Miriam B. Goodman, PhD

@wormsense.bsky.social

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Sensory biologist, passionate educator, advocate & mentor. Using nematodes to decipher brains & influence to broaden participation, enhance creativity, and pursue excellence in fundamental neuroscience. Opinions are mine.

Electronic version of poster presented by M. B. Goodman at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego, CA on November 15-16, 2025. Content drawn from the paper published in PloSComputational Biology https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013731
Graphic showing the interlocking qualities that MCP@Stanford seeks in faculty colleagues: Scientific Achievement, Education & Mentoring, Creativity & Vision, Academic Community & Engagement
Image showing four puzzle pieces describing: 1) Scientific Achievement; 2) Education and Mentoring; 3) Creativity and Vision; 4) Academic Community and Engagement as qualities sought in future faculty joining the Dept of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Portrait of Dan V. Madison at an electrophysiology rig, overlayed on pairs of pyramidal neurons filled and reconstructed.
AI-assisted poetry expressing gratitude to NIH staffers
Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun chatting about their Nobel Prize winning discovery on the stage of the Monday Center at UCDavis, Jun 28, 2025
Hand-drawn poster from 2017: "Science Reveals, Medicine Heals, Technology Unseals Human Potential". Credit: M.B.G.
Lassen National Park: Trees growing in a bleak, gorgeous landscape
Zion National Park, 2016, photo credit: DLenzi
Left to right: Goodman, Calixto, La Torre together with Mimi the best dog ever
Graph showing NIH Salary Cap from 1989 to 2023 in absolute dollars (not corrected for inflation).