The brand new AZA Lab website is live!ย ๐
Excited to share the new home for our work at
@Yale
&
@HowardU
on music, mindfulness & psychedelics for mental health ๐ง
Want to join our studies or team? See how you can make an impact:
Iโm AZA, Iโm at the intersection of science, music, and community. Iโm at
@YalePsych
and I study how neural circuits bias social computation and how music and mindfulness can be combined to heal the Black community
#BlackInNeuroRollCall
#BlackInNeuro
#TheMentalRevolution
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Hey, if anyone knows a medical student who is interested in psychiatry and would like a paid summer research experience doing social neuroscience research at Yale in the Dept of Psychiatry, have them email aza.allsop
@yale
.edu. Applicants from diverse backgrounds encouraged!! ๐๐ฟ
If you know a medical student of African Descent who is interested in psychiatry and looking for some paid research work, have them hit me up ASAP. A unique opportunity just became available to help conduct research that is for us, by us ๐๐ฟ๐โ๐ฟ
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#TheMentalRevolution
Thank you academia for showing us again what is what. I'm grateful for the few mentors at harvard mit yale lve been able to build relationship with but I dont confuse that for the system we are in. I know im dispensable, i know im used. 3rd eye open. Its a means to an end.
If you are passionate about using in vivo ephys to understand social behavior and psychedelics๐, and looking for a postdoc position... check out the lab and get in touch. We are hiring
Honored to receive the first annual
@ReneeFleming
#NeuroArts
Investigator Award with
@VictorWooten
๐ Thanks to the Renรฉe Fleming Foundation and NeuroArts Blueprint for supporting our research on live music's impact on Alzheimer's care. Read more: ๐ถ๐ง
Any young data scientists interested in working on a clinical project at Yale studying music and mindfulness in PADs? Paid remote work. Must be fluent with Python and/or SPSS.๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ
AZA. First year prof at Yale and director of Center for Collective Healing at Howard. We study social behavior in humans and rodents using psychedelics, music, and mindfulness in research, clinical, and community settings. 2nd time at
#ACNP2023
. Near peer mentee. Letโs connect๐๐ฟ
It's me, hi ๐ Welcome to
#ACNP2023
If you'll be attending
@ACNPorg
, drop an introduction to help yourself & others connect ๐
Share your name, your science, tell us if you're a first timer or regular, promote your poster/talk - whatever you'd like! ๐ง
See you all soon! ๐
Had a blast at our annual lab retreat in D.C. ๐ Great discussions, team bonding, and vision setting for the upcoming year โจ Feeling ready to tackle new challenges and make groundbreaking discoveries together! ๐งช
Our talented researcher & lab manager Amanda is presenting his work at
@SfNTweets
tomorrow!
Stop by to learn about his fascinating findings on how music and social connection intertwine through neural mechanismsย ๐ถ๐ฅ
#SfN2023
#SfN23
What connects psychiatry, an opera singer & psychology? ๐ค
I had the pleasure of joining fellow Yale professor
@lauriesantos
& Grammy opera singer
@ReneeFleming
for
@yalemusic
โs โMusic and Mindโ forum.
Find out here๐
Had a great time being with
@VictorWooten
last week. We spent a few hours talking about music and science and the role of live music and the musician in society. Excited for our work on the
@ReneeFleming
NeuroArts Award. Live music for those with
#dementia
and their
#caregivers
.
Dr. John Krystal is a huge part of the reason why I chose
#YalePsych
to continue my development as a psychiatrist and researcher. It's important to have strong leaders who are genuinely curious and responsive to feedback.
A shout out to the chair of
@YalePsych
Dr. John Krystal who is taking this issue VERY seriously and LISTENED to what We as black women had to say!! Onward we go...until the physician ๐ฉ๐พโโ๏ธ and scientific workforce is reflective of the population we serve...Canโt stop, wonโt stop! ๐ช๐ฝ
AZA Allsop, MD, PhD, is a First-Year
@YalePsych
Resident. He is also a music artist and co-founder of Renaissance Entertainment LLC, a company that operates at the intersection of art, science, and community building to drive culture. Read more:
@YaleMed
A few stellar
@kaymtye
lab members came out to the
@broadinstitute
to support the first
#Bl4ckpack
Experience. The larger community support for this event was amazing so there is more to come. Changing the way we define culture in science.
I continue to question if the ends justify the means. Time will tell. For now im glad to create a space for the next generation to gain skills and power. Those who know +understand, know who wins in the end: Truth, Love, and Life. Stay Woke
Truly excited to connect with the incredible community and rich legacy at Meharry. This will be a unique experience in which I will be presenting some of the science from our lab as well as sharing some music with my trio. We engage the whole person in our work.
