Nixon Lab is hoping to recruit a postdoctoral fellow interested in alcohol-microglia and/or alcohol-neural stem cell interactions in recovery from alcohol-induced brain and behavioral damage/dysfunction. Open fellowships on our NIAAA-funded T32! Please spread the word!

Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.

Hiring: Research Technician and Postdoctoral opportunities! My lab is looking for candidates to join or research in systems neuroscience at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago @uofilsystem.bsky.social. See details below. Please share! lujanlabuic.squarespace.com/joinus

Excellent endogenous opioid symposium in Tromsø by @renatamarchette.bsky.social Slide highlights results from recent metaanalysis of pain sensitivity in opioid users by @martintrostheim.bsky.social & @marieeikemo.bsky.social

Important update about local impacts of funding cuts. Depressing but compelling... Thanks to @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and his team for putting this together. scienceimpacts.org

Reposting this as a reminder that we have an open Research Assistant position - appreciate reposts and passing along to colleagues who may know people who are interested! Details and link to apply are in the second post!

So, I emailed the link: www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec... to my kids, some of my former graduate students and post-docs, and a few other friends. All in all, I shared the link with about 30 people. I asked them to consider signing and to share the link with their own networks. 5/n

I couldn't sleep last night and skimmed through the names on the #BethesdaDeclaration support letter page. First, the good news. (1) There were 18,000+ names and it took me 3 hours. 1/n

*URGENT* please support NIH research and the NIH employees who are standing up for science at the risk of losing their jobs! Sign *TODAY* in support of the Bethesda Declaration. The senate appropriations committee is reviewing the NIH budget Tuesday at 10 am. SHARE widely! 🧪

The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23. Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... 6/n

Our latest now out @pnas.org Huge thanks to the team (a large group of fantastic post-bacs made this possible), NIAAA, and @kahlertumsom.bsky.social for support! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We have multiple openings for basic addiction scientists interested in pursuing translational research within the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine @kahlertumsom.bsky.social apply @ umb.taleo.net/careersectio... and learn about our institute @ addiction.umaryland.edu

It's important to remember that we DO have a choice in compliance. If you are asked to send 5 bullets, it's still YOUR CHOICE to send them. Your decision will be based on life circumstances and the line you draw in the sand; it's different for everyone. But we cannot hide behind "I had no choice".

SPEAKER LINEUP FOR STAND UP FOR SCIENCE ☀️ Here's our list of current speakers—and it's still growing! Come tomorrow to hear some amazing speakers talk about science, their experiences, and the future. #standupforscience2025

Here is a quick screen grab of how to do a search in the Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Any study section should come up using "NIH" as a search term but if you are looking for one in particular, use the SRO's last name.

On Wednesday, the White House issued a new executive order regarding DOGE IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT’S “DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY” COST EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/n

This is a straight ban on purchasing at #NIH — for cancer trials, treating patients, and developing cures. @chrislhayes.bsky.social Almost all purchases at NIH are made on govt credit cards. It’s clear what’s happening: Trump/Musk are blowing up the govt using devious… 1/ www.forbes.com/sites...

Almost all purchases below $100k at NIH are made on govt credit cards. That’s hundreds to thousands a day. Medicine for patients, saline, gauze, research supplies. All now banned. /end

methods that will fly under the radar. They don’t want to say “We’re cancelling NIH research by banning spending money” — because the media would cover that loud and clear. So they say “pause Federal Register postings” “pause govt cards for a month.” Don’t let them get away with this. Be loud. 🧪

BREAKING Project 2025 leader and current OMB head Russ Vought directs all agencies to create plans for large-scale layoffs ("Reductions in Force") by March 13.

The NIH summer internship program was cancelled today. www.reddit.com/r/NIH/commen... Another important summer program that allowed young researchers pathways into STEM, gutted.

"The cuts hit hard in NIH’s [research campuses, primarily in Maryland right outside DC], which make up about 11% of the agency’s $47.4 billion. With 1200 principal investigators, the intramural program is the world’s largest biomedical research institution..." www.science.org/cont...

Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.

IMPORTANT Collecting data to understand and strengthen arguments about the impact of the administration's ill-considered actions and the responses of universities... Please share!

Hilarious. After the DOGErs set up the new government-wide all employee email system in late January OPM, where it is housed, sent out an advisory which states explicitly that no employee ever has to respond to any of the emails. See 4.2 and 4.3. www.opm.gov/media/kfpozk...

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Graduate admissions being put on hold because of the chaos...

🚨 WANT TO HELP US STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? 🚨 Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process! Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG... #standupforscience2025

I have been trying to find the time to move away from the polical hellscape we find ourselves in to finish and share a bluetorial about science. This helps me remember what this is all about. Ironically, it is about the treatment of pain.

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

Know a high school student who loves science? Check out this awesome science communication program called Curious Science Writers: curioussciencewriters.org/summer-progr...

This is a fantastic idea! Please spread the word!

BREAKING: Brazilian prosecutor charges former President Jair Bolsonaro in alleged coup plot

I think anyone who's been paying attention knows this. But it's worth stating clearly. The idea that any of Elon's wilding spree is being done in the name of efficiency is absurd on its face because the terminations are virtually all being done based on duration of service because that creates ...

Over 650 political scientists who have dedicated our lives to the study of democracy & government, have signed this letter enumerating our deep concerns about this administration’s actions that undermine the Constitution and the rule of law. Please share. urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

This is a fantastic idea for scientists looking to make an impact! 📣⬇️

ATTENTION If you are on a study section that was scheduled to meet, please post or DM me with information regarding: 1. The name of the study section 2. The scheduled date 3. Whether the meeting actually occurred THANK YOU

No they aren't. @marcelias.bsky.social is recruiting lawyers to fight this. Please follow him & @democracydocket.com and repost his efforts to all your fellow scientists. Especially those he could help. 🧪📌

Schrodinger's inbox, you're both fired and employed until you check.

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

Always so great to see your former trainees doing great work👇🏼

Check out our latest - depletion of microglia protected against alcohol-induced degeneration. A short report, much more to come! doi.org/10.1007/s114...

Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.

Three weeks until #standupforscience2025! We’ve had incredible support, with volunteers signing up across 25 states – but we’re not stopping there! We’re still looking for passionate advocates who believe in the power of science to make a difference. Sign up today! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...

(Sorry I took a brief timeout for uncontrollable weeping) In other NIH news, I have heard from multiple sources that NIH plans to fire most, if not all, probationary employees this afternoon. The numbers I am hearing are >5000. Lots of folks extramural staff, intramural scientists, etc.

I have had a TON of people asking how they can help...here is what would help us the most right now: SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE! Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!

Get in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Super happy to share this amazing work spearheaded by @jbesheer.bsky.social and Brooke Bender, AKA some of the best collaborators to have! Here's a brief thread on the findings 1/n