I wrote this piece before we knew there would be a 4th wave of COVID. 20 months of COVID really did a number on our mental health and this article still holds true. Thanks @UofTIMS for publishing this article!
Pandemic survey of 🍁 grad students: 77% feeling anxious, 72% feeling overwhelmed, 76% feeling lonely & 63% feeling depressed. Overall, 72% reported these feelings increased due to #COVID19
A STELLAR piece on #MentalHealth by @synaptic_steph@uoftmedicine@UofTIMS#phdchat
In honour of our 100th episode, we are celebrating another anniversary this year🎉: 100yrs since the discovery of insulin, a life saving treatment for diabetes that happened here at @uoftmedicine! Tune in to hear our chat with Dr.@DanielJDrucker, Jennifer Da Cruz, & Dr.@ParaishM
Our latest paper refining the time course of low intensity focused ultrasound on the human motor cortex is out on @NeuroImage_EiC! Congratulations to lead author Xue and the rest of the team https://t.co/GznlZSjpgE
I'm seeking a motivated Postdoc to join our team (@KBI_UHN/ @bme_uoft/@C_R_A_N_I_A) in Toronto 🍁 for exciting work involving deep brain stimulation, intracranial brain recordings, biomechanics & Parkinson's 🧠 Referrals & retweets appreciated! Candidates can reach out directly!
In this week's #IMSMentions we're featuring @Julesdevelo, who recently successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations Julianne and all the best in your future endeavours!
Next is Dr Asma Bashir, Asma is a pre-clinical neuroscientist and host of Her Royal Science, a podcast that features individuals form minorities groups in STEM. Look out for the #BINtersections podcast recording on Friday. #BlackInNeuroRollCall 5️⃣
In this week's #IMSMentions say hello to PhD student @synaptic_steph. Stephanie is involved with @rawtalkpodcast, @UofT_Talks , @IMSMagazine & our IMS communications team. She encourages fellow grad students to connect with their peers and find their people.
Also, feeling super amped up. We received our first @unfiltered_sci "fan" mail from an undergrad asking for help. So excited to hear that our blog is reaching beyond my Toronto network! I'm officially calling myself a blogger
Ever wonder how #deepbrainstimulation works? @UHN researchers led by @lukamneuro have mapped and modeled the effects of the procedure on brain activity at the single neuron level. Read more >> https://t.co/oTcgX9LmmJ Published in @brainstimj: https://t.co/ZRNiMQO5Lx
I’m officially a blogger!
As a first generation university student, I had a lot of questions about graduate school that I was too shy to ask. Unfiltered Scientists was created to answer all those questions and be your virtual mentor 👩🔬
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