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NIH funding is frozen. @annikabarber.bsky.social is keeping score: 50%+ of study sections planned for this year (77/148) have been cancelled. I talked to Dr. Barber about why these delays are disastrous, and why scientists should be pooling info and speaking up: www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...

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An UG student in my lab participated in SIP and is now doing a PhD. I've judged posters for their research festival, and recommended it to many more. It is an incredible program. This is such a shame 😞

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RNA xkcd.com/3056

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Hey y'all. Anyone teaching at a PUI interested in participating in a panel @ SACNAS NDiSTEM conference?

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Congressional District Impact of Medicaid Cuts - find your district: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

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Invite your Member of Congress to tour your lab during the March recess! Show them firsthand the impact of federally funded research. Be welcoming, share your work, and post with #ASCBAdvocacy & #STEMAdvocacy! Learn how: www.ascb.org/science-poli...

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🚨 PhD position available for Oct 25 🔬Using advanced microscopy to understand how keratin networks control tissue mechanics An interdisciplinary #cellbiology #biophysics collaboration with Ruby Peters & @alicepyne.bsky.social 👇 Apply by March 14 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Please share: @delauro.house.gov is cochair of the US House Congressional Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. They are looking for instances where the impoundment and restriction of NIH/NSF funds is having a negative impact. Submit examples here delauro.house.gov/constituent-...

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Outreach funding opportunity, sponsored by the Fly Board: Non-profit programs anywhere in the world that introduce middle school, high school, or college students to Drosophila research are eligible to apply! The number of students that this funding would impact and financial need will be considered

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Never in my most pessimistic moments did I expect the response to modern biotechnology saving countless lives in a pandemic to be a powerful elite captured by a conspiracy theory and dismantling our defenses against the next one out of some misguided notion of revenge

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New York Times article now up on Federal Register stuff. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s... 1/n

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Contacted my congress folks again, are you tired of hearing from me yet

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Good morning from the middle of a coup. Take your meds. Invite a friend out. Hugs your kids. Fight back. Deny consent. Talk about what is happening. Organize locally.

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To all those receiving layoff notices from the Trump-Musk Admin, know that we stand with you and are working with our legal partners and in Congress to fight back and right these wrongs. If you want to report what you're seeing or experiencing, you can share your story here:

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Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.

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Howard University is now a R1 university, the first HBCU with a research one designation. H-U definitely knows!

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Have received a lot of questions about how to find these protests and rallies in the DC area. The Movement Infrastructure Project is a great resource. www.movementinfrastructureproject.org/calendar

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taps mic I was a postbacc IRTA (NIDDK) and later a postdoc (NINDS). The training I got at the NIH was incredibly important in my career trajectory. I recommend the postbacc programs to ALL my undergrads who are looking into post-grad work. The folks who run the postbacc programs are incredible 1/n

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am so used to leaving messages on the congress people's voicemail that I was startled when an actual human answered the phone this time. they were very nice.

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BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Did not watch the super bowl (not a fan of football. but go Birds, anyways). Did watch the half-time show on youtube the day after, as usual. That was amazing.

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Thoughts for the US scientific community drugmonkey.scientopia.org/2025/02/07/t...

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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.

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The MBL remembers and celebrates the outstanding legacy of Ernest Everett Just, the first African American to study and work at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Just was an internationally respected researcher who published more than 70 scientific articles in his career. Read more: bit.ly/4gguh7S

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The House Science Committee is now adopting its rules, authorization, and oversight plan, and introducing their new staffers. Immediately following, there will be a hearing on the future of U.S. science with the president of AAAS and two former Trump officials in academia and Trump operative.

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Your Action Is Needed! Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy www.ascb.org/science-poli...

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What a lovely thread #devbio4ever

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Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5 wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

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Jesus, the REAP call has been canceled - new expiration date 2.3.2025 (original expiration date 1.7.2028)

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SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT NIH FUNDING Closed sessions of institute and center Advisory Counsel meetings are now permitted. This is where grant applications are discussed and approved for potential funding. Open sessions where there are public presentations and discussions are still not allowed.

submitted 23 days ago • 11 comments

Ah, the millennial experience of “every time you get some measure of financial and career stability, the world decides to do something extraordinarily stupid again”

submitted 23 days ago • 214 comments

We we just talking about this last night: What is the obsession over groups of people that are ~1% of the population, just trying to live their life? How insecure do you have to be in your being to be threatened by 1% of the population? My god get a hobby.

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I know that Trans Youth Emergency Project could use donations. Perhaps they even need some volunteers. southernequality.org/tyep/

submitted 28 days ago • 11 comments

BIG FUCKING L FOR THE COLONIAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HIRES

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It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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My MD representation at work. I appreciate the 3 of them. Obviously, NIH is in their jurisdiction. But, I'm really glad to see them leading on this.

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This reminds me a bit of govt' shutdowns in the past: essential employees could come in and take care of the flies (fly stocks require a monthly change of food, at minimum). The reasoning being that if we let the animals die, it might be destruction of federal property. 1/n

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Applying by 2/3/25 is a small time-investment given the potential positives for your undergraduate classes. An additional upside for participants— becoming part of a professional network with shared experiences & aspirations. Community support is always important during challenging times.

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"Black people made up half of all births in D.C. but accounted for 90 percent of pregnancy-related deaths between 2014 to 2018...white people constituted 30 percent of births but did not experience a single maternal death." @urbanbushwoman9.bsky.social for @51st.news 51st.news/study-shows-...

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🧪🧑‍🔬 We are actively recruiting graduate students in the lab right now at UM! If you are, or know a student looking to do cool research involving cell signaling, development, and 🔬, please share with your networks. For more information, checkout the link below. rfhs.myjboard.io/jobs/1054626...

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