When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety Who knows what will happen now Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC (europepmc.org )

Despite These Times...my department is hiring! I really like my department, we have a good mix of disciplines and organisms and we're really low-drama. We also get pizza at faculty meeting. So if you're a computational and structural biologist, join us! 🧪 jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/260...

Who’s shaping the future of cell biology? 🌟 Find out at the MBoC 2025 Early Career Award Webinar (Part 1) → Oct 7, 12–1 pm ET. Free registration 👉 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

SPECIAL REPORT: Anthony G. Letai to be named NCI director The Dana-Farber (@danafarber.bsky.social) and Harvard physician-scientist is an inspired choice, colleagues say https://cancerletter.com/nci/20250925_1/

2-mile walk at the Lake View Cemetery.🚶‍♀️

Early afternoon walk. #HappySaturday

Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.

Dinner with friends. #HappyFriday

Taking a break from writing. #candlelightconcert

The University of California, Berkeley, said on Friday that it provided the names of students, faculty and staff in cases of alleged antisemitism to the federal government, complying with the Trump administration’s investigation of universities it has accused of failing to protect Jewish students.

Full professor complaining to an assistant professor on how hard it is to get funding nowadays

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...

Photo dump.

Very important issue to track. Congress needs to assert its authority.

Follow the #NIH on Bluesky!

I’ve had a lab for less than 3yrs. In that time the costs of many science reagents have grown faster than inflation. I ordered an antibody today that I paid $383 for in 2023- today with a good promotion, I paid $467. Tariffs on top of that. Other easy examples: Grids are up about 30% Gloves up 25%

the crisis in which the University of Chicago is now engulfed -- one entirely of its own making, and which has led to the (hopefully temporary) suspension of admissions into numerous PhD programs in the humanities -- represents I think a seismic event in the history of American higher education 1/

I wanted a light-bulb for a tail-light from Germany. DHL tells me that they cannot carry it for me... because Trump tariffs. This is all so stupid. Business needs predictability, not chaos and capricious whims of a wannabe dictator. America, we are better than this. Why are you tolerating it?

ASM, ASBMB, ASCB & FASEB are deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court ruling allowing cancellation of $800M in NIH grants, threatening labs, jobs, and early-career scientists. Stable funding is vital for U.S. science. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

Students & early-career scientists—don’t miss out! ✈️ #ASCB Travel Grants can help you get to #CellBio2025. Apply today: 👉 www.ascb.org/grants/ascb-... #CellBiology

At the candy store.

SCOTUSBlog story about NIH Grant Termination case www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/supr...

The backdrop of our joint departmental retreat. Too bad I had to leave early to work on a grant app.

My NIA PO said they have “closed the books” on this fiscal year. So my 10% scored Alzheimer’s R01 goes back into the lottery 😭 (I resubmitted it).

I have NIGMS R35, impact score 12 NIHGRI R21, 4th percentile NHGRI R01, 7th percentile (co-I) and it seems like none will be funded. 0/3. PO (who has been very helpful) said "Unfortunately, I do not expect this application will be selected for funding in FY25." 😭

Just heard the same from NIDA PO: “Your application will get council clearance on Sept 3, however it's unlikely the funding plan will go through in the fall, most likely funding decisions will get pushed to later in 2026, once NIH has a budget.”

Rough estimate, half of US labs closed in the next couple of years. Those lucky enough to get paid this cycle will surely sit out on submitting for a bit, right? Right?

No. It just means NoFOs won't be published in the NIH Guide, just in Grants,gov.

Summer. Chagrin River Park. Ramen. #HappyWeekend

Here is the Science story on the "priorities" memo... www.science.org/content/arti...

"Staff must review studies for those that do not align with agency priorities” but "NIH continues to support projects across the full spectrum of topics." "There is no list of banned words" but "staff have to check grants for terms that might violate Trump policies." Well, that clears that up.

Paywalled article in Chronicle of Higher Education: www.chronicle.com/article/thei... Archived article: archive.ph/lNkk7

The numbers of women in science falls substantially at the transition from postdoc to independent investigator/ PI So what can we do to prevent this? One initiative we now organise annually at #EACR is the highly successful 'Women in Leadership' workshop ⏬ #WomenInScience 🧪 @helloeacr.bsky.social

Important- if you had an illegally terminated grant that was reinstated, you might not be safe. Staff are being told that grants *may* be canceled after October 1st, 2025 if not "in line with agency priorities". POs are being muzzled and can't tell grantees directly. #NIH #NIH_funding

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

STAT story about the Executive Order Lots here. I will pick a few sections for comment. www.statnews.com/2025/08/08/t... 1/7

Nature story about the Executive Order... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We are recruiting a new PI at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social, Associate or Full Professor. This is an amazing place to do cognitive neuroscience, in the heart of London. If you or someone you know might be interested, please pass it on. #neuroskyence www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

The Supreme Court is reviewing a vitally important NIH case on its shadow docket. It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok. We must speak up now. 1/

New ArsTechnica story about the new steaming pile of Executive Order... arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Well, this is a huge Executive Order power grab... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/3

No matter how your week is going, we’ll save a spot for you at NIH Vigils. Laugh, cry, renew your oath of office. Then get honks from cars and the occasional bus. Saturdays at 10 am Medical Center Metro Station

New Story in The Atlantic about NIH www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... 1/3

And it's not just about COVID vaccines. It directly halts federally-funded studies testing mRNA vaccines that could treat pancreatic cancer, brain tumors, melanoma, & other deadly diseases. Moderna was on the verge of a cancer vaccine, & this administration pulled the funding.

News item: RFK Jr replaces handle on Broad Street pump

Vought may block any new NIH awards on 8/15 and run out the clock to the end of the fiscal year so the $ goes back to treasurey....

The Trump administration effectively created a de facto bathroom ban at Brown University and none of the major media is covering it, and if they do, they character it as about sports. This is how the trans visa ban was enacted and characterized. www.advocate.com/news/transge...

this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025

Applications are now open for the 2026 SDB Science Communication Internship. Graduate student and postdoc members of the Society for Developmental Biology are eligible to apply. Deadline: August 15. Learn more: www.sdbonline.org/science_comm...