Natalie Matosin
@nataliematosin.bsky.social
Neurobiologist // Mother // Waterwoman
Head of the @MINDSLab.bsky.social
Wake up kids, we got the dreamer’s disease
📍The University of Sydney
🔗 https://mindslaboratory.com
Head of the @MINDSLab.bsky.social
Wake up kids, we got the dreamer’s disease
📍The University of Sydney
🔗 https://mindslaboratory.com
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Psychiatry Online
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
psychiatryonline.org
Stress can trigger symptoms in #schizophrenia. We've known that for decades, but not why.
We found the chemical tags that keep the key stress gene #FKBP5 in check have worn away, leaving the #stress system switched on.
Our latest in The American Journal of Psychiatry @apajournals.bsky.social 🧠
We found the chemical tags that keep the key stress gene #FKBP5 in check have worn away, leaving the #stress system switched on.
Our latest in The American Journal of Psychiatry @apajournals.bsky.social 🧠
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
Its not too late!! Get your abstracts in #NeuroAlliance2026
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
🎯 #NeuroAlliance2026 - Merging Minds, Advancing Discoveries
😬 Didn't submit an abstract? Got FOMO? Late Breaking Abstracts are now OPEN! 🎉 Spots are limited, so here's your chance to get involved and share your research.
Early Bird registration closes 26 Sept!
😬 Didn't submit an abstract? Got FOMO? Late Breaking Abstracts are now OPEN! 🎉 Spots are limited, so here's your chance to get involved and share your research.
Early Bird registration closes 26 Sept!
August 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Its not too late!! Get your abstracts in #NeuroAlliance2026
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
Stress can trigger symptoms in #schizophrenia. We've known that for decades, but not why.
We found the chemical tags that keep the key stress gene #FKBP5 in check have worn away, leaving the #stress system switched on.
Our latest in The American Journal of Psychiatry @apajournals.bsky.social 🧠
We found the chemical tags that keep the key stress gene #FKBP5 in check have worn away, leaving the #stress system switched on.
Our latest in The American Journal of Psychiatry @apajournals.bsky.social 🧠
Psychiatry Online
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
psychiatryonline.org
August 31, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Stress can trigger symptoms in #schizophrenia. We've known that for decades, but not why.
We found the chemical tags that keep the key stress gene #FKBP5 in check have worn away, leaving the #stress system switched on.
Our latest in The American Journal of Psychiatry @apajournals.bsky.social 🧠
We found the chemical tags that keep the key stress gene #FKBP5 in check have worn away, leaving the #stress system switched on.
Our latest in The American Journal of Psychiatry @apajournals.bsky.social 🧠
Looking forward to the @eurekaprizes.bsky.social awards on Thursday! You can livestream the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unop...
August 31, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Looking forward to the @eurekaprizes.bsky.social awards on Thursday! You can livestream the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unop...
Its not too late!! Get your abstracts in #NeuroAlliance2026
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
🎯 #NeuroAlliance2026 - Merging Minds, Advancing Discoveries
😬 Didn't submit an abstract? Got FOMO? Late Breaking Abstracts are now OPEN! 🎉 Spots are limited, so here's your chance to get involved and share your research.
Early Bird registration closes 26 Sept!
😬 Didn't submit an abstract? Got FOMO? Late Breaking Abstracts are now OPEN! 🎉 Spots are limited, so here's your chance to get involved and share your research.
Early Bird registration closes 26 Sept!
August 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Its not too late!! Get your abstracts in #NeuroAlliance2026
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
Wonderful opportunity to visit Sydney and check out multidisciplinary neuroscience research 🤓
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
🌅 EMCR Mentoring Breakfast at #NeuroAlliance2026
Tues 1 Dec · 7–8:30am · Zeta Bar, Hilton Sydney
$10 · Places limited
👉 Register with your conference registration: neuroalliance26.eventsairsite.com/registration
Image: Unsplash/Nick Jones.
