🧠Developmental neuroscientist at @waynemedicine studying childhood trauma, endocannabinoids, & youth mental health. Let's connect: https://msha.ke/wsuthinklabhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3mhqyhn3iu22fFriends in #newyork, sign up for our free public event on stories, science, & mental health!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqyhn3iu22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3meaaof7s522y“Lifesaving treatments helped me move from debilitating mental illness to a career in neuroscience. Research gave me a chance to reclaim my life.” — my friend Uma R. Chatterjee, WI Medical research offers hope—and second chances. #AmericansForMedicalResearch tinyurl.com/UmaChatterjee https://www.americansformedicalresearch.org/stories/uma-chatterjee?fbclid=IwY2xjawPzcYJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe2APoRomBQRyPw6x1xgUOXkdRdpa22f3aOf2XxevVz0UJE45fJlTv2qz6kaE_aem_PjolPgResiT6vXltxuRsQQ07 Feb 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3meaaof7s522yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3mcu5i6hhjs2eScience in the sun, on horseback, on a run, and on non-lazy river 😂 Had so much fun last week at #acnp ! @acnporg.bsky.social20 Jan 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu5i6hhjs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3maa42qefck2qOmg! I’m not cool enough to be friends with @drjkhokhar.bsky.social !! I had so much fun visiting ☺️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3maa42qefck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3m7i6hgwqk22fCan’t wait to visit!!!! ☺️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7i6hgwqk22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3m7fn4o33o22rNothing better than animal therapy 🎁07 Dec 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fn4o33o22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3m7czimn22s22Happy holidays from the @waynestateresearch.bsky.social @wsuthinklab.bsky.social 🎄🥰06 Dec 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7czimn22s22https://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3m647twrcok2rThis one was super fun! I talked to my friend & colleague, Dr. Prantik Kundu, about AI and the utility of neurodivergence. Such an interesting conversation! https://open.spotify.com/episode/427ZNaj480ujZyPdBtSCbk?si=3bfWAl7fQYecI2tg8HEp2g21 Nov 2025 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3m647twrcok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3m3wsu7mkb22kFall in Michigan 🍁24 Oct 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wsu7mkb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3m2d5chtm3c2bLove this crew @wsuthinklab.bsky.social @wsucandid.bsky.social @waynestateresearch.bsky.social03 Oct 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2d5chtm3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3lwxcff7b6k2wHuge congratulations to @wsuthinklab.bsky.social's own Sam Ely for winning a Graduate Student Poster Award at the Cannabinoid Gordon Research Symposium 2025!!!! #cannabinerds #CannabinoidGRC2025 @waynestatetnp.bsky.social22 Aug 2025 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwxcff7b6k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3lvsmitb5qk2zIt’s easy to feel discouraged in today’s climate, but teaching younger students about the brain—even all these years later—reminds me why I started. Seeing their excitement about science makes it all worth it ❤️🧠07 Aug 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvsmitb5qk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3lvazydmyuc2uThat escalated quickly!!! (Jk, took > 6 years 😅)31 Jul 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvazydmyuc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3ltxmykhwjk22🎉 Huge congrats to TNP graduate student extraordinaire, Sam, on receiving the Corrine F. Resta Award! We’re so proud of you! 👏💙 📣 Stay up to date on all the amazing work from our TNP #Neuroscience faculty and #PhD students — follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Bluesky! @wsuthinklab.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2025 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltxmykhwjk22https://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3ltrmivxv2k2jSo honored to collaborate with this powerhouse group led by @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social 🌟 Grateful to @ryanntansey.bsky.social, @marcdferger.bsky.social, @pact-lab.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to this important work on the endocannabinoid system & developmental psychopathology! 🙌🧠 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrmivxv2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3ltm7dzp3a22g🎉 New paper! Led by @waynestateresearch.bsky.social medical student Sneha Bhargava, we show how puberty & sex impact fear extinction retention—key to understanding anxiety risk in females. Read more: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101595 #Neuroscience #AdolescentMentalHealth #Puberty @wsuthinklab.bsky.social10 Jul 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltm7dzp3a22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3lstnd46ajk2p🚨 New paper in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We combined data from 3 studies (including an SSRI RCT) to explore how endocannabinoids relate to anxiety & treatment response in kids + teens. Team science w/ Jeanne Barcelona, Jeffrey Strawn & more! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-025-02155-7?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nonoa_20250627&utm_content=10.1038/s41386-025-02155-7 @wsuthinklab.bsky.social30 Jun 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstnd46ajk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hmarusak.bsky.social/post/3lsj3taqcws2tExcited to share my new edited book Cannabis and the Developing Brain—a deep dive into how cannabis impacts the brain during pregnancy, childhood, & adolescence. Thanks to all the amazing contributors! 💚🧠 Available via Springer, Amazon + more: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-87990-6 #Cannabis #Brain26 Jun 2025 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:5a42dpnn5l2bceilmtacxtav/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsj3taqcws2t