NeuroBridge NC

Promoting NC Neuro research. Helping to connect legislators, scientists, and industry experts interested in overlapping science topics
#scipol #scicomm #neuro

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

New policy brief for HB17 Pilot Project to Treat Opioid Overdose https://t.co/UPBgFSsNuM This bill would extend funding for a project in Wilmington NC to connect opioid overdose survivors to treatments beyond overdose reversal with peer specialist support #harmreduction #recovery

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Mindfulness-based stress reduction shown to improve disability, quality of life, pain catastrophizing, and depression among individuals with frequent migraines. New research blurb describes this randomized controlled trial https://t.co/b9w8hvJFRL

@RebeccaWellsMD @Triangle_SfN

[North Carolina Science Festival @ncscifest]

The clock is ticking ⏰!
The #NCSciFest event calendar launch is only 2 weeks away!

#Scienceforall

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Why do some people age faster than others? New blurb up https://t.co/sPIHS5q0J1 describing research on the pace of #aging led by @max12elliott at @DukePsychNeuro

[Jessica Pugel @j_pugel]

Want to know how to get your science to state policymakers who will actually read it?

We looked at how 3k state legislators nationwide engaged with science emails, and found there are reliable groups of how they engaged and who those engagers are (1/x)

[Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @DianaCejasMD]

It's #BlackInNeuroWeek!

I'm Diana - a peds neurologist @UNCneurology & @UNCCIDD! I'm a developmentalist & I want to improve healthcare for folx w/ IDD.

I'm also a #StrokeSurvivor, neuroendocrine #CancerSurvivor & #MigraineWarrior - & I write about it!

#BlackInNeuroRollCall

[Ashleigh Rawls @AshleighSRawls]

Hello! I'm Ashleigh Rawls, a 4th year PhD candidate at Duke University. I study how stress and glial activation impact emotional states using ephys, ML, imaging, and behavior. If I'm not behind a microscope, I'm wandering museums and flower shops. #BlackInNeuroRollCall

[Kafui Dzirasa, MD PhD @KafuiDzirasa]

I'm Kaf, a NeuroArtist @DukeMedSchool @DukePsychiatry @DukeNeuro. My group uses engineering, neuroscience, machine learning, public policy, sociology, and medicine to understand the brain, solve complex societal challenges, and improve science for all. #BlackInNeuroRollCall

[Sherilynn Black PhD @SherilynnBlack]

Hi! 👋🏾 I’m Sherilynn Black, and I am a social neuroscientist studying how perceptions of race, power and other forms of difference influence structural interventions and behaviors in academia.Faculty and Associate Vice Provost at @DukeU #BlackInNeuroWeek2021 #BlackInNeuroRollCall

[Neuropsychopharmacology @npp_journal]

Check out our newest NPP Meet the Author - we talk with @MonicaFPhD and @AmandaElton5 about their recent NPP paper from work in the Boettiger lab @UNCPsych. We talk dopamine, alcohol, co-first authorships and hear about their research plans for the future
https://t.co/65mV5cwhhh

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Important discussion of the overuse of involuntary commitment for mental health interventions -- and possible alternatives! Register now for tomorrow's event

[NC Health News @NCHealthNews]

Don't forget to register for our first ever Health Care Half Hour!

Our moderator tomorrow morning will be journalist Taylor Knopf and our guests are Bob Ward, assistant public defender in Mecklenburg County and Laurie Coker, mental health advocate.

https://t.co/EgChx9gldM

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Bill co-sponsored by @RepTedDavisJr and @TimMoffitt #ncleg #ncga #ncpol #NaloxoneSavesLives #PeerSupportSpecialist #opioids #MedicationAssistedTreatment #scicomm @Triangle_SfN

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

New policy brief for HB17 Pilot Project to Treat Opioid Overdose https://t.co/UPBgFSsNuM This bill would extend funding for a project in Wilmington NC to connect opioid overdose survivors to treatments beyond overdose reversal with peer specialist support #harmreduction #recovery

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Measuring the psychological impact of COVID19 on college students. New blurb on the website https://t.co/bVvhfEDA2E highlighting collaborative work led by @MutelBrowning done in part @NCStateCNR

[Sydney Woods, M.S. @neuro_syd]

Enjoyed tuning into the @Triangle_SfN 2021 Spring Meeting today, as well as speaking with Dr. Ryan Bell about his work with @NeuroBridgeNC in neuroscience policy!

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Check out our new blurb out on #cognitive fusion and #OCD research done by @SN_Hellberg at @unc!

#scicomm #healthsci #neuro

https://t.co/sQvgwxzSG7

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Interested in learning about what NC is doing about non-#opioid treatment alternatives? Check out our latest brief!

#OpioidCrisis #legislation #scipol #sciencepolicy #advocacy

https://t.co/BCVUYTIt9M

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Check out "Implementing Telemedicine to Address Psychiatric Healthcare in North Carolina" in this volume of JSPG written by some of the NeuroBridge team!

#sciencepolicy #neuro #neuroscience #medicine #Mentalhealth

[Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG) @SciPolJournal]

We are proud to announce the release of Volume 15 sponsored by the Canadian Science Policy Centre!

Volume 15 represents one of the most extensive editions of the Journal with 18 in-depth articles.

READ IT HERE: https://t.co/LYr1PHjezU

@sciencepolicy #scipol #CSPC2019 #scicomm

[AGU Science Policy @AGUSciPolicy]

Are you thinking about exploring science policy after your PhD? Consider applying to @theAGU's Congressional Science Fellowship to spend a year working directly with an individual member of Congress or on a committee. Learn more about the fellowship here: https://t.co/vAENZzzn1W

[NeuroBridge NC @NeuroBridgeNC]

Check out our site for a new brief on NC H318-- Opioid Prescription and Treatment Opt Out Act

#legislation #scipol #sciencepolicy #stem #OpioidEpidemic

https://t.co/Uxkk4w8F5o