Laura C. Ornelas, PhD

So proud of you guys for spending your Saturday educating the youth about the brain! Yall rock!

NIH Office of Extramural Research announcements of feedback sessions for NIH-wide strategic plan for March 16 and April 8.

IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT

NIH is seeking input for the NIH-wide Strategic Plan. Open to everyone but Registration is Required!

Your chance to listen and get your 2 or more cents in.

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Get ready for spring and summer sunsets! From the sky on fire to the west to the pink Sandias mountains! They are spectacular 😍

My alma mater is hiring in behavio_u_ral neuroscience—Waterloo ON is a fine place to live and there are some very clever folks in the Dept, strongly recommend!

If you’re going to Cog Neuro Soc in Vancouver next week please stick around til Tuesday afternoon, our neurodev symposium is going to be 🔥 ! www.cogneurosociety.org/documents/CN...

Assistant Professor - Psychology (Behavioural Neuroscience) Assistant Professor - Psychology (Behavioural Neuroscience)

New neuroscience job at Wilfrid Laurier University. You may not know the name, but science has been growing fast. It is also down the street from Canada's top tech university (Waterloo) and a world class physics institute (Perimeter). I feel happy and lucky to be here careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo...

#proudPI 🤗

Had an amazing first GRS/GRC showing what I’ve been up to at UNM, and got to have a little Breit/Sweet lab reunion along the way!

Tar Heels past and present + friends! 🩵 #alcoholgrc2026 @brookebender17.bsky.social @jbesheer.bsky.social @ryane-tyler.bsky.social @luanamccarvalho.bsky.social @davidhaggerty.bsky.social @neurotonimd.bsky.social

A little beach volleyball #AlcoholGRC2026

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#alcoholgrc2026

1st poster presentation for @kwooden.bsky.social for the Ornelas Lab!! Way to go Kylie, very proud of you!

UNM Lobos represent at GRC Alcohol! #Vamos @jeremyhogeveen.bsky.social @kwooden.bsky.social @neuromorning.bsky.social @mbhdz.bsky.social

Well said, thank you Katie 🙏

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Join us in Albuquerque this summer for the 10th annual meeting of @researchmj.bsky.social!! @ajbravophd.bsky.social @janemetrik.bsky.social

USA group pic on ice with Olympic platform

USA group pic on ice with Olympic platform, with Johnny Gaudreau's kids and jersey

USA group pic and a second with Johnny Gaudreau's kids

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Action shot of @kwooden.bsky.social being an awesome grad student mentor. Training UG RA’s on how to image dendritic spines! 👏🏽

Picture of mountain and sunset with Univ of New Mexico logo

🚨Faculty position just dropped. We are seeking a Psychology Clinic Director at the @unm.edu Dept of Psychology psychclinic.unm.edu, this position is focused on clinical training of PhD students in sunny, affordable, and progressive New Mexico.
Come join us!
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Hey, maybe he saw his shadow so we will finally have a proper winter! At least I pray bc the whole mountain west needs its 😭 our poor ski slopes. Mother Nature acting crazy. Like snow in Carolina’s to Florida?! Make it make sense

I always love seeing the Sandias covered in snow 😍
#NMwx

⛷️Ski resort snow totals so far:
Ski Apache - 6"
Sandia Peak - 4"
Sipapu - 4"
Ski Santa Fe - 3"
Taos - 3"
Angel Fire - 1"
Pajarito - 1"
Red River - 1"
It's still snowing though, with even more snow through Friday! #NMwx

Back-to-back winter storms hit NM Wed–Fri. 🌧️❄️
• Storm #1: Wed PM-early Thu, snow levels ~6,500’
• Storm #2: Thu PM-Fri, colder, snow levels below 5,000’
• Snow possible in the ABQ Metro Thu night
• 6”+ above 9,000’, 1-5” from 6,000’-9,000’, dusting-2” lower elevations.
#NMwx

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Hehe, my office at UNM is set to 65 🥶 It’s perfect

First Ornelas Lab Christmas dinner! Took the tram up to Sandia Peak to celebrate a wonderful Fall semester. Couple of lab spotlight celebrations - congrats @kwooden.bsky.social for submitting an NSF in Oct and Valeria for finishing her first semester as an honors student! #VamosLobos

Guilty 😂

I’m thinking about all the label tape I threw out in lab and didn’t add to our tape ball. WHOOPS!

Im so proud 💀 #ProudPI