Tues 1 Dec · 7–8:30am · Zeta Bar, Hilton Sydney
$10 · Places limited
👉 Register with your conference registration: neuroalliance26.eventsairsite.com/registration
Image: Unsplash/Nick Jones.
August 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM
🌅 EMCR Mentoring Breakfast at #NeuroAlliance2026
Tues 1 Dec · 7–8:30am · Zeta Bar, Hilton Sydney
$10 · Places limited
👉 Register with your conference registration: neuroalliance26.eventsairsite.com/registration
Image: Unsplash/Nick Jones.
Tues 1 Dec · 7–8:30am · Zeta Bar, Hilton Sydney
$10 · Places limited
👉 Register with your conference registration: neuroalliance26.eventsairsite.com/registration
Image: Unsplash/Nick Jones.
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
Join us for the #NeuroAlliance2026 Networking Event!
📅 Tuesday 1 December
🕖 7–11 pm
📍 Doltone House, Darling Island Wharf
Enjoy waterfront views, food, live entertainment and an evening of connecting with the neuroscience community. 🧠✨
🎟️ Tickets available during registration.
📅 Tuesday 1 December
🕖 7–11 pm
📍 Doltone House, Darling Island Wharf
Enjoy waterfront views, food, live entertainment and an evening of connecting with the neuroscience community. 🧠✨
🎟️ Tickets available during registration.
August 31, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Join us for the #NeuroAlliance2026 Networking Event!
📅 Tuesday 1 December
🕖 7–11 pm
📍 Doltone House, Darling Island Wharf
Enjoy waterfront views, food, live entertainment and an evening of connecting with the neuroscience community. 🧠✨
🎟️ Tickets available during registration.
📅 Tuesday 1 December
🕖 7–11 pm
📍 Doltone House, Darling Island Wharf
Enjoy waterfront views, food, live entertainment and an evening of connecting with the neuroscience community. 🧠✨
🎟️ Tickets available during registration.
Hi everyone! Reminder that abstracts for #NeuroAlliance2026 are closing today at 11.59pm. Don't miss out to be considered for conference presentation awards!
@biolpsychaust.bsky.social @ausneurosoc.bsky.social
@acnsau.bsky.social
@biolpsychaust.bsky.social @ausneurosoc.bsky.social
@acnsau.bsky.social
August 5, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Hi everyone! Reminder that abstracts for #NeuroAlliance2026 are closing today at 11.59pm. Don't miss out to be considered for conference presentation awards!
@biolpsychaust.bsky.social @ausneurosoc.bsky.social
@acnsau.bsky.social
@biolpsychaust.bsky.social @ausneurosoc.bsky.social
@acnsau.bsky.social
What an honour! Congrats to all the other finalists. Looking forward to the celebrations in September
Dr Natalie Matosin @MINDSLab.bsky.social @nataliematosin.bsky.social is a finalist in the @sydney.edu.au Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science, Technology and Engineering.
Learn more:
youtu.be/vOwcqAE6-8w
#EurekaPrizes
Learn more:
youtu.be/vOwcqAE6-8w
#EurekaPrizes
July 31, 2026 at 8:36 AM
What an honour! Congrats to all the other finalists. Looking forward to the celebrations in September
Sit back, relax, sip on a beverage of your choice, and listen to 45min of Nat Mat explaining what stress does to your brain, and why you need to stress less
Raising the Bar - What stress does to the brain
Thursday 7 May, 8:00PM Mountain Culture Beer Co, 158 Regent St, Redfern
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Raising the Bar - What stress does to the brain
Thursday 7 May, 8:00PM Mountain Culture Beer Co, 158 Regent St, Redfern
lnkd.in/gQVM9GyC
April 13, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Sit back, relax, sip on a beverage of your choice, and listen to 45min of Nat Mat explaining what stress does to your brain, and why you need to stress less
Raising the Bar - What stress does to the brain
Thursday 7 May, 8:00PM Mountain Culture Beer Co, 158 Regent St, Redfern
lnkd.in/gQVM9GyC
Raising the Bar - What stress does to the brain
Thursday 7 May, 8:00PM Mountain Culture Beer Co, 158 Regent St, Redfern
lnkd.in/gQVM9GyC
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
I am very excited to share this book! It has been so much to collaborate on the project. We hope you find it useful!
