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In arbitrary order, I'm a political junkie, scientist and biology department chair, runner, mediocre guitar player, devoted husband, father of three. Personal account, not representing my university or department. He/him/his.
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Horrible day for the country. The best I can do is try to make you smile with some Reddit posts about one of our classes. It all started with a kiss (maybe many kisses)

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

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 21 days ago • 270 comments

The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities. It's deadly to the US economy. The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.

submitted 21 days ago • 31 comments

Had such a good time at my first #WCBR2025. Great science and some old friends I don’t see often. Looking forward to getting back next year, hopefully with NIH friends this time.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Thank you Judge Loren AliKhan. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

A good deed from a good scientist.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

I’m honored and excited to step into the role of editor-in-chief of Physiology & Behavior. www.sciencedirect.com/journal/phys...

submitted 80 days ago • 5 comments

Always good to have an excuse to visit colleagues. It’s not often that five former #SSIB presidents are in the same room, at least outside of an SSIB meeting.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

It might be silly, but being followed by Obama makes it hard for me to completely leave Twitter, even if I’m one of more than half a million accounts his account follows.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

I made a starter pack for the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior #SSIB for all interested in being a #SSIBling. Please let me know if you would like to join the starter pack! go.bsky.app/8Zvp83e

submitted 104 days ago • 25 comments

Nice win!!! ♥️ 💙 🦬 #Billsmafia

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Lots of new folks coming into #BillsMafia today. Posting this again for those folks. @coming2italy.bsky.social has done a great Bills Mafia starter pack for those of you looking to get started. Just hit "follow all"! go.bsky.app/8uY8xcS

submitted 107 days ago • 22 comments

Some heroes don’t wear capes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments