🚨 Penn is being pressured by the Trump Admin to sign the “Compact for Academic Excellence,” risking academic freedom & student rights. Tell leadership to say NO. Read the AAUP-Penn statement & sign the petition ✍️: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ju...

This Friday! 🍻🔬 Join us at National Mechanics for a science happy hour! 📅 Friday, Oct 3 ⏰ 4:30–6:00 PM 🎉 10% off drinks 🤝 Connect with Philly’s science community Then head to the FREE First Friday poster session at the Science History Institute! 🔗 tinyurl.com/3z8sh4ax

A must-read for anyone taking out colorectal cancers 🤩

Low dose aspirin (160mg/d) reduced recurrence in people with colon cancer and PI3K mutations. Emblematic of precision, individualized medicine since the data for aspirin across all colon cancer has been mixed. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Young also has found "pervasive racial discrimination in selecting grants" to cut that will require a permanent restraining order to prevent the government from continuing this. He also finds an "unmistakable pattern of discrimination against women’s health".

You will hear me saying this constantly between now and Election Day, so get used to it: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court currently has a 5-2 Democratic majority. Republicans will spend millions this year to defeat the 3 Dems facing retention elections and flip the Court. We *cannot* let them win.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" isn’t the federal budget—it’s a reconciliation bill focused on tax cuts. The real FY26 funding decisions for NIH, NSF, and more are happening now in Congress. www.ascb.org/science-poli...

“On Not Betraying Our Trainees, Especially Now” I won an Extraordinary Achievement Award from the Critical Care Assembly last month The @atscommunity.bsky.social premier journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social TODAY published the remarks I made on that occasion www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/...

"[The House letter] called on appropriations leadership to provide 'at least $51.3 billion' for the NIH’s foundational work in FY 2026. The House recommendation aligns with the FY 2026 funding recommendation set forth by the AAMC-convened Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research."

“Surgeons have unique scientific expertise. We care for patients at the sickest moments of their lives.” In our latest article, @lilygolightly.bsky.social discusses the critical role of surgeons in medical science, & how federal funding allowed her to balance demanding clinical volumes & research.

Go Philly, GO! 💥 Crowds are rising up in the city of liberty to say HELL NO to fascism. It isn’t just a protest—it’s *Philadelphia Freedom* in action. Birthplace of the Revolution, still fighting for freedom. #NoKings

The cost of Trump’s birthday parade put into perspective at Philly’s #NoKings, created with @indivisiblephl.bsky.social.

VIVA! These are the courageous NIH staffers who have spoken out against what the Trump administration is doing to biomedical research in the US. This is incredibly brave and honorable. They need our support. Spread the word. www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...

"It's a horror show. We're under attack in every way all the time," says Sarah Kobrin, who has worked at the National Cancer Institute for more than 21 years. "We're told we're worthless. We're told we're cheats.… They're breaking things that won't be repairable." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

If you weren't angry enough already, here are the rates of non-competitive renewals through May. 4008 Non-competitive renewals were due to be funded in May. The total funded was 99! Some is due to terminations, but most is due to slow grant making due to DOGE review and other impediments. 1/2

SCIENCE ADVOCACY EVENTS THIS WEEK 1️⃣TOMORROW 11AM: 📋West Philly canvassing event organized by @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social. *Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 2️⃣SATURDAY 12PM: ❌👑 March w. @indivisiblephl.bsky.social. PSA community meet at JFK & 15th. *Sign up: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation. Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants: 1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process. 2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers. 3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.

How I like to end clinic. Cases booked to help patients now. A couple more samples in the fridge for the future.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8QGy... cue the song….

Vibes were good this weekend

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Great night at one of my favorite spots. Thank you @reptarikkhan.bsky.social @reprabb.bsky.social @repmaryisaacson.com for representing our big, smart, unequal, beautiful city of “meds and eds”

“The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, is awarding new grants at the slowest pace in at least 35 years.” Great data viz by Aatish Bhatia, Irineo Cabreros, Asmaa Elkeurti and Ethan Singer www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It's time to submit abstracts for ASHG 2025! It's going to be a fantastic meeting in Boston. Hope to see you there! www.ashg.org/meetings/202...

Done!

We had two great 'Night Science' workshops on the creative scientific process in Heidelberg yesterday (at EMBL and at the EMBO PhD Course). Here are the slides if you're interested in running something like this at your place! docs.google.com/presentation...

A superb & (I think) brave piece by @rugbymd.bsky.social in @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social Bulletin Those of us who advocate & work hard in the #diversity and #inclusion space aren’t stopping any time soon Please share/amplify publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/epdf/10.... #SurgSky #MedSky #MedEd #DEI

A great article for editors and aspiring editors everywhere.

I can’t recommend this enough. UNBREAKING, a new project from @lizneeley.bsky.social & co, documents & explains our many concurrent institutional collapses. It’s beautifully executed work, full of intellectual & moral clarity. 3 pages are live, more will come. It’s SO GOOD, & I learned so much.

#Philly Science Jawns, let’s get on the map! We’re happy to help with the coordination of any regional events.

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

Great new tool to help folks volunteer to speak out and share information with the press (even on background, anonymously) actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...

A great resource for information about the economic impacts of federally funded research is IRIS at UMich iris.isr.umich.edu

Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30. *GASP* 😮 We know, it's a big goal. If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.

Throughout America’s history, #Philly has been a hub for science, healthcare, & higher ed. We know these sectors are central to Philly’s economy but it’s time we also consider their role in the region’s cultural identity. A new article by @amandastherrien.bsky.social.

A more lovable spot is just not out there

Brotherly love in action ♥️ Philly

My first post here brings lovely news: just heard that all of my NIH and NSF grants were officially terminated today. Have been expecting this for some time, but still jarring to see the news. Have heard similar news from dozens of colleagues. Will be hard, but we'll find a way forward.

This is such an important shift. For many years the catholic church withheld support for HPV vaccination which prevents cervical cancer. 119,000 women die from this cancer in Africa every year. This full throated support of the HPV vaxx by the church will help uptake. nation.africa/kenya/health...

Simply the best @upenn.bsky.social

Great piece on how publication delays negatively impact careers and the pace of science. We just had a reviewer ask us why it's taken us so long to publish our data. It was because 2 other journals dragged review out for months and months only to reject it. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Night science is improvisations, openness, import/export, puzzle switching, hypothesis liabilities, anthropomorphisms, finding questions, contradictions & awe in science; as we discussed in the legendary Karolinska Institute. 🙏 @kragesteen-lab.bsky.social Christoph Ziegenhain & Rickard Sandberg

Are you a researcher with an AHRQ grant that has been disrupted? This includes terminated grants and grants that have been submitted but not reviewed/scored/funded as would normally be expected. If so, AcademyHealth is collecting these stories and wants to hear from you. DM me and I’ll connect you.

The Trump Admin’s funding cuts in #Philly approach $280 million. The largest cuts have been to the city’s universities and public health organizations.

Gut-wrenching, surreal day in science. Gave a seminar at Harvard on the same day most investigators got NIH grant termination emails. Should I have paid for dinner?? I did try to be as entertaining as possible…

This is incredible.