Neuroscientist at Columbia studying the influence of our social environment on our emotions | NIGMS MOSAIC K99/R00 Scholar | ISFS Fellow | PhD in Affective Pain at Duke | Latina https://bsky.app/profile/ericarodriguez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericarodriguez.bsky.social/post/3lx3htayjz22rI have certainly lost a lot of hope in this process, but it is nice to see some people are still advocating for us. Thanks @jeremymberg.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:dcn374u43eamlgshkepl2dze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx3htayjz22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericarodriguez.bsky.social/post/3lukzyclwec2p👇👇👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:dcn374u43eamlgshkepl2dze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukzyclwec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ericarodriguez.bsky.social/post/3lrqo4qdur22eOn terminated DEI-related grants, including mine. We are taking a step in the right direction here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:dcn374u43eamlgshkepl2dze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqo4qdur22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ericarodriguez.bsky.social/post/3lqcpmgcuic2pEspecially since most of us probably don't meet the eligibility requirements for these K's anymore. 🫠 And also the fact that we may not even get awarded on these second applications.......... [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2025 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:dcn374u43eamlgshkepl2dze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcpmgcuic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ericarodriguez.bsky.social/post/3lntkvarouc2jI & other MOSAIC scholars spoke on the impact of the termination of our awards with the cancellation of the MOSAIC program. I also want to emphasize that our awards were based on our scientific merit, in addition to our past & future service to broaden participation in research.🧪🧠👩‍🔬 shorturl.at/R8UYV https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5375917/as-a-diversity-grant-dies-young-scientists-fear-it-will-haunt-their-careers28 Apr 2025 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:dcn374u43eamlgshkepl2dze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lntkvarouc2j