Julia Ferrante

PhD candidate @PGGUPenn, Blendy Lab | neuropharmacologist studying prenatal opioid exposure and neuroinflammation | proud @villanovau alum

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

Extremely excited to share our @TrendsNeuro review today! Prenatal opioid exposure is a growing area of research, and the studies discussed in this review showcase some of the emerging preclinical research that is being conducted.

[Trends in Neurosciences @TrendsNeuro]

'Advances in animal models of prenatal opioid exposure'

@TrendsNeuro Review article by Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13 & Julie Blendy @JulieBlendy

https://t.co/XWFXV5fR5R

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

On Friday, my best friend @zoeyamiller defended and became Dr. Zoey Miller! This morning I ran my first marathon! A milestone weekend and truly one for the books 🫶🏼

[INRCworld @INRCmeeting]

Hot topic #1 were outstanding with presentations from @emmatyner @juliaferrante13 and Belle Buzzi

[Pharm4Good @Pharm4Good]

RELAUNCHING OF PENN PALS 📣 please share for anyone (and especially underrepresented minorities) interested in applying to PGG!! we are happy to help and our DMs are open :) @PGGUPenn

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

@zoeyamiller couldn’t have done it without you and also ritas <3

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

Extremely grateful to have been awarded my NRSA F31 from NIDA 🥳Many thanks to my fantastic PI @julieblendy, @sachslabnova for endless support, and everyone else who has helped and supported my research!

[UPenn Pharmacology Graduate Group @PGGUPenn]

Paper highlight from the Schmidt lab! 📣
We love to see the collaborative work of our PGG students and faculty! Shoutout to first author John Maurer and co-author @Juliaferrante13 for this paper on paternal nicotine consumption and its effects on male offspring. 🚬🐀

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

@jessascientist @BigGameBoomer gonna need to see the data on this one 👀

[Julie Blendy @julieblendy]

Excited to share our latest article published in @plosone: https://t.co/Z8PnAZxHQv #plosoneauthor

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

post-conference mini vacation to Rocky Mountain National Park with views so beautiful I had to share🏔

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

@sachslabnova @VillanovaU Hope I’m doing the Sachs lab and Nova proud! No doubt you guys set me up for success ☺️

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

Incredibly grateful to have been selected to share some of my research at the @MAPS_ASPET annual meeting today and represent @PGGUPenn!

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

Very excited to represent @PGGUPenn and my lab @julieblendy at @MAPS_ASPET! Looking forward to a great meeting

[Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society @MAPS_ASPET]

Congrats to @hindsn0 and @juliaferrante13 for being selected to speak at MAPS 2022!

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

It was a great weekend to be in Philadelphia- celebrating a Phillies win with some great @PGGUPenn friends followed by an Eagles win on Sunday! ⚾️🦅

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

And of course a huge thank you to @kevansf for joining us yesterday and giving a great keynote address! It was a pleasure getting to meet you and learn from you

[Kevan Shokat @kevansf]

Thanks to the @PGGUPenn 3rd years for inviting me to join the meeting this year.

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

Endlessly grateful for an amazing cohort who helped organize our annual symposium. A fantastic day filled with great science and lots of friends!

[UPenn Pharmacology Graduate Group @PGGUPenn]

Some great cohort shots from our symposium!

[Pharm4Good @Pharm4Good]

We are excited to announce that we are offering free, individual application support for applicants applying to @PGGUPenn this cycle! If you are an applicant, PI, or department figure interested in applying to our program or helping us advertise this, please DM us!

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

@sofiabennetts @julieblendy @PGGUPenn @IDEAL_Research Could not have asked for a better student this summer❤️🧠 glad to have you be a part of team NOWS and see you become the resident Iba1 expert!

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

Could not be more proud of our #SUIP student @sofiabennetts, who completed her summer program yesterday! Sofia is a fantastic scientist, creative thinker, and a wonderful presence in the lab- it was an honor to be your mentor. The Blendy lab will miss you!

[Julia Ferrante @juliaferrante13]

Having a great time so far at #EB2022 sharing my work and learning from others! Ben is an amazing mentor and PI, and there's no chance I would be where I am today without him. Great to catch up and see new faces too!

[Benjamin Sachs @sachslabnova]

Love seeing current (twitterless) and former trainees (@itsneurojules) presenting their work at #EB2022 #ASPET22