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Hello, world! I'm interested in teaching, and I study neurodevelopment in the Walsh lab at Harvard | NSF Graduate Research Fellow | He/Him/His
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Teaching citizens about science 🤝 Teaching students about being a citizen

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

submitted 20 days ago • 28 comments

The NIH’s new imposed standard indirect cost rate threatens life-saving brain & behavior research that benefits millions of Americans. SfN, with other scientific organizations,urge reversal of this policy & implore Congress to protect critical research infrastructure. Full statement: bit.ly/4jVJnCL

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap. Sign and Circulate. Mobilize. Organize. chng.it/LS57Nk7r6k

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

I see some of this already, especially on Twitter. Right now we need to reach deep inside and remember WHY so many of wanted to do science: We want help people, we want to cure diseases, we want to make people’s lives, ALL people’s lives, easier and healthier.

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

Another assault on US competitiveness at a time when biomedicine is roaring with innovation, an own-goal in a high-stakes international tournament. Of course the real losers are American people needing medicines and cures. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 23 days ago • 60 comments

While on clinical service recently, I saw many children who were severely ill due to cancer, flu, and other causes. Sadly this move will mean that healthcare access for many children will be lost, as our institutions suffer from the loss of this critical support: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Capping the NIH indirects to 15% to save $4B makes as much sense as a person cutting their legs to lose weight.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

So changes to indirect rates will likely go to court, or doge will back down until next year.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 24 days ago • 82 comments

It is indeed my understanding that most research institutions won't survive if this is implemented. I know I will contact my congress and senate members. 5calls.org

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Is this for real? All NIH indirect costs cut to 15%. This would threaten most medical schools and academic hospitals across the US. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 24 days ago • 270 comments

The nanodrop said I had no DNA, but I did the cloning anyway and it woooOoOooorked

submitted 55 days ago • 18 comments

I think in the near future, it will be especially important to have effective science communicators. As someone who has been doing this for a while, I thought it might be useful to explain my major principles for science communication that I use in my own work 🧵:

submitted 108 days ago • 105 comments