Thread by @realscientists

Hello all! @NeuroErinPhD here - I’m thrilled to be curating the feed this week. Here's an intro thread on my journey in science…🧵(1/7)

I'm a postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience at University College Cork, Ireland @AnatNeuroUCC. My research in the lab of Dr. Olivia O'Leary focuses on sex differences in stress-related psychiatric illness and developing novel therapeutic targets (2/7)

So how did an American neuroscientist get a job in Cork? The power of #sciencetwitter, of course! I saw @oliviafoleary's postdoc ad mentioning stress, sex differences, & adolescence...and I had to reach out! 3 years later, I’m living in Cork doing science with awesome people. 3/7

I started my training in neuroscience as an undergrad at Tulane University @TulaneNeuro. I was fortunate to get loads of hands-on experience in the lab of Dr. Laura Schrader working on a project studying the acute stress response in the hippocampus. (4/7)

I went on to get my PhD at University of Virginia @uvaneuro with Dr. Emilie Rissman, where I studied the neurobehavioral impact of endocrine disruptors (chemicals in our environment that mimic the actions of hormones) during development (5/7)

Midway through my PhD, the lab relocated to NC State @NCStateBioSci @NCState_CHHE, where I met a ton of awesome neuroendocrinologists! (BTW, happy to answer any questions about moving universities in the middle of a PhD. It was an...interesting experience) (6 of 7)

My fantastic mentors and colleagues over the years have emphasized the importance of including sex as a biological variable (#SABV). I'll be highlighting many SABV researchers (not just in neuroscience) this week - Looking forward to sharing some great science with y'all!