#edutainmemt
I am STOKED ๐ฅabout our ALL Black authored piece w/
@DR_tr3
& Dr. Pamela Collins in
@TheLancetPsych
Decriminalising being Black with Mental Illness
We have witnessed how Blackness & having a mental illness led to the murder of Black ppl by police in the US & share our THOUGHTS๐
Drum ๐ฅ Roll....PUHLEASE....
Our
@YalePsych
MATCH LIST
5 advanced degrees:
PhD, MPH, MBA, masters in other topics
55% women
55% Urim (Underrepresented in medicine)
BLACK, LATINX, & INDIGENOUS
Put Some
#RESPECK
on our name!!
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How does music & sound therapy influence mental health?
I had the pleasure of sharing my research investigating how the ๐ง processes & responds to music, mindfulness & social connection with
@danielas_bot
from
@WSJ
๐ถ๐ง๐ฟ๐ซถ๐ฟ Thank you for having me!
To be recognized at the MD PHD graduation dinner for the 9 years I spent in the MD PhD program was so meaningful. To have my family in that room and the journey our story represents meant everything. Learning to beโฆ
TUNE IN TONIGHT at 6pm for a look at how music must be a central piece in the art of healing as we decolonize psychiatry.
The Art of Decolonization - A Musical Exploration by AZA
facilitated by Dr. Dervin Cunningham, Yale University
FREE registration:
@dawaheals
just released their interview of myself alongside
@AZAAllsop
at
@sxsw
2023. It was a good opportunity to dive into some of the thinking behind our creative process. Check it out on
@dawaheals
YouTube channel and give them a follow โ๐พ Standby for some madd announcements
As a Black physician & researcher who cares for vulnerable pop, mostly Black & Brown, I was particularly overwhelmed by white supremacy & began to mourn out loud for the loss of so many Black lives due to
#racism
Grateful to these young
@YalePsych
Black docs who grieved w/ me
Grateful for mentors like
@DrNiiAddy
who paved a way and served as an example of black greatness in academia.
@YalePsych
is a good example of what it looks like to try to build an inclusive culture in academia
As a black prof of 10 yrs, have had days of processing my emotions w/ unjust killings, while supporting black students in tears, & interacting with colleagues seemingly oblivious to our pain. But now grateful for friends & colleagues acknowledging injustice & walking alongside.
@IshmailSaboor
@dacolon
@KizzyPhD
I'm just waiting for a hip hop artist to drop a vaccination promo with the line, "I just got that Kizzy! Go'on get that Kizzy" IJS. Stuff gets named after scientists ALL THE TIME. Maybe I can convince
@DR_tr3
to lay down a track. Gotta get our peeps vaccinated. For the culture!
We know many of you are dealing with increasing stress, anxiety, and depression in these times. Meditation is a proven FREE antidote. come be a part of the mental rEvolution w/ practitioner and psychiatrist
#AZA
on IG and FB Live.
Thank you,
@BeckleyResearch
, for hosting a fantastic retreat in Jamaica! I had a great time learning more about the future of plant medicine and connecting to nature. A truly fascinating and enriching few days ๐ฑ๐
So the
@YalePsych
residents in the
#SolomonCarterFuller
group (1st Black Psychiatrist) wanted to do something for
#BlackHistoryMonth
since the department didnโt plan anything...Glad they included me in a Show of POWER at the Last grand rounds. WE ARE BLACK HISTORY ๐๐พ๐๐พโค๏ธ
Still time to register for the 2024
#MHES
Retreat! Enjoy a day of wellness & networking for minority
#psychiatry
residents. Don't miss this special event with me, fellow keynote speaker
@ADocNamedDani
, esteemed panelists and workshop leaders. RSVP here:
Next week, Dec. 14 & 15, the Sound Health Initiative will hold a virtual workshop on music as medicine. The workshop is sponsored by
@NIH
and
@NEAArts
and jointly organized by NIH, the NEA, the Renรฉe Fleming Foundation, and
@KenCen
. Register now!
Havenโt said this in almost 3 years, but with our recent faculty jobs, K99 scores ๐ฅณโฆ I am looking at this horizon and realizing its time to hire new postdocs in the Tye Lab.
Diverse expertise, perspectives and backgrounds are welcome!
RT or forward!
It's official, I've been awarded
#Tenure
at MIT
@MIT_Physics
.Grateful to so many: my
@Cisse_lab
family students, postdocs, my mentors, collaborators, colleagues, friends, family..even unknown well-wishers from
#Niger
,
#HBCUs
..I get to pursue my passion, for the rest of my life!๐๐ฟ
Def come check
@YalePsych
on insta this Tuesday. I'm gonna take yall BTS to see a day in the life. Its gonna be ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฟ๐โ๐ฟ
#TheMentalRevolution
Did you know we're on Instagram? And starting next Tuesday, our current residents will take you behind the scenes WEEKLY to show what life is really like as a
#YalePsychResident
. You don't want to miss this, so tune in.
