I received an email from NIH stating that applications are being removed from an upcoming study section. I am dismayed that NIH is folding. - ThreadSky

josh-lee.bsky.social • 17 days ago

I received an email from NIH stating that applications are being removed from an upcoming study section.

I am dismayed that NIH is folding.

Comments

bartbing.bsky.social•17 days ago

Are you in a position to provide more details, like how many applications, on what topics, and what reason if any NIH has given for their removal?

josh-lee.bsky.social•17 days ago

I am not in a position to reveal any details, both from ignorance of which will be pulled and by my obligations as a reviewer on the study section.

bartbing.bsky.social•17 days ago

Understood, thank you.

tcinindy.bsky.social•17 days ago

Can you confirm if this is from a specific agency, or across all agencies? If you can't answer or don't know, that's ok.

wrenardena.bsky.social•17 days ago

Thanks for the heads up Josh. Good luck to all of us.

meisnerjulianne.bsky.social•16 days ago

I just got this email as well (about my own application)

agnopainallgain.bsky.social•17 days ago

My R01 app for at risk investigators suddenly disappeared from the study section to which it was already assigned for review

josh-lee.bsky.social•17 days ago

I'm so sorry.
I have a R21 that I was expecting a NOA for last week, but it has not arrived. I do not know the fate, but I fear.

agnopainallgain.bsky.social•16 days ago

Sorry for you too. Sending good vibes your way - hope you get it. I’m afraid for everyone who has to shut down their labs due to this insanity.

meggolewis.bsky.social•17 days ago

They haven’t “folded”, they’ve been compromised. I cannot stress enough that every single employee’s computer is being monitored & all it takes is one little step out line to be replaced with someone from the Heritage Foundation p2025 resume database

dnarich.bsky.social•17 days ago

With employee records and private information available to DOGE's "computer whiz kids" - I would not be surprised that they are also monitoring private social media postings by members of the NIH/NSF/CDC etc. - to look for people to fire.

meggolewis.bsky.social•17 days ago

Yes very true, I’m sure they have everyone’s personal phone number and email from their usajobs applications…yikes

meggolewis.bsky.social•17 days ago

Also a lot of these decisions aren’t even being made by NIH employees, based on other threads around here it sounds like OPM is just directly bypassing NIH employees to make these decisions rhenselves