Marta Faria Samina

she/her | Neurobiologist 🧠 | From 🇵🇹 | PhD Candidate at @DondersInst (@KolkLab) | @HorizonEU Marie Curie Fellow at @serotonin_h2020

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

I had a blast 💥 thanks for all the serotonin, dopamine and cortex enthusiasts who passed by my poster! Really nice discussions 🤩 #FENS2024

[Daniel Cardozo Pinto @dcardozopinto]

My paper is out!! 🎉

"Opponent control of reinforcement by striatal dopamine and serotonin", @Nature

Here, we show that dopamine and serotonin signals form a gas-brake system for reward in the mammalian brain 🧠

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[Gender, Place and Culture @GPCjournal]

Don't forget to apply for our new and emerging scholars award!

Deadline: 31 January 2025

https://t.co/pTwdWJpsgR

[Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) @Mariecurie_alum]

📢 Attention @MSCActions community!

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✍️ If you’re a principal investigator/supervisor or a PhD researcher involved in #MSCA and non-MSCA funded projects, complete the survey: https://t.co/GdbYqEw9wz

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

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https://t.co/ZPv3HjnaMl

[Dipartimento di Biologia - UniPisa @Dip_Bio_Unipi]

𝑰𝙩'𝙨 𝙝𝒂𝙥𝒑𝙚𝒏𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙣𝒐𝙬 𝙞𝒏 𝑷𝙞𝒔𝙖!
Alcune immagini dell'iniziativa "𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧 & 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. Under the 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟". 15 giovani 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 per l'ultima esposizione dei loro risultati👩‍🏫🧑‍🔬

[Cell Host & Microbe @cellhostmicrobe]

Unlocking the mind-gut connection: Impact of human microbiome on cognition. Fernández-Real & Co @univgirona examine interactions between gut microbiome & cognition in humans as well as potential means to improve impaired cognition via microbiome changes https://t.co/AtqnMDoaoa

[David @dav1dcg]

Acetylcholine Neurons Become Cholinergic during Three Time Windows in the Developing Mouse Brain: https://t.co/IvKSOYNPD5

Three time windows: two in the prenatal (E12, E15-18) and one in the postnatal (around 1 week after birth) mouse brain.

[Serotonin Society @5HT_Society]

Join us for a Webinar on recent advances in serotonin research. A prelude to our next ISSR Meeting in Vienna in July 2025.
Register free by Sept 6 to: https://t.co/JLHmzYC0sd
Email [email protected] with questions. Stay tuned for info about the ISSR #5HT @5HT_Society

[Prof Siobhain M. O'Mahony @somahony1]

Labour of love-our review on #prenatalstress #neurodelopment & windows of vulnerability is
out @ELSneuroscience
@JCollinsNeuro @valentinacapu15 @clara_deady @mccarthyfergus @OKeeffe_GW @UCCpsychiatry @jfcryan @AnatNeuroUCC @Pharmabiotic @WomensHealthUCC
https://t.co/LyUptfaAj4

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

I had a blast 💥 thanks for all the serotonin, dopamine and cortex enthusiasts who passed by my poster! Really nice discussions 🤩 #FENS2024

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

I am presenting at #FENS2024 in about an hour 🤩 Curious on how intercalated the 5-HT and catecholaminergic systems are during early development? Then, do not miss poster #21 🧠

[Serotonin and BEYOND @Serotonin_h2020]

We are #FENS2024! Interested in 5-HT's role in development? From early studies in rodents to epigenetic modifications in humans, our ESRs are ready for the poster session this morning🧠

Meet Laura, Niccolo, Silvia, Marta and Gabriel at stands 18-21 and 37, respectively!

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

3rd year in row helping out in the ME course🤯 time flies🧠

[Kolk Neurodevelopment Lab @KolkLab]

It's a wrap on this year's Medical Embryology course! Since April we have been exploring the wonders of developmental biology with the help of our TAs😉
We want to thank everyone who made it possible and most importantly a fun and rewarding experience 🤩

[Kolk Neurodevelopment Lab @KolkLab]

The neurodevelopmental brainstorm day is back! On Thursday we had our yearly lab retreat with reflections on how our projects are going and what our strengths are and an interesting Data Visualization Workshop on Raincloud plots held by @lcd_lab_donders.

[Marion Rivalan @MarionRivalan]

Our last paper is out!! Great work by @AlonsoLucille1
check it out :)
Poor Decision Making and Sociability Impairment Following Central Serotonin Reduction in Inducible TPH2-Knockdown Rats
https://t.co/orh1wt4sPM via @IJMS_MDPI @HumboldtUni @ChariteBerlin @NeuroPSI_saclay

[Kolk Neurodevelopment Lab @KolkLab]

On Monday we had our midterm meeting for @Serotonin_h2020 in Copenhagen! It was great to catch up on ESR's projects in the poster session. Plus, we had pleasure to hear about translational research in psychedelic research and attend a workshop on reproducibility in research🧠

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

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[Kolk Neurodevelopment Lab @KolkLab]

Yesterday it was our second practical for Medical Embryology! 😎 Students observed the main external morphological changes during bird development in in vivo embryos from chicken eggs 🐣. Here is one of the preparations (a 36h post-fertilization embryo is depicted):

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

It's way funnier when you get to do Science with these serotonin crew! 🧠

[Kolk Neurodevelopment Lab @KolkLab]

Last month, as part of @Serotonin_h2020 (MSCA-ITN) training, Laura Boreggio (@MDC_Berlin) teamed up with @SaminaFaria to conduct some behavioral experiments in the TPH2 deficient rat model. After a successful busy month, we are excited to continue to work closely together🧠

[Kolk Neurodevelopment Lab @KolkLab]

Our Medical Embryology course is starting! In the first practical, students will look at the main external and internal morphological changes during embryonic development in frogs 🐸(Xenopus laevis) and zebrafish 🐟(Danio rerio).
Here are some pics of last year's preparations😉:

[Andrews’ Research Group @AMASerotoninLab]

Call Me Serotonin! Click the link below for a quick read on the history of my favorite molecule and importantly, what we know and don't know about serotonin in depression and anxiety. Congratulations Cameron! It's your week! @uclachem
https://t.co/NO8IwUvnpB

[Marta Faria Samina @SaminaFaria]

Always nice to present my work within the Neurobiology community in Nijmegen 🧠

Thanks to all who attend it and for a very fruitful discussion afterwards!

It was a very busy, but rewarding day for @KolkLab ☺️

[Kolk Neurodevelopment Lab @KolkLab]

A busy day last Thursday for our PhDs candidates, who presented their work at two different seminars within @DondersInst. Marta shared her most recent findings at the Molecular Neurobiology seminar, while Sara presented her latest results at the DCN seminar series. 🧠🔬