#YalePsych
We are very excited to share with you that
@phdgprotein86
has accepted a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics!
Hinton will be an assistant professor and will arrive at Vanderbilt next fall. See you in 2021, Dr. Hinton!
Recordings of both days of the workshop โMusic as Medicineโ are now available on our website. Learn more about the scientific research on
#music
and health.
My story is not really about me. It's about family. It's about vision. It's about the power of belief when combined with action. The sheer improbability that I would come from where I'm from (3rd world country) andโฆ
Yes, this is the way to go. Sometimes you donโt see eye to eye, and you should confront privately. Differences of opinion should be aired between mentor and mentee โ not in public forums like letters.
That said, letters should be accurately reflecting qualities.
I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to Aza Allsop
@DR_tr3
, who published one of the most influential studies to date on the neurobiology of empathy in rodents, and certainly the most technologically advanced.
There are 2 funded summer research positions for medical students from historically marginalized groups interested in Psychiatry. Students with computer science backgrounds and interested in machine learning are highly encouraged to apply. Contact me if interested ๐๐ฟ๐ซ
@kaymtye
ur an amazing mentor + an inspirational friend. THANK YOU so much 4 your constant belief + support during the rougher times and 4 having the most inclusive lab environment in our dept b4 it was a buzzword. Immensely grateful for your STRONG urgings to stay in academia๐ค
For her groundbreaking research on the role of nicotine in addiction, memory and behavior, and the biology of drug addiction,
@MarinaP63
of
@YalePsych
,
@YaleCSC
,
@YaleNeuro
, and
@YaleMed
will be awarded the 2020 Marion Spencer Fay Award.
The story never gets old to me, so I keep telling it. Mom always said that she knew at a very young age that I would end up at Harvard but had no idea of how I would get there. She NEVERโฆ
BAD HABITS music video comes out tomorrow!!!! Shot at Harvard Medical School and MIT. Cause I'm me in every environment.
Shoutout polaroid_floyd
@chrisherm13
for capturing the vision.โฆ
One of the highlights of my work
@YalePsych
beyond taking care of patients & conducting research IS serving as Associate Program Director. Today, I was blessed to host the Black residents at my home and be free from anti-Black racism and just vibe! We had a GREAT time ๐ฅฐ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
Social neuroscience provides the fundamental mechanistic framework for evolving beyond the concept of self. This is the next step necessary for survival of humanity.
Spirit and the Ancestors are great! I am incredibly humbled to match to my number 1 choice and continue to evolve as a part of the yale psychiatry family as both a resident and scientist.โฆ
Join azathemessenger a Psychiatry resident at
#YalePsych
for
#PsychCircle
at 9pm TONIGHT.
#PsychCircle
is an online group by theloveacademy2020.
It is a therapeutic space for parents, caregivers, and educators thatโฆ
@kaymtye
@Yale
@YalePsych
๐๐ค Thank you kay for being an amazing mentor and supporter. You continue to be a major inspiration for why I felt that I could really belong in science.๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ
Join azathemessenger for a special
#PsychCircle
for
#FATHERS
at 9pm TONIGHT. This
#PsychCircle
is for fathers who are seeking a
#holistic
approach to mental wellness for themselves and their families.
.
.
DM forโฆ
Excited to announce I'm starting a lab at Yale
@YalePsych
! The lab will combine in vivo optical and ephys recordings with transcriptomics in neuromodulators to study adaptations to trauma as computations. Postbacc/postdoc positions available in a great community, pls rt!
HOMEWORK: Scientists like data. I like ML, so leaving this right here. -Recruiting Black faculty is not enough! WE must transform entire enterprise if US science/medicine is to benefit from diversity. Retention is waaay too late to start discussion.
Watching
@DrAyanaJordan
give a great talk on the opioid epidemic in the black community. Making sure that marginalized populations don't continue to be left out of ther conversation.
#yalepsych
@kaymtye
๐ค๐ค๐ค. Thanks for being an amazing mentor inside and outside of science. I too hope that this makes it to the people that need to understand it most.๐๐ฟโ๐ฟ
Here's a clip from the segment "Where Are They Now?", interviewing former
#NCCU
student-athletes to see what they are up to now. This edition features former men's tennis student-athlete AZA Stephen Allsop 2006-2010.
FULL VIDEO
#EaglePride
#EagleEra