NEW: A serious staffing shortage — of the Trump admin's own making — is delaying the agency's ability to send billions to universities around the country, leaving labs reeling in the meantime. “I thought we were at rock bottom”, a senior NIH official said. “We are below rock bottom now.”

How exciting to see Lauren in the 2026 graduation ceremony 👩‍🎓! And how proud of her for earning a distinction in research ⭐️ Congrats to her and to the entire 2026 Class!

Looking forward to the 20th Troina meeting on the genetics of neurodev disorders in Sicily 🌋 Kudos to the organizers for the 🤯speakers lineup (on 🦋: @sbaulac.bsky.social @naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social @girirajan.bsky.social @svergult.bsky.social) meeting2026.oasi.en.it Cc @simonsfoundation.org

New research reveals autism risk genes are shared across ancestries | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Genetic analyses published in Nature Medicine define the genetic landscape of autism in Latin American populations and identify significant overlap with other ancestries. go.nature.com/4sRozk5 🧬🧪

Excited to see the first paper of the Genomics of #Autism in Latin American Ancestries (GALA) finally out in @natmed.nature.com! Big congrats to Marina Natividad Avila & @jdbux.bsky.social! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Led by Dr. Joseph Buxbaum, based on one of the largest autism genomic studies of Latin American individuals to date, this study provides strong evidence genetic architecture of #Autism is consistent across diverse populations. CHECK OUT FULL STUDY in Nature Medicine 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PRESS RELEASE | New Research Reveals Autism Risk Genes Are Shared Across Ancestries | Large-scale genomic analysis of Latin American cohort supports universal genetic architecture of #Autism & advances equity in precision medicine. 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

We're hiring! The Hoffman lab at Yale is recruiting for Post-Doctoral Associate and Post-Graduate Associate positions available immediately. Join us! www.hoffmanlab.net/jobs #zebrafish #zebrafishjobs

What a night for #RareDisease research & community! 🦓 🏈 Congrats all draft picks and especially our very own @jer0luk.bsky.social! A million thank you to The DDX3X Foundation & Uplifting Athletes!

Don't forget to JOIN US as #WeTackleRare at the Young Investigator Draft on Jan 31st at Lincoln Financial Field. Learn More 👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026 #RareDiseases

INCREDIBLY PROUD! @UpliftingAth, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the rare disease community, has awarded @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Dr. @jer0luk.bsky.social a research grant as a member of their 2026 Young Investigator Draft Class. HUGE CONGRATS Jeronimo 🎉Learn More👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026

In 2025, departures of govt scientists outnumbered new hires by a ratio of 11 to 1. This reduction in STEM PhDs translates to 106k yrs of federal work experience across 10,000 employees. These talents will take their expertise elsewhere. Experience is indispensable. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

I'm looking to hire a postgraduate research associate in Computational Psychiatry for my new lab at Yale. Please see link below for details & help RT 🙏 postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...

Announcing the 2026 edition of the EMBO workshop on RNA localization and local translation! This meeting will be held June 30 - July 4 near Porto, Portugal. Come for exciting updates in the field from both established investigators and trainees. See the link below for details!

We are thrilled (and not nervous at all 🤪) to announce that our very own Lauren Dierdorff 💫 will defend her PhD on Dec 10! Lauren’s research examines the circuits underlying motor deficits in #DDX3X syndrome 🧠 Go Lauren!🍀💪

So excited about the 2026 DDX3X International Conference in Genova, Italy🐬 Looking forward to meet many #DDX3X families and share our research! Stay tuned for the program! @ddx3x-es.bsky.social #raredisease @sinaibrain.bsky.social

Apply! It's a great experience and you get to meet very cool people. Let me know if you want to know more 🧪

Any parents of kids with #Ddx3x on Bluesky?

NIH Study Sections are on hold...again. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...

