Eric Zimmerman

MD/PhD Student, Pitt, Grace Lab alumnus. Keywords: VTA, dopamine, nucleus reuniens, TRN, thalamus, limbic, psychiatry. #doubledocs in training

[Eric Zimmerman @ECZim]

Hey Pittsburgh - go vote today!

[PA Chapter, American Acad Peds @pa_aap]

Call to Action: Oppose HB 286 https://t.co/aKUzNg5aOh

[Michael Granovetter, MD PhD @mgranovetter]

At #INSAR tonight (Poster 79), I will be presenting my recent work in the Behrmann lab @CarnegieMellon. I will be discussing how differences in task-evoked pupil dilations in individuals with ASD suggest differences in regulation of norepinephrine and neural gain.

[Roxana Daneshjou MD/PhD @RoxanaDaneshjou]

The #doubledoc #mdphd track can get very leaky at the residency level. It’s not always clear what the next steps are. People are beginning to recognize that - Stanford is launching a new program to support resident physician investigators. @A_P_S_A

[Fluffy(Private) @fluffycrypt08]

I was told not to consider applying to medical school because I “probably wouldn’t be good at it”. In 1998, I became Canada’s first female Indigenous psychiatrist & I have worked in the field of Indigenous Mental Health for over 20 years.

[Kätlin_Silm @KatlinSilm]

Feeling incredibly relieved and excited to see our last five years' work published today.
Synaptic Vesicle Recycling Pathway Determines Neurotransmitter Content and Release Properties https://t.co/4v8yvnzFhq

[Director, National Institute of Mental Health @NIMHDirector]

It is with great sadness I note the passing of Nobel Prize-Winning Neuroscientist, Paul Greengard. His groundbreaking work describing how brain cells respond to dopamine transformed the way we understand and treat mental and neurological disorders. https://t.co/UQAZSlRk4j

[Eric Zimmerman @ECZim]

TFW you give lab meeting and all the undergrads have creative, thought-provoking questions - science at its best! It's really rewarding to help inspire great ideas from other trainees. Great example of science as a team sport.

[Tabitha @back2brains]

Today I'm grateful for my email rule: when responding to emails that make me mad I wait ~1hr after writing the email before sending it.

Very rarely do I send what I wrote initially but writing it down makes me feel better & after an hour I can write a more productive response.

[Puja Parekh, Ph.D. @_DrOctothorpe_]

Beyond thrilled to announce our paper is now online @sciencemagazine - work led by @RachelModa, @mhmurdock1 and myself demonstrating that #ketamine normalizes depression-related behavior by restoring lost spines and coordinating mPFC ensemble activity!

https://t.co/CSVjiX8qfa

[BryanRoth @zenbrainest]

Another great collaboration with Jin lab @IcahnMountSinai
G protein biased D2 agonists!
https://t.co/YOgTDvokv2

[Dr. Bala Chaudhary @BalaChaudhary]

First lab meeting for the quarter and we tried something new: I asked my UG students: "What does it take to be a successful researcher? i.e. What do you want to learn?" Here's what they said:

[Mena Lab @MenaNeuroLab]

Happy to share our latest paper revealing a glutamatergic projection from the pedunculopontine nucleus selectively targeting striatal interneurons. This work was a joint effort with @JTep lab and led by the great work by @maxime_assous and @DautanDaniel (https://t.co/LpTmP2qs4L)

[Eric Zimmerman @ECZim]

@PrkrEm Critical update:

[Annie Liu @annieliu90]

New paper by @supergliu out in @JAMANetworkOpen!! Firearm Purchasing After Mass Shooting Events in the United States https://t.co/0swEx5LBBW

[Emily M. Parker @PrkrEm]

Small, uplifting article. Full of good reminders —> https://t.co/cBFyLQfSiV

[Bita Moghaddam بيتا مقدم @bita137]

1/“Dopamine modulation of prefrontal cortex is MANIFOLD..” is out. Here is the story of why and how we did the study, and what we found https://t.co/sQ9HaVkQZ0

[Eric Zimmerman @ECZim]

Pittsburgh PSA: if you try to go to Luncheonette and you can’t get a table go to Azorean Cafe instead. Thank you for your attention.

[Pitt Psychiatry @PittPsychiatry]

We are so looking forward to today's Distinguished Scientist Lecture with @NIMHDirector at 12pm in the Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium! More info: https://t.co/jgxja0H8bk