Does anyone remember what it was like when a new president didn’t literally impact every single aspect of your life? Ah the good ole days….

We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences go.nature.com/4pBArFH

Thank you @pennmedicine.bsky.social for highlighting my journey and this recognition.I'm honored to received the 2026 @asbmb.bsky.social Ruth Kirschstein Award for Maximizing Access in Science. — rooted in a vision to remove barriers and ensure everyone has the opportunity to contribute to science.

Truly astounding what the scientific method can teach us and ultimately reduce suffering Go #STEM More and more, the US will be importing discoveries instead of exporting them. Due to the manufactured funding crisis! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Amen!!! 🙏🏼

Participate in this peculiar American moment and watch Jimmy Kimmel's monologue today youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...

Must listen 867: College Disorientation one.npr.org/i/fis-113428...

Why is the guy who said we should inject bleach into our arm suddenly dipping back into medicine? #autism Besides his megalomaniac narcissistic personality disorder, I think he thinks it will win the #Nobel Peace Prize 😜, which his ego seems fixated on. Should we should give him a Qiagen mini

Remember… Correlation is not causation.

I was trying to remember what grade this would be taught in… It was a LONG time ago. 😂

“Recent federal cuts to research funding threaten lifesaving biomedical research, hobble U.S. economic competitiveness & jeopardize the health of Americans who depend on cutting-edge medical science and innovation,” a UC spokesperson said in a statement after Lin held the most recent hearing.

Super pleased to announce our latest suggesting the cell of origin for #SCLC is most likely the basal cell @nature.com, not the accepted neuroendocrine cell. Implications for the earliest events in cancer, & providing new models of tuft-like cancer. rdcu.be/eGUtj

Oh my god. This musical number by a famous #Disney character is savage. Thank you @colbertlateshow.bsky.social. #Disney #ABC #DonaldTrump and #BrendanCarr won't be happy if you widely circulate this. So shut your trap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGD...

Occasionally I dip my toe into MAGA-friendly social media waters. Just to see Man, those people be cray-cray “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities” —Voltaire

An illustration for our times

“And to science” dear sir

Reupping support for journalism outlets not beholden to corporate interests. When everything is a commodity, it's worth asking where your news is coming from. What are your favorites? Mine are @apnews.com @propublica.org @theguardian.com @pbsnews.org @motherjones.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social

UC Berkeley told 160 faculty, staff and students that their names were included in files shared with the federal government related to "alleged antisemitic incidents." We hear from one of them.

From Milton Mayer's "They Thought They Were Free" I first read it in November and I'm rereading it now. It crushing feeling the exact same things as this academic did. It's the same process.

Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer go.nature.com/4gzoMmI

Super pleased to announce our latest suggesting the cell of origin for #SCLC is most likely the basal cell @nature.com, not the accepted neuroendocrine cell. Implications for the earliest events in cancer, & providing new models of tuft-like cancer. rdcu.be/eGUtj

Pro-tip to avoid being targeted by the govt. Don’t mention all the hateful things he said, just talk about the cakes you are not going to bake in Colorado. Sen. Chris Murphy on the canceling of critics of … www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...

I always thought *even a broken clock* is right twice a day, but turns out some clocks are truly never correct. RFK Jr. panned mental health screenings in schools. Here are 3 things to know : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...

In a civilized society, a person who suggested murdering unhoused people would be forever shunned

After three years I feel ready to enter a new phase of patient empowerment by publicly disclosing my own disgnosis. This went live today and all good. news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-cente...

My heart goes out to friends and colleagues who’ve had their #cancer research grants/work so callously and heartlessly suspended. You and your team’s lifelong dedication and toil to improve human health and eradicate human suffering is not without witness. 💛💔 #saveSTEM

People act like Harvard “takes” government money. Harvard SUCCESSFULLY COMPETES for research grants and DOES THE IMPORTANT WORK the government pays for. New America loves self-harm.

A note to bullies: If you want to be successful, pick on someone who has no experience with bullies, or has lived a comfortable life, and can be caught by surprise. Good Luck (!) picking on those who have fought their whole lives for something.

I’m definitely in the Truman Show.

The @NYTimes has done a fantastic job on explaining what the Trump administration’s savage cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Are others also seeing in-person seminars from visiting scientists being canceled due to the (unnecessary) national funding crisis? These in-person visits have been so valuable for collaborations and scientific connections. It is yet one more devastating consequence to #STEM research

I am just curious how everyone feels about the fact that they’ve worked their entire lives, decades!, for their brilliant scientific and medical breakthroughs, to know that over HALF of America would just prefer to take #ivermectin. No matter the malady, these kids just want dewormer. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now It’s complete crap to call some of these “DEI grants” when they fund exceptional science including cancer. It doesn’t matter who is doing the work—it’s excellent and important work. www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g...

Our lab frequently used BioRender to aid our grant submissions and publications—simplifying complex mechanisms of tumor evolution into beautiful schematics! Here is an example in one of our winning grants. #BioRenderForGrants

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Today, as we recognize and celebrate Juneteenth, the AACR highlights the importance of research to understand and address the many factors that contribute to cancer health disparities, from biological to socioeconomic drivers of inequitable outcomes. cancerprogressreport.aacr.org/disparities/

Raygun is on it 😂

I am not sure, crisis of trust, sure, also crisis of ignorance, crisis of education, crisis of magical thinking…. How many neurons rubbing together does it take to understand a dewormer doesn’t cure all human ailments? 🤷🏻‍♀️  Mostly just worms. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

June 14, we protest nationwide. Join us and millions of others showing up to protest Trump's regime on the day of his military parade & birthday. We don't have kings and wannabe dictators in America. We're a country of, by, and for the people. See you in the streets. Learn more at nokings.org.

There are 7,591 words in the U.S. Constitution. Not one is "bible", "Jesus", "Judeo", "Christian" or "God". Separation of church and state guarantees ALL Americans the right to practice ANY religion. Or none. Which part of "religious freedom" is not as clear as a church bell?

IMHO one reason being a professor is stressful (and professors are constantly late and absent-minded) is that it's not just one job, it's three or four jobs in a trenchcoat. Plowed away the past few days catching up on research stuff and now I'm even more behind on email and admin 😢 It never ends

Science is under attack. The NIH, the NSF, and our research universities. So today, I have a message for America's scientists: youtu.be/MeoZDPy5cIY?...

It is really important for everyone to provide a comment against having politically appointment people review and recommend grants at NIH, NSF, DOE, etc. Please, please take a few moment to #RT and to send in a comment opposing Schedule F.

No kings, masters, overlords or any of that bullshit. Time to take the country back.

#MAGA, you know when someone cuts in front of you a little too close in traffic, so you follow them home and burn their house down with pets and children inside. That’s today’s Christian Right leading way!

This Is Embarrassing And Disturbing… 🇨🇦🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇰🇳🇱🇫🇷 Canada, Germany, England, Denmark, Netherlands, and France all have travel advisory warnings for visiting America. Let that sink in.