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/3mqpwodbd5k2xStill absolutely in love with my #ezm2026 klimt fish shirt. I absolutely love when art and science meet and has me planning for the next fish meeting in Mexico in January!16 Jul 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpwodbd5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mqhydj7h6k24You can take the girl out of Austria but you can't remove the spritz. Made it back back to jersey and immediately wanted an aperol spritz12 Jul 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhydj7h6k24https://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mqfiz4el5k2xI just used this and filed my formal complaint. As @barrlab.bsky.social said, it was super easy. Just note it needs to be under 5000 characters - boy could I go longer... please if you haven't already, please submit a comment!📝 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfiz4el5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mqd6wrixx22qLove seeing Megason lab alumni and their trainees at meetings10 Jul 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqd6wrixx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mq5gxcfock2fHad a great time giving a talk at #ezm2026. I think this is the biggest screen I've ever presented on. Also relieved to be done and now just relax and take in the cool science08 Jul 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5gxcfock2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mpzwjidul22vOff to Vienna for the European zebrafish meeting. Haven't been back since study abroad in 2008. Bis später!07 Jul 2026 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzwjidul22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mom6nw3hl22tSo proud of @tcpotts.bsky.social for getting a poster prize at the Barriers GRC meeting!19 Jun 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mom6nw3hl22thttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mobnvfykb22iBrain barriers GRC is off to a great start with Scott Canfield.14 Jun 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobnvfykb22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/natashaobrown.bsky.social/post/3mmhm7idbk225For anyone who is a scientist or has benefitted from basic research on model organisms (that's EVERYONE), please take the time to leave a comment about priority 1 here: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6998c3a23e... by the deadline May 28! I know I wouldn't be here today without modern medicine https://rfi.grants.nih.gov/?s=6998c3a23eb404a3e80e821222 May 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:7pso4jsz6eeetddez6lsplfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhm7idbk225https://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/3mdh2kkawb227