Last year, we helped 100 students save $31K in grad school app fees, giving students from underserved communities the freedom to apply widely. This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams. 🎓 You can change that. 💸 Donate to open 110 new doors. givebutter.com/supportCL

DDX3X can cause a neurodevelopmental disorder in males. 🧬 📢 A new cohort of affected males broadens the spectrum. ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

✨ Applying for fellowships? Check out 40+ successful sample applications from: NSF-GRFP, PD Soros, HHMI Gilliam, Ford, NIH F31 …and more! Get inspired and strengthen your own application by learning from winners in your field. 🔗 cientificolatino.com/writing-center

“How does a brain take shape?” Neurobiologist @bassemh.bsky.social on the embryonic cells that fold into the neural tube and become the brain. Discover more in The Brain’s Secret. #Biology #Neuroscience #Brain #Education #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement

HAPPENING NOW! Visit the Icahn School of medicine #SURP4US Poster Session as @wellesley.edu's Kayla Quinlan, mentored by the DeRubeis Lab, presents her summer research project on “Characterizing olfactory bulb development in a mouse model of DDX3X syndrome”. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social NOT TO MISS!

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

🎉 Big congratulations to GSMI-NYC 2022 scholar, @michae1flores.bsky.social, on being awarded the prestigious HHMI Gilliam Fellowship! 🌟 We are so proud of you leading the way for the next generation of scientists!

A reminder that the mRNA vaccine technology saved millions of lives during the Covid pandemic and received the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine

Incredibly proud to see our alumnus Michael Flores among the 2025 Gilliam Fellows 🥹 Congratulations to Michael and all other Fellows!

New Science story about the beginnings of grant reinstatement. www.science.org/content/arti...

Today, SfN joins communities across the nation in celebrating #Juneteenth — a day that honors freedom, resilience, and progress. We celebrate the remarkable contributions of Black neuroscientists whose research has expanded our understanding of the brain and improved lives worldwide. #neurosky

What? Some good news on a Friday? Parent Fellowship Notices of Funding Opportunities are up! F30, F31, F32, F33 grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Today is DDX3X Awareness Day! 12th June marks the fifth annual International DDX3X Day! Share our expert-written guide, freely available online at bit.ly/3VlQ0D5 #DDX3X #RareChromo #GeneDisorder #ChromosomeX #AwarenessDay #Unique #FamilySupport

the reissued NOFO for theRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) is finally published! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

NEW STUDY from Adele Mossa, Lauren Dierdorff, Jeronimo Lukin, Silvia De Rubeis, et al. unveils sex-specific molecular signatures when Ddx3x is missing, impacting the neuronal proteome, protein synthesis machinery & nucleoli structure. Learn More @natcomms.nature.com 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to be in Milan for #eshg2025! If you’re interested in leading analysis of large, diverse cohorts with WGS and cellular genomic data in Australia, I’d be keen to chat - we’re looking to fill a variety of senior comp bio roles: populationgenomics.org.au/careers/ #eshg25

Thanks Giannina for organizing this at @canacn.bsky.social. It was so much fun! It was great seeing you and @arrudacarvalho.bsky.social again and meeting so many new friends! @kundakoviclab.bsky.social @ivazovkic.bsky.social @walkerde.bsky.social @iordanova.bsky.social @deryasargin.bsky.social

To all those descending onto Toronto for the @canacn.bsky.social annual meeting, as program chair I hope you have an exciting meeting and enjoy our featured speakers @franklandlab.bsky.social @yulonglilab.bsky.social @neurovoice.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social and Kerry Ressler #CAN2025

Join us at CAN for genomic fun!

OPT is the program that allows foreign students graduating with STEM degrees stay and work for up to three years. Because of the oversubscribed H-1B lottery, OPT is one of the main ways that foreign students manage to transition to jobs in the US. Ending it would destroy a major STEM pipeline.

If you are at @canacn.bsky.social , don't miss our symposium on Thurs 1:30 pm: A genomics approach towards understanding sex differences in cognition, mental health, and neurodevelopment. w @descalzi.bsky.social @ivazovkic.bsky.social @derubeislab.bsky.social @walkerde.bsky.social See you there!

NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants. 👀 List of impacted opportunities: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Important new study by @lotsb.bsky.social and colleagues on #DDX3X variants in males 🧬🧠 Comment to the new insights provided by the study and future directions 👇🏼 urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt... @ddx3x-es.bsky.social @rarediseasesint.bsky.social

New Forbes story about the economic consequences of science cuts. www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... Thoughtful and thorough analysis. 1/n

New paper from our lab! Happy to contribute to this collective effort, advancing our understanding of DDX3X and its role in #DDX3Xsyndrome

Sex-specific perturbations of neuronal development caused by mutations in the autism risk gene DDX3X www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natcomms.nature.com @derubeislab.bsky.social