeuro. Stay tuned for air dates!

[LomvardasLab @LomvardasLab]

@ZuckermanBrain and @ColumbiaBiochem we don't only have the best students and postdocs, but the most talented science communication experts!

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

Our 60-second animation about the touch research of @IshmailSaboor placed TOP 10 in the @Nature Science in Shorts contest. Excited to celebrate science communication at #Curious2024! Congrats to all! @matteofarinella @devincpowell @AmyWeil
https://t.co/3fatnLGv5J

📷Devin Powell

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

The brain can regulate immunity to a striking degree, capable of detecting, boosting & suppressing inflammation. The findings in @Nature from our own Charles Zuker and colleagues may one day help treat many disorders of the immune system.
@NIH @NIAIDNews
https://t.co/qNuNf4ecRZ

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

Our own Larry Abbott @Columbia is a co-winner of the 2024 Brain Prize! This @lundbeckfonden award for theoretical and computational neuroscience is shared by Dr. Abbott, @HSompolinsky & @sejnowski. Congrats @cu_neurotheory @HebrewU @Harvard @salkinstitute
https://t.co/LCSIsQ1OLb

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

What did the annual @BUMPBiology Symposium look like last Friday? Answer: a more diverse future of science. Proudly by their posters, each student treated attendees to a story of discovery. Learn more about the program! https://t.co/6DZFnRABkx

[Frontiers of Science @FoSColumbia]

Fantastic second lecture on #memory at @Columbia yesterday! Thank you so much, Prof. Daphna Shohamy @DShohamy @ZuckermanBrain 🧠🙏🏻👏🏼

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

Many thanks to @kzernike who stopped by to discuss her new book with @dshohamy and a rapt audience @zuckermanbrain! A powerful conversation about scientific breakthroughs and the continuing battle for equal opportunity. #theexceptions

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

The Society for Neuroscience meeting burst into life this weekend! From @IshmailSaboor’s SfNova lecture on touch to @TessaMontague on cuttlefish camouflage to @katieinsel on the adolescent mind and more! #SfN23

[LomvardasLab @LomvardasLab]

Two generations of ⁦@ZuckermanBrain⁩ leadership welcoming our new president Dr Minouche Shafik ! The future is bright ⁦@Columbia⁩ ⁦@ZuckermanBrain⁩ and ⁦@ColumbiaPS⁩

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

52 Black scientists on #Juneteenth exploring “barriers Black scientists face, struggles they endure, and lack of recognition they receive.” Consider solutions with Bianca Jones Marlin @bjmarlin, Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor & coauthors. @Cell https://t.co/VE0COwIkRF

[Dr. Heather Berlin @heather_berlin]

Your Brain: Who’s in Control? airs today 5/24 @novapbs @pbs @ 9/8c!
Are u in control, or is ur #brain controlling you? I dive into the latest research on the #unconscious, #sleepwalking, anesthesia, game theory, #emotion, #trauma, #creativity & flow to reveal whats really driving you.
https://t.co/bYoZjgOrZj

[Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD @bjmarlin]

Keep a look out...PBS | Nova special premiers today ✨

Thank you to the entire @novapbs team. As a longtime fan and network supporter, being part of your mission was an absolute pleasure ✨More info here: https://t.co/MDmHk96b7P

[Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) @SNForg]

Dr. Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, co-director of the SNF Center for Precision Psychiatry and Mental Health at Columbia, talks about the new center and what it means for the future of mental health treatment: https://t.co/HYzqAO5KIr

[Daphna Shohamy @DShohamy]

Deeply grateful for the warm wishes and for this amazing community!

[Columbia Science @ColumbiaScience]

President Lee C. Bollinger has named Daphna Shohamy the next director of the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. Shohamy is one of the world’s leading experts in the neuroscience of learning, memory, and decision-making. https://t.co/Z0CJ3FY83C

[Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain]

We are delighted to welcome Professor @DShohamy, a leading expert in learning and memory, as our new director and CEO!
https://t.co/Vwywsi7wY9

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Rep. @Justinjpearson: “You all heard that. How many of you would want to be spoken to that way?”

Pearson responds to Rep. Farmer’s belittling, disrespectful rant. #TennesseeThree

[Dana Foundation🧠 @dana_fdn]

A recent survey finds Americans are curious and hopeful about brain health research, though still somewhat cautious. Read key takeaways on public understanding and perceptions of neuroscience https://t.co/4iXR9LFS0k
#brainweek #brainawarenessweek

[Columbia University @Columbia]

A new report by researchers at @ZuckermanBrain identifies the neurological starting points for rewarding social touch, opening leads for using touch-based therapies as a treatment for social and emotional disorders. https://t.co/aKAVaL8GDv