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Canceled health research: “The N.I.H. “regularly examines its research portfolio” to determine which projects are “the most meritorious,” Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for [HHS], said…” What nonsense. gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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A study finds, US based academic research institutes account for 50% of new medical drugs in the last 4 years. 🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u... #science #savescience #stat

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🍂 👿 NIH Funding Cuts: Impacts on US Economy & Employment 🧪 Projected losses due to Indirect Cost Cuts to 15% Not including cuts in research & training grant funding

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“ …you just get more money every year. That’s how we got in this problem.” -Darrell Issa Really, Darrell Issa? Cancer research is causing ‘this problem’?

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Don't tell Trump, but the best revenge on Elon would be to fully restore all the NIH and NSF funding that DOGE cut. Ultimate spite move

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Wow. No mink coats or a mansion? No, just a wealthy, gifted athlete making a difference with his riches. #JalenHurts

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In 2019, NIAID proposed an ambitious scientific network focused on pandemic preparedness, research, and response - the "CREID Network". Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout. We were just notified the whole network is terminated. Reason? 👇

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“ …you just get more money every year. That’s how we got in this problem.” -Darrell Issa Really, Darrell Issa? Cancer research is causing ‘this problem’?

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More powerful evidence that race is not genetic (from AllofUs) But “The screening of [NIH] scientists’ communications contrasts with NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya’s promise to foster a culture of free speech.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/05/n...

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One-quarter of all billion-dollar U.S. start-ups have a founder who attended a U.S. university as an international student. In other news... www.nbcboston.com/news/local/h...

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Very interesting development...

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The gutting of US biomedical research with loss of ~2,500 grants affecting research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, infectious disease, global health and much more www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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My colleague and friend @scripps.edu, @ardemp.bskyverified.social, on the NYT front page today

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I learned something new today! #Space #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Photographer #Photography

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Everybody needs to read what is going on inside the NIH. This is what independent journalism looks like, talking to real sources in the middle of a conflict; and not the billionaire-fluffing press paying influential op-ed writers to normalize and whitewash the actions of the current administration.

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The view from inside the NIH. Many disturbing details. Among them: “They said that …staff were …barred from communicating with grantees about executive orders—only science. “As if they don’t bear on the science,” they said.” www.importantcontext.news/p/out-of-his...

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People w/ metastatic breast cancer take cancer therapies for the rest of their lives. But the drugs eventually stop working. A new study shows blood tests can alert them when they need to switch therapies. The approach helps them them stay healthier longer. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... #asco25

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The VA has a huge and sophisticated research arm. This new requirement serves one purpose: to make sure researchers are towing the administration's line. Where does this stop? Do NIH officials have to start vetting all papers from NIH-funded studies?

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You had 300 years to break us. 300 years of trying to erase us, silence us, make us indifferent. And then you invaded. And guess what? You woke us up. Now we’re better. Smarter. Faster. Louder. We’re Ukrainians. We fight. We win. Suck it up, bitches.

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Principal Investigator submitting grant proposals for federal funding Circa June 2025

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This is art.

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I have an opportunity to hire a staff scientist for my lab. Looking for someone with outstanding skillset in ML/statistics, genomics applications; interest in mentoring, strong publication record, PD experience required. Email CV to me+cc my assistant (see 'contact' on my website). Ad to follow.

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A growing body of evidence suggests infections are tied to dementia, and that vaccines may minimize the risk. What do we know about these emerging links, and what is still unclear? Read the article: asm.org/articles/202...

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“All of science is underfunded—and now we really mean it.” Former NSF Director France Córdova on the future of American science. My piece for Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

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NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered its scientists NOT to publish in journals without clearance from the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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🧪Doctors are looking to move to Canada. Recruiters are seeing an increase in interest. Canada will happily oblige in order to deal with their own shortage. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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A lot of Americans used to not want to wear a seat belt. A lot of Americans wanted to be able to smoke indoors. A lot of Americans regularly consume alcohol, which is a carcinogen. Public health isn’t built by popular vote. It’s based on science.

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HIV vaccine research is useful because it is a very difficult virus. Lessons learned from this research has already “led to findings aiding the development of vaccines for other conditions, including COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus disease.”

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HIV vaccine research is useful because it is a very difficult virus. Lessons learned from this research has already “led to findings aiding the development of vaccines for other conditions, including COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus disease.”

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"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger” an $18 Billion cut Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...

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“It’s been very intense emotionally and an extreme added stress that nobody needs. Cancer just shouldn’t be political.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Yuck. The Tijuana River pollution affecting SD isn’t just in the water- now it’s in the air. “the majority of aerosolized chemicals come from polluted water in the Tijuana River which feeds into the Pacific Ocean and are transferred to the air through sea spray.” inewsource.org/2025/05/28/u...

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Cancer shouldn’t be political I just don’t understand why this is all happening and so few care.

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“It’s been very intense emotionally and an extreme added stress that nobody needs. Cancer just shouldn’t be political.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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there’s nothing transparent about changing vaccine policy with no new evidence or change in expert opinion the immediate and unequivocal rebuttals from AAP (pediatricians) and ACOG (OB-GYNs) underscore this point there is no evidence-based argument here if one is to be had, make it

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Friends, I am teaching a virtual professional development workshop through the Association of Science Communicators, focusing on how to measure the impact of your social media communications. Register here: aosc41.wildapricot.org/event-6121762 #SciComm 🧪

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"Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda. The administration is attacking research, health & the environment. We might seem unlikely activists – but we have a duty to dissent." 🧪🔬 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“ US policymakers will need to let go of the idea that factories will produce a cornucopia of jobs as they did in the last century. Rather, the priority should be on leveraging the country’s scientific and technological strengths.” apple.news/AI7F-HPLWSuy...

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