Forever developmental biologist at ❤️ studying the blood-brain barrier #BBB in the best model system #zebrafish to understand how different molecular and cellular interactions affect BBB function. www.obrownlab.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mlqrola53k2nWhat fun could be had! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqrola53k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mlqmli4e522rI had such a good time visiting #UVA this week. Good views, good wine, good food, and great people. Thanks @jcoutinhobudd.bsky.social for hosting me and letting me crash lab meeting!13 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmli4e522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mlebdmo26k2wAnd look at this amazing cake that my postdoc Jackie baked for my birthday!08 May 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlebdmo26k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mleawo3gwk2hIt's been a pretty good week for the obrownlab.com. We had a nice lab lunch to celebrate the end of the semester. InWord received the prestigious Henry Rutgers Scholar award for her honors thesis research in the lab, and it's my birthday!08 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleawo3gwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mk7g6d75hk23Had a great time visiting WashU today and reconnecting with some old friends! Tony gave me the sweetest introduction that only 16 years of knowing me could achieve.24 Apr 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7g6d75hk23https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mk3fbtvlys25Had such a fun night with these ladies after an amazing day at #asn2026 @megancphd.bsky.social @laurafontenas.bsky.social @jcoutinhobudd.bsky.social and Sarah and Claudia with no bluesky. On to the last day and a bunch of our talks today.22 Apr 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3fbtvlys25https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mjsv5gocws22Starting #asn2026 right with @jcoutinhobudd.bsky.social and Sarah Ackerman (not pictured but driving us lushes around town)19 Apr 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsv5gocws22https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mih2o2pnkk2lAnother #obrownlab undergraduate honors thesis is in the books! Congratulations InWord!01 Apr 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih2o2pnkk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mhiz6tl3gs25@tcpotts.bsky.social paper is live. Happy to share #FishNAP, a new, non-invasive way to measure #BBB permeability in 96-well format with #zebrafish https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.18.712473v120 Mar 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiz6tl3gs25https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mhfwkq5pt22vSo pretty! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfwkq5pt22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mhe4bcvdgk24Celebrating the submission of the 2nd paper from the O'Brown lab by @tcpotts.bsky.social and other milestones as a lab today. Should be coming to biorxiv soon!18 Mar 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe4bcvdgk24https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mfcpfy4pl222@tcpotts.bsky.social gave a phenomenal talk today at RADD so we all wore the Tom uniform in solidarity20 Feb 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcpfy4pl222https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3merlp2olec2lWho wears it better?13 Feb 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3merlp2olec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mepf3a346k2bSo proud of my grad student @tcpotts.bsky.social for presenting at our first @hhmi-science.bsky.social meeting and absolutely blown away by the amazing science being done and the people doing it!13 Feb 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepf3a346k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mdh2kkawb227Loving my new identity as part of a gang of wine moms. https://media.tenor.com/73h9E_CZe6wAAAAC/juice-box-juice.gif?hh=188&ww=25028 Jan 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdh2kkawb227https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mcgjglepc223For those of us who have resources and who want to help support the fight in Minneapolis. I know I've felt helpless recently but here are some really ways to help those that are actively going through it [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgjglepc223https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mcdw62vf4k2tThis is absolutely atrocious and unconstitutional. Call your representatives. We need to stand together to fight for the rights of every us citizen [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdw62vf4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mbpyaeaxv22xI'm going to be in Boston on March 23rd if anyone wants to invite me for a talk. I'm a cheap date (no hotel or dinner necessary). https://media.tenor.com/v-kvNczfizEAAAAC/pick-me-blake-shelton.gif?hh=498&ww=49806 Jan 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpyaeaxv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mbkj3j4rlk26Really wish I could just curl up and relax like this unaware of the shitshow that is America. Happy #caturday03 Jan 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkj3j4rlk26https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3m7stdxfuhc2uFinished up the semester with a great #obrownlab lunch to celebrate how far we've come!12 Dec 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7stdxfuhc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3m7fohappd22cNothing quite says academic mom like sitting on the floor of your son's swim meet with your laptop and coffee looking at grad school apps07 Dec 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fohappd22chttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3m7edutt4l224Here are some cameos during the talk yesterday and afterwards to celebrate in 👑 style. Who thinks I should wear the cape to my first student's defense?07 Dec 2025 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7edutt4l224