Helen Strnad

she/her
Spencer lab

University of Colorado Boulder Behavioral Neuroscience PhD candidate.

Studying how molecular clocks in the brain tick tock on time.

[Helen Strnad @HelenStrnad]

@bmore_fly YAAAAASSSSSSS HELL YEAH DUDE!!

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@ErikHerzog @SamerHattar 🙌🏻🎉 @DrTaylorStowe

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@LaurenHablitz This makes me especially happy

[CUBoulder Neuroscience @CUBoulderBN]

Congrats @DillonMcGovern1 for being a recipient of the @NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP)! @NeuronRoot @CUPsychandNeuro

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@varsha_venkat_ Haunting of hill house ❤️

[Society for Research on Biological Rhythms @SRBR_Outreach]

Where are you right now on this activity plot? Do you fit in with the crowd, or are you at the tail of the distribution?

HT @kim1n4o for sending this fascinating illustration of #chronotype by @Ros_Rodriguez_

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@LaurenHablitz Thank you!

Lol yes, that's the problem! All the big funding I had is ending Spring.

[Dave Root @NeuronRoot]

New pre-print led by @DillonMcGovern1 @ampolter @anni3_ly @EmilyDPrevost and @ConnorMcNulty_ showing that a subset of VTA glutamate neurons establish a mu-opioid receptor gated circuit to mesolimbic dopamine neurons and participate in opioid-seeking behavior

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@youknowjonrowe That sounds familiar - maybe we read a paper on that in college? Kind of obscure though. Seems the theory never really picked up. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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@youknowjonrowe It's almost like we're animals too, or something. Idk.

[Dr Dale Whelehan @DrDaleford]

🙌 THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK HAS HIT IRELAND WITH ASTONISHING RESULTS. 🙌

The Irish Findings are as follows:
• 100% of the companies involved are continuing with the 4-Day work week ➡
• 85% of companies which reported data on revenue reported growth in revenue 📈 (1/X)

[Lauren E. Hartstein, PhD @laurenhartstein]

New paper examining the sensitivity of young children's phase shifting response to evening light!

[Helen Strnad @HelenStrnad]

@DillonMcGovern1 @molpsychiatry @anni3_ly @EmilyDPrevost It looks like it's smiling 🥲❤️

[Dave Root @NeuronRoot]

Ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons mediate nonassociative consequences of stress -- now published in @molpsychiatry https://t.co/eWzHsOpIb6

[Susan Golden @susanksgolden]

Sporting night vision goggles, a scientist probes the internal clocks that help parasites infect people https://t.co/E8xOFMcV4l via @statnews

[Helen Strnad @HelenStrnad]

Are you allowed to defend a PhD in circadian rhythms if you consistently forget about the time change? Asking for a friend. #DaylightSavingsTime #cancelDST #SaveStandardTime #EndDaylightSaving

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@ProtestaBloc @ThePinkBengal So this is why I feel on the verge of a crisis entering my 30s...

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Awesome people!

[Anthony N. Reffi, PhD @anthonyreffi]

Postdoc opening in our sleep lab!

I'm a few months into my 2nd year as the current postdoc, and I joined with very little sleep training.

The PIs are highly supportive, flexible, and brilliant.

See attached ad and feel free to DM me any questions.

[Helen Strnad @HelenStrnad]

@blacksciblog My old mentor used to say "happy people do happy work."