California leads the way. Again. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/15/g...

Every day that RFK Jr. remains HHS Secretary endangers the lives of millions. Enough is enough. Congress has the power stop him. We applaud @rephaleystevens.bsky.social for taking action, and we're calling on our other reps. to do the same! Join us in the fight: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

Agree, NIH staff saved the day. Despite their heroic effort, the bad multiyear funding (MYF) policy from Vought's OMB means fewer grants, fewer cures, & research workforce brain drain. Any NIH appropriations bill must include language that limits the use of MYF in FY2026 - or this trend continues.

Political appointees should not be dictating the scientific conclusions of federal science agencies. This is wildly inappropriate of Secretary Kennedy and devastatingly dangerous for public trust in the CDC as a scientific authority. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...

Congrats to my colleague Dr. Theanne Griffith @doctheagrif.bsky.social for receiving a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience award! ⭐️ 🧠 ⭐️ www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

Ask any woman in STEM if they, along with Sen Warren, knew Larry Summers was a misogynistic prick 20 years ago when he was president of Harvard, and let’s be clear, this institution enables and empowers these gross men and always has….from 2005:

Bauman and Schumann labs enjoying #SFN25

Really disappointing that our #NIH colleagues will NOT be at @sfn.org this year, will NOT be discussing science, will NOT be advising us on grants, will NOT be sharing results or advancing research. 🤐

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

USC rejects compact www.latimes.com/california/s...

My op-ed just came out discussing how NIH leadership is failing early career researchers and, importantly, how we can push back and take our future into our own hands.

The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025. Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

Video: What science says about tylenol and autism with Aubyn Stahmer, director of UC Davis MIND Institute youtu.be/8CcGalZFvvw?...

Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o... Today’s announcement distracts from the urgent scientific work needed to understand the true causes of autism and to develop better supports and interventions for autistic people and their families. - Alison Singer

Taking a little break from reality…

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

"STAT’s analysis of NIH Reporter data reveals that the agency will still fund far fewer new projects this year, due to a change in how it awards grants...the number of R grants issued has dropped much more precipitously — from 5,633 to 3,758 newly funded projects."

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly complex

Great episode of Last Week Tonight about Trump vs. Higher Education www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk94...

A month ago, RFK Jr. called his CDC director “unimpeachable.” Then she refused to sign off on his plan to put little kids’ health at risk, and he fired her. RFK Jr. should resign.

“How many more Americans must die before lawmakers ban these weapons of war?” - John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety We’ve had a federal assault weapons ban before, it’s past time for Congress to do it again: Text BAN to 644-33.

Heartbroken for all of the parents this morning reminding their kids what to do in an active shooter situation.

We are thrilled to announce that OneNeuro Co-Director Patricia Janak, Ph.D., has been elected as the 2026-2027 President of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). @janaklab.bsky.social View the official announcement: www.sfn.org/publications...

The regime halted all federal grants then told UC administration if they pay $1 billion they could have them back. It’s like ransomware. UC is a public university system and we cannot do this. So, no grants = no research and labs will shut down. Are we great yet? dailybruin.com/2025/08/09/a...

Illuminating illustration of why folks need to be careful in discussions of the ‘replication crisis’ in science. Lack of replication may arise due to ‘hidden variables’ that, when revealed, are key to understanding the phenomenon under study. 🧪

“To the scientists wondering if there will even be an NIH by the end of this administration, this committee’s resounding message is: ‘Yes, Congress has your back’,” said @murray.senate.gov We’re not near the finish line yet - but this is a strong step in the right direction. zurl.co/AzSK7

Today's jobs report shows 24,000 factory jobs lost in the past three months. Trump’s first term brought a manufacturing recession. Now his reckless tariffs are making Americans worse off, again.

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n... via @statnews.com

New Science story about multi-year funding and it potential catastrophic consequences www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n

“Withholding or suspending these funds would jeopardize that trust and hinder progress on critical health challenges facing our nation. Ultimately, this is about finding cures and seeing them through to fruition.” www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

📣 UPCOMING EVENT ALERT - 🗓️ Thursday, July 17 🕒 3PM PT 📍 Online 📞 Join the call campaign to defend science. 🔗 scan the QR code or RSVP here ➡️ actionnetwork.org/events/calli... #StandUpForScience #SummerFightForScience

As a scientist who studied animal behavior, this is extremely alarming. There is no way to test behavior/cognition in an organoid. If you could, that organoid would be conscious & deserving of protections as well. Either neuroscience should be forbidden forever or these sacrifices are necessary.

Journalist freaks out researchers because of incomplete understanding of how NIH works drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/j...

Please comment on this! The complexity of living systems cannot be fully recapitulated by in vitro or computational approaches alone. While advances in non-animal model technologies offer complementary tools, they lack the full physiological and developmental context of a living organism.

Well, this happened yesterday... www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/nih-announce... I assume that this pertains only to applications that focus on therapeutic development and not those addressing fundamental biology or mechanism. But I am wary about making assumptions... 1/2

This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better. But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.

When federal funding for medical research is cut, it’s not just budgets that suffer — people do. As the @aamctoday.bsky.social’s chief scientific officer Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH points out, many dedicated researchers are losing their jobs. More in @thehill.com: thehill.com/homenews/edu...

“Research cannot be turned off and on like a light switch,” writes Heather Pierce, JD, MPH, @aamctoday.bsky.social’s senior director for science policy and regulatory counsel, in a reflection about the impact of NIH grant terminations.

These two are unstoppable! Congrats @doctheagrif.bsky.social and @elisazhang.bsky.social

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

Okay, colleagues, we need to be paying attention here 👇👇👇 This is the first case for #NIH grant terminations to go to court. Thx @scott-delaney.bsky.social for updating us!!

This #FathersDay, we’re excited to launch #FathersWhoCare, a global campaign uniting 16 partners to normalize caregiving & inspire men to champion gender equality. Together, we’re building a world where caregiving is valued and shared by all. 👉 www.mothersinscience.com/dads

"They went public in the face of a “culture of fear and suppression” they say Trump’s administration has spread through the federal civil service." zurl.co/EZcMO #BethesdaDeclaration #StandUpForScience

Stopping a clinical trial or research project then trying to start it up years later is like stopping the construction of an aircraft carrier and trying to start it up years later. That fails. There are only so many experts, and so many places to do the work, and they schedule years out.