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I watched this clip a few days ago and it’s amazing how accurately Cohens predictions played out

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

Just got a quote from Doric for supplies and amazingly the prices have not gone up ✨

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

I didn't think these two would get along but I also never dreamed the circular firing squad would get raging so quickly

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

Did the Tr*mp administration cancel your NIH or NCI grant proposal? Know someone who was affected? The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the House wants to hear from you. Please fill out this link and share. forms.office.com/pages/respon... #CancerResearch #OncoSky #CanSky

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Talked to @KateZernike at @nytimes about my journey and the current moment for scientists in the U.S. “Ardem Patapoutian’s story is not just the American dream, it is the dream of American science.” Read the article here. No subscription required: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Wow, Florida broadcasters telling their viewers exactly how cuts to science funding will impact them. Kudos for getting out there

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I think these guys will have something to say about reopening Alcatraz….the outside is worth visiting

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

A strong statement about the importance of NIH on @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy Sunday Morning (Part 1)

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

One problem we face today is how few people understand the science that helps us all. Some scientists are able to explain the importance of their work. @baym.lol of Harvard University is one of them. Science is for everyone, and benefits us all more than most people know.

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

Restraining order issued on Harvard international student case, that was fast

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

TRO GRANTED! in the Harvard international student case. ✊💪🔥 www.courtlistener.com/docket/70349...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy: "If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion? Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"

submitted 14 days ago • 6 comments

Government getting skewered in court

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⚖️🍿 Alright, let’s do it. Live-tweeting oral arguments on a motion for preliminary injunction in APHA v NIH. Hearing starts at 11a EDT today This is scheduled to be an argument about whether the Court should reinstate terminated NIH grants on topics like DEI, trans health, HIV prevention. But...

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday 📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

submitted 15 days ago • 27 comments

taking a short break from the despair to feel good about a scored VA application, 2 awards for undergrads, and all green lights on my way to the lab this morning

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Read this thread to learn how you can help slow down the effort to turn NIH/NSF employees into political appointees

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

This is important! Let the FDA know that it is not acceptable to reduce access to Covid vaccines that have been shown to be safe and help prevent transmission and keep the disease milder.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

It is good to see Harvard fighting back, their home page showing everyone the impact of pulling federal grants on our society www.harvard.edu

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Do you remember the movie Awakenings? The miracle drug that treated those locked-in patients was L-Dopa, developed with NIH funding, & the gold standard for treating Parkinson’s disease. publicusaresearchbenefits.com/examples/202... Ask Congress to save science. #FundingScienceSavesLives

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This statement did not age well

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

Greg Carr explains how academic drug discovery research de-risks the investigation of compounds that the private sector isn’t willing to gamble on

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Congratulations to the 2025–2026 NIMH 𝗟𝗮𝗠𝗣 T32 trainees @ucdavis.bsky.social! 🎉 Nam Nguyen (Boorman Lab) Stephanie Norris (Yonelinas Lab) Teresina Berni (DeBello Lab) Zachary Oakland (Trainor Lab) Alessandra Miller (Gareau Lab) Ruben Berumen (Hell Lab) Excited to see the amazing science ahead! 🧠🔬

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️ 🫵 WHO: You + all our friends 🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts. 🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community 🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th 🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.

submitted 22 days ago • 8 comments

Keep calling your representatives everyone! Perhaps one call won’t make a difference but if we all call the message may get through

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

I made 5 phone calls this afternoon. Two to state reps (UC funding) and 3 to federal reps (science funding). I got through to a person twice. One suggested setting up a meeting w/UCD govt affairs (working on it).......don't give up, make those calls

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd highly recommend going to this Friday's webinar. Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program -- $25,000 grants earmarked for early-career researchers whose NSF-funded research on STEM and education has just been terminated. www.spencer.org/grant_types/... hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/28/j... Thanks @lizneeley.bsky.social !

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