Jessica Wojick
@jesswoj.bsky.social
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Jobe Ritchie , a postdoc in the lab, decided he wanted to build a better platform for scoring behavior.
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ABEL: an active-learning behavior estimation and labeling platform
Detailed behavior analysis is essential for thorough characterization of ethologically relevant behaviors in model organisms, yet manual annotation of the full behavioral repertoire remains subjective...
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September 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Jobe Ritchie , a postdoc in the lab, decided he wanted to build a better platform for scoring behavior.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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every time my son gets a book, I tell him Dolly sent him a book! so sad to lose this wonderful woman.
August 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
every time my son gets a book, I tell him Dolly sent him a book! so sad to lose this wonderful woman.
Very excited to share our latest work in the Kash Lab, "The role of serotonin in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol consumption." Our paper highlights an important role for the 5HT1a (serotonin 1a) receptor in the orbitofrontal cortex in aversion-resistant drinking.
The role of serotonin in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol consumption https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.19.745752v1
August 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Very excited to share our latest work in the Kash Lab, "The role of serotonin in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol consumption." Our paper highlights an important role for the 5HT1a (serotonin 1a) receptor in the orbitofrontal cortex in aversion-resistant drinking.
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Somebody in lab brought in some Grillo Pickle Liquid IV. it tasted like colonscopy prep. Good times.
August 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Somebody in lab brought in some Grillo Pickle Liquid IV. it tasted like colonscopy prep. Good times.
I have 2 of my 3 speakers lined up. Ideally, the 3rd speaker would be a researcher in Europe, South America, Africa, or Asia. Please let me know if you have someone in mind or if that's you!
Hi! I am putting together a webinar all about pain in women. If you study this (in any model system) or know someone who does, please reach out!
July 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I have 2 of my 3 speakers lined up. Ideally, the 3rd speaker would be a researcher in Europe, South America, Africa, or Asia. Please let me know if you have someone in mind or if that's you!
bumping this!
Hi! I am putting together a webinar all about pain in women. If you study this (in any model system) or know someone who does, please reach out!
June 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
bumping this!
Hi! I am putting together a webinar all about pain in women. If you study this (in any model system) or know someone who does, please reach out!
June 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Hi! I am putting together a webinar all about pain in women. If you study this (in any model system) or know someone who does, please reach out!
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Another reason why everyone should consider #WCBR2026 ! We are not complying in advance! We are holding on to the things evidence based reserach has demonstrated improves science and the learning environment!
May 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Another reason why everyone should consider #WCBR2026 ! We are not complying in advance! We are holding on to the things evidence based reserach has demonstrated improves science and the learning environment!
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Nobody is born Islamophobic. Islamophobic children are made and will continue to be made in a society that treats Islamophobia as a bipartisan norm and even sometimes social good.
Islamaphobic children with access to guns are made possible by an Islamophobic society that loves guns.
Islamaphobic children with access to guns are made possible by an Islamophobic society that loves guns.
May 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Nobody is born Islamophobic. Islamophobic children are made and will continue to be made in a society that treats Islamophobia as a bipartisan norm and even sometimes social good.
Islamaphobic children with access to guns are made possible by an Islamophobic society that loves guns.
Islamaphobic children with access to guns are made possible by an Islamophobic society that loves guns.
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A new study pinpoints an emotion-to-motivation gateway that converts painful signals into negative feelings, offering a promising target for non-opioid pain relief.
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
July 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A new study pinpoints an emotion-to-motivation gateway that converts painful signals into negative feelings, offering a promising target for non-opioid pain relief.
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Very proud that my PhD thesis is now officially published!
A new study pinpoints an emotion-to-motivation gateway that converts painful signals into negative feelings, offering a promising target for non-opioid pain relief.
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/46jefZE
August 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Very proud that my PhD thesis is now officially published!
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So excited to have been part of this work from the Corder lab! Congrats to Jess and the whole team.
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A nociceptive amygdala-striatal pathway modulating affective-motivational pain
A nociceptive basolateral amygdala–to–nucleus accumbens shell circuit contributes to pain unpleasantness in chronic pain.
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July 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
So excited to have been part of this work from the Corder lab! Congrats to Jess and the whole team.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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big thanks to all the authors and my co-Senior Collaborator @korblab.bsky.social !!!
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
big thanks to all the authors and my co-Senior Collaborator @korblab.bsky.social !!!
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
... and huge congrats to Jess Wojick who spent 5+ years developing this story (you can keep following her work over at @superkash.bsky.social Lab at UNC)
⚡️🧠A nociceptive amygdala-striatal pathway modulating affective-motivational pain
Now published on the cover of Science Advances @science.org
Check it out 👇
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Now published on the cover of Science Advances @science.org
Check it out 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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excited to see current Kash Lab postdoc Jess Wojick's paper out from her PhD in @flybottleescape.bsky.social lab !!! congrats Jess and Greg!!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A nociceptive amygdala-striatal pathway modulating affective-motivational pain
A nociceptive basolateral amygdala–to–nucleus accumbens shell circuit contributes to pain unpleasantness in chronic pain.
www.science.org
July 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
excited to see current Kash Lab postdoc Jess Wojick's paper out from her PhD in @flybottleescape.bsky.social lab !!! congrats Jess and Greg!!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
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You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
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May 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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May 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
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I am sad to let you all know that one of our faculty here at BCAS and UNC, Dr. Charlotte Boettiger, has passed away. She was a wonderful scientist and a great person. She will be missed.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I am sad to let you all know that one of our faculty here at BCAS and UNC, Dr. Charlotte Boettiger, has passed away. She was a wonderful scientist and a great person. She will be missed.
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researchsocietyonalcohol.org/member-resou...
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UNC-CH is searching for a new Chair of Psychiatry.
Please share.
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Please share.
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Chair - Department of Psychiatry - Chapel Hill, North Carolina job with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 863298
The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an accomplished and visionary leader..
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March 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
UNC-CH is searching for a new Chair of Psychiatry.
Please share.
www.nejmcareercenter.org/job/863298/c...
Please share.
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Picture day for Kash Lab. Rain can't stop us.
March 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Picture day for Kash Lab. Rain can't stop us.
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Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.
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With the huge challenges facing scientists, I call on peer reviewers to reflect on their role as gatekeepers to trainee career development and scientific progress. You can maintain high standards for rigor while being kind and not demanding an extra year of studies for every paper revision.
February 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
With the huge challenges facing scientists, I call on peer reviewers to reflect on their role as gatekeepers to trainee career development and scientific progress. You can maintain high standards for rigor while being kind and not demanding an extra year of studies for every paper revision.
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Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify