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Assistant Professor of hematology/oncology @ucirvine.bsky.social studying DNA damage and repair, cancer etiology, and cancer health disparities 🧬🧫🔬 https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/pannunziolab/
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A federal judge blocked Trump's sweeping executive order ending government support for DEI programs

The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

Very important to get this word out!

I Used to Run the N.I.H. Here’s What Worries Me. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

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

Busy changing everyone's NOAs? 🤔

I just contacted my representative in congress, please do the same! We need to be vocal about what this administration is doing to destroy biomedical research! www.house.gov/representati...

Sadly, our colleague and friend Scott Hawley passed away this morning. He was an irreplaceable presence and force for good in the meiosis an Drosophila communities and will be sorely missed.

So we’ve lost Pubmed…

Aaaaaaaaand PubMed is now a 403 Forbidden error.

Have they completely lost their mind? A freeze to all federal spending. Just a blanket statement with no details? As if no one is depending on this funding. Upending 95% of the government and economy to get rid of the 5% that triggers them on their revenge tour www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

Now more than ever it's important for communities that support science to band together. The future of cancer health disparity research in the US is in jeopardy. If you're interested in connecting to other disparities researchers on bsky, I can add you to this starter pack 💪🧬🩸💉🔬 go.bsky.app/HyLFqvg

There is a lot of bad news this week, but the end of the NIH diversity supplement program is hitting hard. I will be looking here for ideas about direct action.