Czarina Evangelista, PhD
@czarevangelista.bsky.social
🇵🇭🇺🇸🇨🇦
I'm a research project manager interested in improving translation of preclinical neuroscience research!
📍BrainsCAN @ Western, Initiative for Translational Neuroscience, Touchscreen Cognition
🧠👩🏻🔬 CSBN @ Concordia University
🎓 Colby College
I'm a research project manager interested in improving translation of preclinical neuroscience research!
📍BrainsCAN @ Western, Initiative for Translational Neuroscience, Touchscreen Cognition
🧠👩🏻🔬 CSBN @ Concordia University
🎓 Colby College
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👋🏻 Hello, blueys (not familiar w/ the bsky lingo yet!) My name is Czarina and I'm a Behavioral Neuroscientist by training. 🧠🐀 Currently am a Project Manager working with ✨incredible translational neuroscience✨ researchers at Western University. & today happens to be my 5-yr PhDversary! 🤯🎉
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#TrendingNow | The proportion of studies that successfully translate from animals to humans may be greater than we think. However, the low rate of final regulatory approval indicates potential design flaws of both animal studies and early clinical trials. #ICYMI #biomedical 🧪 buff.ly/XAysMWI
Analysis of animal-to-human translation shows that only 5% of animal-tested therapeutic interventions obtain regulatory approval for human applications
Based on the analysis of 376 therapies in 54 human diseases, this study shows that, contrary to widespread assertions, the proportion of successful animal-to-human translation may be higher than…
journals.plos.org
September 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
#TrendingNow | The proportion of studies that successfully translate from animals to humans may be greater than we think. However, the low rate of final regulatory approval indicates potential design flaws of both animal studies and early clinical trials. #ICYMI #biomedical 🧪 buff.ly/XAysMWI
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Register now for this free lunch-and-learn to hear about two amazing collaborative neuroscience projects by researchers at @westernu.ca's BrainsCAN and @hbhlmcgill.bsky.social! itn-lunchandlearn-1.eventbrite.ca
@maximoprado.bsky.social @mallarchak.bsky.social
@maximoprado.bsky.social @mallarchak.bsky.social
March 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Register now for this free lunch-and-learn to hear about two amazing collaborative neuroscience projects by researchers at @westernu.ca's BrainsCAN and @hbhlmcgill.bsky.social! itn-lunchandlearn-1.eventbrite.ca
@maximoprado.bsky.social @mallarchak.bsky.social
@maximoprado.bsky.social @mallarchak.bsky.social
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Product Citation 🍁
Researchers @westernu.ca utilized StressMarq's #AlphaSynuclein PFFs to create touchscreen cognitive tests that detect early stimulus-response learning deficits in a mouse model of #synucleinopathy.
Paper 🛶 https://go.nature.com/3LPaC5K
Product 🌲 https://bit.ly/2u9YHV2
Researchers @westernu.ca utilized StressMarq's #AlphaSynuclein PFFs to create touchscreen cognitive tests that detect early stimulus-response learning deficits in a mouse model of #synucleinopathy.
Paper 🛶 https://go.nature.com/3LPaC5K
Product 🌲 https://bit.ly/2u9YHV2
Impairment in stimulus-response learning as a cognitive biomarker in a model of synucleinopathy - Translational Psychiatry
Translating findings from preclinical assessments of cognitive function relevant to synucleinopathies into successful clinical trials poses significant challenges. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of human-relevant touchscreen cognitive a...
go.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Product Citation 🍁
Researchers @westernu.ca utilized StressMarq's #AlphaSynuclein PFFs to create touchscreen cognitive tests that detect early stimulus-response learning deficits in a mouse model of #synucleinopathy.
Paper 🛶 https://go.nature.com/3LPaC5K
Product 🌲 https://bit.ly/2u9YHV2
Researchers @westernu.ca utilized StressMarq's #AlphaSynuclein PFFs to create touchscreen cognitive tests that detect early stimulus-response learning deficits in a mouse model of #synucleinopathy.
Paper 🛶 https://go.nature.com/3LPaC5K
Product 🌲 https://bit.ly/2u9YHV2
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Brainhack Western is coming! This fun event March 27-29 includes talks, collaboration, workshops and more. For more details or to register visit: brainhackwestern.github.io
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Brainhack Western is coming! This fun event March 27-29 includes talks, collaboration, workshops and more. For more details or to register visit: brainhackwestern.github.io
Happy holidays from the BrainsCAN team! ❄️☃️🌟🎁
The @westernu.ca BrainsCAN team wishes everyone a peaceful and joyful holiday season!
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happy holidays from the BrainsCAN team! ❄️☃️🌟🎁
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Did you hear about the coolest, new, ultra-sensitive technique for detecting brain-wide changes? Check out this study below led by Drs. Gabriel Devenyi and Mallar Chakravarty of the @douglasresearch.bsky.social. 👇👇👌🌎
New Ultra-Sensitive Technique for Detecting Brain-Wide Changes – a study led by Drs. Devenyi and Chakravarty - The Douglas Research Centre
Dr. Jurgen Germann, Dr. Flavia Venetucci Gouveia, Dr. Mallar Chakravarty, Dr. Gabriel A. Devenyi A recent publication, led by Drs. Gabriel A. Devenyi and Mallar Chakravarty from the CoBrALab describes...
douglas.research.mcgill.ca
September 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Did you hear about the coolest, new, ultra-sensitive technique for detecting brain-wide changes? Check out this study below led by Drs. Gabriel Devenyi and Mallar Chakravarty of the @douglasresearch.bsky.social. 👇👇👌🌎
Come join our awesome team of researchers! 👋🏻☺️
Come join our team! We're looking for an experienced lab manager to oversee daily operations for the @tcnlab.bsky.social. Learn more: recruit.uwo.ca
September 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Come join our awesome team of researchers! 👋🏻☺️
It's like stepping into a brain! 🤯🧠
It is #fluorescencefriday and the MIND platform @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social invites you to see brain blood vessels stained with CD31 and imaged by lightsheet. 🐁 🧠 cleared with SHIELD . thanks as always to @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social @arashsalah.bsky.social and company.
September 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's like stepping into a brain! 🤯🧠
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Thanks to everyone who took the time to visit our booth at #AAIC25! We had a wonderful time and met some amazing people being part of the CIHR Institute of Aging's Canadian Pavilion. Until next year!
July 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thanks to everyone who took the time to visit our booth at #AAIC25! We had a wonderful time and met some amazing people being part of the CIHR Institute of Aging's Canadian Pavilion. Until next year!
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#AAIC25 is almost done, but don't miss the opportunity to see @maximoprado.bsky.social, Vania Prado, and a panel of experts discuss improving preclinical testing to increase successful treatment of neurodegenerative disease! Today at 10am. More: touchscreencognition.org/aaic-2025/
July 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#AAIC25 is almost done, but don't miss the opportunity to see @maximoprado.bsky.social, Vania Prado, and a panel of experts discuss improving preclinical testing to increase successful treatment of neurodegenerative disease! Today at 10am. More: touchscreencognition.org/aaic-2025/
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Great to have all our leaders out supporting the team and young talent at #AAIC25! Shout out to @lisasaksida.bsky.social, @timbussey.bsky.social, @maximoprado.bsky.social, and Vania Prado.
July 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Great to have all our leaders out supporting the team and young talent at #AAIC25! Shout out to @lisasaksida.bsky.social, @timbussey.bsky.social, @maximoprado.bsky.social, and Vania Prado.
Prado lab postdocs making their mark and having fun at #AAIC25
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Prado lab postdocs making their mark and having fun at #AAIC25
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
Last day of #AAIC25 for the exhibitors! Energy is still high 😎 come by our booth at the Canadian 🇨🇦 Pavilion
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Last day of #AAIC25 for the exhibitors! Energy is still high 😎 come by our booth at the Canadian 🇨🇦 Pavilion
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
@touchscreencog.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @maximoprado.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
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So much talent from @westernu.ca presenting their cognition and Alzheimer's research at #AAIC25! We are very proud of all of their hard work. Read full abstracts here: touchscreencognition.org/aaic-2025/
July 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
So much talent from @westernu.ca presenting their cognition and Alzheimer's research at #AAIC25! We are very proud of all of their hard work. Read full abstracts here: touchscreencognition.org/aaic-2025/
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If you are interested in learning the limitations of current models of alpha synuclein pathology and why we need new KI humanized mouse models check out Latiyah’s poster
#AAIC25 Poster 200
Characterization of mouse of Synucleinopathies
@tridentpct.bsky.social @touchscreencog.bsky.social
#AAIC25 Poster 200
Characterization of mouse of Synucleinopathies
@tridentpct.bsky.social @touchscreencog.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If you are interested in learning the limitations of current models of alpha synuclein pathology and why we need new KI humanized mouse models check out Latiyah’s poster
#AAIC25 Poster 200
Characterization of mouse of Synucleinopathies
@tridentpct.bsky.social @touchscreencog.bsky.social
#AAIC25 Poster 200
Characterization of mouse of Synucleinopathies
@tridentpct.bsky.social @touchscreencog.bsky.social
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If you you interested in translational research #AAIC25 and improved rigour in cognitive testing check out the 🐁 2 🧍 approaches to test cognition in identical ways in mice and humans. @touchscreencog.bsky.social get some swag at the Canadian Pavilion.
July 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If you you interested in translational research #AAIC25 and improved rigour in cognitive testing check out the 🐁 2 🧍 approaches to test cognition in identical ways in mice and humans. @touchscreencog.bsky.social get some swag at the Canadian Pavilion.
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Get some swag plus strawberry milkshake at our booths in the Canadian Pavillion @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social and learn more about translational approaches to cognition, how well 🐁 can perform in touchscreen tasks #AAIC25
July 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Get some swag plus strawberry milkshake at our booths in the Canadian Pavillion @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social and learn more about translational approaches to cognition, how well 🐁 can perform in touchscreen tasks #AAIC25
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Hey #AAIC25 check out Arash’s presentation today at 8 AM and see some cool whole brain videos of the vasculaturs and plaques plus touchscreen testing
room 106
Evaluating the Efficacy and Risks of Early Lecanemab Treatment in APOE4 Humanized Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models
also poster 151
room 106
Evaluating the Efficacy and Risks of Early Lecanemab Treatment in APOE4 Humanized Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models
also poster 151
July 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Hey #AAIC25 check out Arash’s presentation today at 8 AM and see some cool whole brain videos of the vasculaturs and plaques plus touchscreen testing
room 106
Evaluating the Efficacy and Risks of Early Lecanemab Treatment in APOE4 Humanized Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models
also poster 151
room 106
Evaluating the Efficacy and Risks of Early Lecanemab Treatment in APOE4 Humanized Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models
also poster 151
Great 1st day at #AAIC25! We're here for the rest of the week, stop by our @touchscreencog.bsky.social booth that's located in the Canadian Pavilion. 🎉
@maximoprado.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @tcnlab.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
@maximoprado.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @tcnlab.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Great 1st day at #AAIC25! We're here for the rest of the week, stop by our @touchscreencog.bsky.social booth that's located in the Canadian Pavilion. 🎉
@maximoprado.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @tcnlab.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
@maximoprado.bsky.social @westernubrainscan.bsky.social @lisasaksida.bsky.social @timbussey.bsky.social @tcnlab.bsky.social @pradobsky.bsky.social
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The MouseTRAP team @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social presentations at #AAIC25
If you are interested in translating results from basic to clinical research come for a chat.
