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This is sort of flying under the radar, but check out this list of amazing scientists! So excited to have them join the FHS program, and they should be celebrated! www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...

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🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives. This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle. 🧵(1/5)

submitted 14 days ago • 40 comments

New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 19 days ago • 10 comments

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 20 days ago • 7 comments

Remember folks, the budget cuts for NSF and NIH can still be stopped. That is a luxury not granted to our agency science colleagues who have or could still lose their jobs from the top down. So - Fight! Speak up! Pay attention!

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

The bipartisan framing of Chinese people as dangerous to the United States has been building up for years and has created this deeply racist and xenophobic opening for the Trump administration. I stand with my Chinese colleagues and all of our Chinese students. 🧪

submitted 25 days ago • 17 comments

Defending universities is critical for democracy, because it is defending freedom of thought!

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too

submitted 30 days ago • 9 comments

Vote today for SfN leadership! Ellen Lumpkin and Irene Tracey both there! www.directvote.net/SfN/

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Please double check the expiration date on any NOFO you are applying do. They are updated on the form, (Expiration date) with a link to the notice, but other aspects aren't edited.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Excellent interview with @baym.lol. This is all so destructive and senseless. Please share to spread the word.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Even though it is spring....it seems to have gotten dark lately...."Within the last several days, Harvard University has received letters from most federal agencies indicating that nearly all of HMS’s active, direct federal grants have been terminated."

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

submitted 40 days ago • 146 comments

New op-ed in @nature.com: The Trump administration's assault on freedoms and the rule of law is an existential threat to US science. We urge scientists to speak out in defense of freedoms, not just funding. With Andrea Liu @upenn.edu and Sidney Nagel of UChicago! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 41 days ago • 5 comments

TOMORROW 12pm PT/3pm ET, academic workers across the country are organizing to call Senators and Representatives, particularly from historically “red” districts, to sign onto to letters supporting federal research funding. Register here to join the phonebank: form.laborbase.org/251246245216...

submitted 42 days ago • 3 comments

NSF programs are critical to US prosperity. NIH mostly biomedical. NSF spans all physical and social sciences. Fighting the attacks: Democracy Forward, Public Citizen, Protect Democracy links: democracyforward.org/action/donate/ www.citizen.org/article/publ... protectdemocracy.org/donate/

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

I will fly to anywhere in the United States on my own dime to talk to people about basic science! I encourage all of you, particularly senior scientists to make this commitment. If you are looking for material ask @karalmarshall.bsky.social She has put together an amazing basic talk!

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Gave a talk at my parents’ retirement community to describe how science is done, and what is at stake. There was a ton of interest, and anyone can do this. Get the word out about how science affects everyone. I’m happy to share slides with anyone who asks- just get in touch! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cig

submitted 51 days ago • 17 comments

The president is recommending a 40% cut to next year’s NIH budget. This would be disastrous for our nation’s health and economy. Please contact your representatives, especially if they are Republicans, and tell them why this cannot happen. An easy option: 5calls.org

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

Nice article in NY Times today about AgRP neurons, GLP1s, and hunger. By Gina Kolata. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/h...

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, has fired 1,300 employees and cancelled more than $2 billion in federal research grants. https://cbsn.ws/4daiCrv

submitted 56 days ago • 38 comments

An example of what we in the NIH Intramural program can accomplish. Excited to share our latest paper in close collaboration with Nick Ryba's group. We examined how inflammation transforms representation in somatosensory neurons to cause pain. Lots of surprises here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 61 days ago • 6 comments

Giving a talk to my parents’ retirement community about the history of science funding in the US and collecting stories about the unexpected payoffs from investing in basic science. Please share your favorites!

submitted 68 days ago • 3 comments

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

submitted 75 days ago • 15 comments

Great crowd in Houston today! It’s good to be with people who care!

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o... Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security

submitted 80 days ago • 19 comments

ICYMI (especially if you work in Democratic politics): Cutting cancer research is one of the things Americans are most worried about. And one of the things they’ve heard the least about. According to polls from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social: 1/

submitted 92 days ago • 19 comments

Despite all of waves around, the Sheahan Lab is putting one foot in front of the other and is looking for a research technician. A great position for someone interested in gaining more neuroscience experience in itch & pain before applying for grad/med school: shorturl.at/DW3fU 🧠 #PainResearch

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

I hadn’t planned to say anything but it felt good to speak up and have my voice heard. Thank you to @benjaminjriley.bsky.social for giving us a platform @standupforscience.bsky.social Austin

submitted 107 days ago • 9 comments

At its core, this is a fight to maintain rule of law and fight fascism. Support legal funds!

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

Cannot literally stand up for science today, but I am with you all in spirit! Showing up builds community and is a display of solidarity, which is so important these days. In the words of Murrow: “we will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason”.

submitted 108 days ago • 3 comments

Texas's reliance on federal funds faces challenges as Trump and Musk plan $2 trillion budget cuts, impacting services and infrastructure. trib.al/sCTnx46

submitted 108 days ago • 2 comments

TODAY IS THE DAY, Y'ALL! WE STAND UP FOR SCIENCE! Honored to present our speakers for today's rally at 4pm on the south Capitol steps: Rep. Lloyd Doggett Dr. John Wallingford Dr. Juli Berwald Dr. Andrea Gore Dr. Tyrone Porter Want to find me at the event? Look for the man in the white Stetson!

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

What did I learn in this whole thing? Shit’s expensive. Help save science by financing a porta pottie! #standupforscience2025

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