Many people hours, calls and messages later: OSTA is now “in (pre)print”, though the real thing lives at bioconductor.org/books/OSTA.
Check it out, get in touch. We welcome any feedback, suggestions, wishes (& contributions).
It’s been a joy working with you @estellayixingdong.bsky.social!
Check it out, get in touch. We welcome any feedback, suggestions, wishes (& contributions).
It’s been a joy working with you @estellayixingdong.bsky.social!
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I am very excited to share this book! It has been so much to collaborate on the project. We hope you find it useful!
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
In an AJP editorial, @sophiedebs.bsky.social and @nataliematosin.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au discuss a study that unlocks the molecular secrets of the human habenula. bit.ly/3LyVicX
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
In an AJP editorial, @sophiedebs.bsky.social and @nataliematosin.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au discuss a study that unlocks the molecular secrets of the human habenula. bit.ly/3LyVicX
Fabulous job on this paper, check it out if you haven't yet.
Proud to announce our paper ‘Transcriptomic Analysis of the Human Habenula in Schizophrenia’ from @lieberinstitute.bsky.social is the cover article for the November issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry! 🧠 #HabenulaLIBD #snRNAseq #Habenula doi.org/10.1176/appi...
Transcriptomic Analysis of the Human Habenula in Schizophrenia | American Journal of Psychiatry
Objective: The objective of this study was to define the molecular neuroanatomy of the human habenula (Hb) and identify transcriptomic differences between brains of individuals with schizophrenia and ...
doi.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fabulous job on this paper, check it out if you haven't yet.
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
Proud to announce our paper ‘Transcriptomic Analysis of the Human Habenula in Schizophrenia’ from @lieberinstitute.bsky.social is the cover article for the November issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry! 🧠 #HabenulaLIBD #snRNAseq #Habenula doi.org/10.1176/appi...
Transcriptomic Analysis of the Human Habenula in Schizophrenia | American Journal of Psychiatry
Objective: The objective of this study was to define the molecular neuroanatomy of the human habenula (Hb) and identify transcriptomic differences between brains of individuals with schizophrenia and ...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Proud to announce our paper ‘Transcriptomic Analysis of the Human Habenula in Schizophrenia’ from @lieberinstitute.bsky.social is the cover article for the November issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry! 🧠 #HabenulaLIBD #snRNAseq #Habenula doi.org/10.1176/appi...
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
New lab paper! @sophiedebs.bsky.social and @nataliematosin.bsky.social discuss a recent study from LIBD investigating the transcriptomic landscape of the human habenula in schizophrenia
🧠 Our editorial: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
📜 The original study: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
🧠 Our editorial: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
📜 The original study: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
New lab paper! @sophiedebs.bsky.social and @nataliematosin.bsky.social discuss a recent study from LIBD investigating the transcriptomic landscape of the human habenula in schizophrenia
🧠 Our editorial: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
📜 The original study: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
🧠 Our editorial: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
📜 The original study: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Thanks to BPA for receiving the work so well and all the positive feedback. The conference was a huge success, well done to Leigh and Alex and the LOC. Looking forward to the Australasian Neuroscience Alliance meeting in Sydney next year!
Starting the afternoon with the 16th Aubrey Lewis Award Lecture at the #BPA2025, presented by Dr Natalie Matosin
October 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Thanks to BPA for receiving the work so well and all the positive feedback. The conference was a huge success, well done to Leigh and Alex and the LOC. Looking forward to the Australasian Neuroscience Alliance meeting in Sydney next year!
Latest lab preprint! Astrocytes are a brain cell type vulnerable to the effects of stress and the development of psychiatric-like phenotypes in animals, yet how this translates to humans is unclear... so we dived in:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Astrocytic glutamate regulation is shaped by adversity and glucocorticoid signalling
Astrocytes are a brain cell type vulnerable to the effects of stress and the development of psychiatric-like phenotypes in animals, yet how this translates to humans is unclear. Here, we probed the di...
www.biorxiv.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Latest lab preprint! Astrocytes are a brain cell type vulnerable to the effects of stress and the development of psychiatric-like phenotypes in animals, yet how this translates to humans is unclear... so we dived in:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Wonderful visits, highlighted the need for face-to-face interactions. Cant wait for all our upcoming collabs 🙌 thanks for carving time out to come see us @drcricru.bsky.social @nikosdaskalakis.bsky.social @rcbagot.bsky.social
Grateful to host @drcricru.bsky.social, @nikosdaskalakis.bsky.social & @rcbagot.bsky.social at USYD over the last few months. Your talks highlighted the importance of our field and understanding stress in mental illness. Lots of new ideas for future collaborations. Thanks for coming!
August 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Wonderful visits, highlighted the need for face-to-face interactions. Cant wait for all our upcoming collabs 🙌 thanks for carving time out to come see us @drcricru.bsky.social @nikosdaskalakis.bsky.social @rcbagot.bsky.social
Microdosing delight to combat stress; interesting concept, backed by neuroscience. Was a pleasure to comment on the very excellent work of @drrachelbarr.bsky.social on how the experience of delight can tune down our stress response. @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
As we stress more than ever, is it time to ‘microdose delight’?
Our brains are not built to handle the daily threats modern humans face. But there’s a trick that may help them.
www.smh.com.au
August 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Microdosing delight to combat stress; interesting concept, backed by neuroscience. Was a pleasure to comment on the very excellent work of @drrachelbarr.bsky.social on how the experience of delight can tune down our stress response. @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
It’s wild that “species” is one of the most fundamental concepts in biology but we can’t really define it & there are LOTS of organisms that experts disagree about. Are there other concepts in science that seem simple from the outside but are actually complicated? Plz dish the drama in your field🧪🧬🦠
What defines a species? Inside the fierce debate that's rocking biology to its core
The question of what defines a species has vexed scientists across the ages, particularly in conservation, where decisions require a firm understanding of biodiversity.
www.livescience.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
US children's health has worsened from 2007 to 2023 across various indicators, including mortality, chronic conditions, and mental health.
ja.ma/4lZnRxG #MedSky #PedSky
ja.ma/4lZnRxG #MedSky #PedSky
August 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
US children's health has worsened from 2007 to 2023 across various indicators, including mortality, chronic conditions, and mental health.
ja.ma/4lZnRxG #MedSky #PedSky
ja.ma/4lZnRxG #MedSky #PedSky
Reposted by Natalie Matosin
This title!
“What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review.”
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review.”
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review | Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy | Cambridge Core
What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review
www.cambridge.org
August 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This title!
“What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review.”
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“What happens to children’s mental health when we treat their parent’s depression? We have no idea. An empty systematic review.”
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reminder that applications are due this week!
📢 Help us progress our research! Opportunity to join our team.
We are recruiting a Research Assistant/Lab Manager. If you have experience in supporting a lab and tissue handling experience, we'd love to hear from you
Closes Sunday 20 July 2025 11:59
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We are recruiting a Research Assistant/Lab Manager. If you have experience in supporting a lab and tissue handling experience, we'd love to hear from you
Closes Sunday 20 July 2025 11:59
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Research Officer
Full time fixed term contract for one year Exciting opportunity to drive research to better understand how stress raises risk for mental illness using a broad range of cutting-edge techniques and anal...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Reminder that applications are due this week!