If you are interested in translating results from basic to clinical research come for a chat.
July 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The MouseTRAP team @touchscreencog.bsky.social @tridentpct.bsky.social presentations at #AAIC25
If you are interested in translating results from basic to clinical research come for a chat.
If you are interested in translating results from basic to clinical research come for a chat.
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Great news just announced. @neuroak.bsky.social is leading a new funded @braincanada.bsky.social platform that promises to revolutionize the study of neurodegeneration by tackling Patho-connectomics Merging MRI and lightsheet analysis in new models of disease www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news-e...
Researchers launch brain imaging platform with $2.9M boost from Brain Canada - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University
A new high-resolution imaging platform is revealing the brain in extraordinary detail – and sharing the data with scientists worldwide.
www.schulich.uwo.ca
June 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Great news just announced. @neuroak.bsky.social is leading a new funded @braincanada.bsky.social platform that promises to revolutionize the study of neurodegeneration by tackling Patho-connectomics Merging MRI and lightsheet analysis in new models of disease www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news-e...
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June 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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For #fluorescencefriday the Mesoscopic Integrated NeuroImaging Data (MIND) platform @westernu.bsky.social presents abeta plaques and blood vessels in the 🧠 of our ApoE4 mouse model of AD. 🧪 #clearing #lightsheet 🔬 Courtesy of Arash Salahinejad, Luke Smolders and @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For #fluorescencefriday the Mesoscopic Integrated NeuroImaging Data (MIND) platform @westernu.bsky.social presents abeta plaques and blood vessels in the 🧠 of our ApoE4 mouse model of AD. 🧪 #clearing #lightsheet 🔬 Courtesy of Arash Salahinejad, Luke Smolders and @shahrzadbahrampour.bsky.social
🤔 Interested in examining brain structure and function in unparalleled resolution?
🧠 🔬 The Mesoscopic Integrated Neuroimaging Data (MIND) Platform is searching for a postdoc to assist in the initiative that combines 15.2T MRI and light sheet microscopy.
👇 See the attachment below for details.
🧠 🔬 The Mesoscopic Integrated Neuroimaging Data (MIND) Platform is searching for a postdoc to assist in the initiative that combines 15.2T MRI and light sheet microscopy.
👇 See the attachment below for details.
June 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🤔 Interested in examining brain structure and function in unparalleled resolution?
🧠 🔬 The Mesoscopic Integrated Neuroimaging Data (MIND) Platform is searching for a postdoc to assist in the initiative that combines 15.2T MRI and light sheet microscopy.
👇 See the attachment below for details.
🧠 🔬 The Mesoscopic Integrated Neuroimaging Data (MIND) Platform is searching for a postdoc to assist in the initiative that combines 15.2T MRI and light sheet microscopy.
👇 See the attachment below for details.
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🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨
🚨 KLAXON KLAXON 🚨
Impaired Cognitive Flexibility With Preserved Learning in an Amyloid Precursor Protein Knock-In Mouse Model of Amyloidopathy
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🚨 KLAXON KLAXON 🚨
Impaired Cognitive Flexibility With Preserved Learning in an Amyloid Precursor Protein Knock-In Mouse Model of Amyloidopathy
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Impaired Cognitive Flexibility With Preserved Learning in an Amyloid Precursor Protein Knock‐In Mouse Model of Amyloidopathy
The amyloid precursor protein knock-in mouse model of amyloidopathy (AppNL-G-F/NL-G-F) was assessed on touchscreen-based learning and cognitive flexibility tasks in comparison with both AppNL/NL and ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨
🚨 KLAXON KLAXON 🚨
Impaired Cognitive Flexibility With Preserved Learning in an Amyloid Precursor Protein Knock-In Mouse Model of Amyloidopathy
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🚨 KLAXON KLAXON 🚨
Impaired Cognitive Flexibility With Preserved Learning in an Amyloid Precursor Protein Knock-In Mouse Model of Amyloidopathy
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...