Written by Now that we’re officially 16.7% of the way through 2026, it’s as good a time as any to say goodbye to 2025, right? At our end of year holiday party, we reflected on how the greatest success of the year was in the day to day showing up and looking out for each other. I’m so proud of our group in that and all things. Some other highlights:
- January: Stephanie and Amanda give talks at SICB in Atlanta
- January: Jason, Emily, and Talina join the lab–welcome!
- January: Our Royalty Research Fund grant was funded! This grant will support Nastacia’s research.
- January: Micaela provides expert testimony in Olympia, WA in support of House Bill 1137, the No Violence, No Segregation Act
- January: Stephanie gives a talk at Biology Grad Seminar
- February: (the dark ages)
- March: Our lab really ramps up scientific outreach with Micaela and Aimel hosting a workshop at Jenkins Creek Elementary, Nastacia visiting her alma mater, Mt Baker High School, and Stephanie hosting a table at UW Brain Awareness Week. Follow our Outreach page for future Outreach updates.
- March: Stephanie receives a scholarship to attend the FHL Marine Science, Ocean Arts workshop
- March: Lab alum Danny Ridley accepted to the University of Colorado Medical School
- April: Amanda gives a talk at Biology Grad Seminar
- April: Nastacia submits her review to Current Opinions in Behavioral Sciences
- April: Nic joins our team as an animal care technician, welcome!
- May: Amanda named an Auditory Neuroscience Training Grant predoctoral trainee
- May: Juwayriyah is named a CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholar
- May: Micaela officially accepted to UW!
- May: Ashlyn presents their poster at the Undergraduate Research Symposium
- June: Juwayriyah graduates from UW Psychology!
- June: Stephanie + Amanda pass their generals and advance to candidacy! PhC!
- June: Micaela invited to speak at UW Hope
- July: Yan gives a talk at the Society for Behavioral Neuroscience meeting in Vancouver
- August: Nastacia’s review is accepted!
- August: Our underest-grad research is a first-grader 🙂
- September: Nastacia is shortlisted for the Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
- September: Micaela is selected as a 2025 Martin Family Foundation Honors Fellow
- September: Nastacia’s paper is published! Check it out online.
- September: Keon, Sophia, and Elena join the lab. Welcome!
- September: Nastacia invited to TA the Jackson Labs ML Short Course
- September: Micaela hosts 20 folks from the Washington State Legislature, Dept of Corrections, Office of Corrections Ombuds, League of Women Voters, and other organizations in the lab
- October: Nastacia is selected as a 2026 WRF Postdoctoral Fellow!
- October: Micaela accepted into the prestigious neuroscience major
- November: Stephanie submits her review to Current Opinions in Neurobiology
- December: Lab alum Angelyiah Lim accepted to UW School of Medicine
- December: Amanda receives the Bloedel Trainee Award
- December: Shaira joins the lab as a psychology honors student. Welcome!
- December: Stephanie’s review is accepted!
- December: Micaela is nominated for UW President’s Civic Leadership Award
- December: Amanda’s abstract to the inaugural GRC Cephalopod Neuroscience is accepted
