Slaughtering our golden goose: massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Bogus autism treatments suck the oxygen out of the room for treatments that can help families. I’m running for Congress to help save democracy, but I’m also going to use democracy to save science.

To the Trump voters *finally* waking up to their mistake -- "Sorry" and "I regret voting for him now" isn't enough. DO SOMETHING. Call your Representatives. Join the next protest. Make your voice heard. Help stop the madness. Because "oopsy, my bad" doesn't cut it.

#Expansion #Microscopy hits again. This time you are seeing the #Ichthyosporean #Sphaeroforma arctica pre #Celluarization. #UExM factor ~x250 billion. Imaged with dark field Microscopy. Happy Easter

Amazing to realize that every single one of us, save four, are in this photo.

More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕

“They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states, labs that house decades of irreplaceable long-term science…And they’re replacing all of it — the offices, the scientists, the institutional knowledge, the professional independence — with fifteen political appointees”

where is the urgency, inside NIH or in Congress? delays like this lead to canceled clinical trials, culled animals, and lab closures — even though the work was deemed meritorious at every stage & funded by Congress

NSF update Still looking very bleak. 4/5

This is one of the most important stories of the week that you probably missed. The trump admin is basically taking something that belongs to all of us & giving it to political hacks & corporate donors. It’s an outrage & we should push back hard.

Way behind on issuing new awards

I do not know if an updated COVID19 vaccine will be available for Fall in the United States. All because little men got their feelings hurt because their ideas are fucking dumb and thousands of scientists told them that. firstwordpharma.com/story/7157141

Bondi was awful, but no worse than Patel. Noem was terrible, but no worse than Hegseth. Funny that it’s only the women who get fired.

Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine. They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal. A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.

Actual footage of me becoming a standing member of an NIH study section two months before they end Continuous Submission. 🫠

“The last night I was a pediatric resident, a child came in with Hib and promptly died by the next day. I didn’t work for 50 years to have everything destroyed by one man.” -Dr. Kathryn Edwards, Vanderbilt University This is what RFK Jr. and the anti-vaxxers have wrought.

Today is the anniversary of the April 1 RIFs at NIH and HHS. Thinking of my colleagues who lost their jobs last year. These cuts did no improve efficiency. They undermined the functioning of our government.

🎉Decent score on a grant @ NIH today! In beforetimes it would have guaranteed funding. No idea any more. But am happy reviewers saw value in the science & didn't find too many holes! Thanks to all NIH reviewer and staff in these trying times. Grateful for all your hard work despite *everything*

The Orange Cat Brain Atlas is here. 🧠🐈 Today, we published the first comprehensive cellular map of the orange cat brain. The new atlas reveals a single, specialized neuron responsible for behaviors like staring at walls, knocking objects off tables, and the 3am "zoomies."

Yes, so much of the attack on science is so wonky, it’s hard to explain to folks who don’t live and breathe NIH. I think that’s on purpose.

More on the NIH funding opportunity graveyard from Liz Ginexi. NIH has stopped the vast majority of funding opportunities. Some were officially terminated. Others are many months overdue, a death by delay, including congressionally mandated programs. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Today is Russell Vought’s birthday. He is a Christian Nationalist who wants to exclude people of other faiths & put civil servants like me in trauma. On his birthday, I hope he gets what he’s given and reaps what he has sown. Let’s urge Congress to impeach Vought! actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

To all my trans friends. Thank you for trusting me so much that you can be you when you are with me. I will always have your back. To all trans people, I see you. So happy you are here.

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

Damn it. NIH ends continuous submission policy for reviewers on study sections. Can still use 2 week late submission deadline but continuous submission was one of the only good things about being on regular study sections. Reviews are a huge amount of work. It will be harder to get reviewers. BAD

It can be dangerous to be visibly transgender or nonbinary in the U.S. WA has some of the strongest protections. We partner with communities to create safer, more affirming spaces. This Trans Day of Visibility, ask how you can support transgender & nonbinary people, so being visible is truly safe.

My main gripe with the alphafold example is how it shows you need decades and decades of high quality data, well structured, open and accessible to train a model -- and yet they always gloss over it and pretend it's just AI and magic. No, we need to continuously invest in real data and FAIR data.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility, peeps! 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ (Image by Transpainter on Insta).

Happy Trans Day of Visibility. I know trans people and I know fascists who are making life difficult for trans people. The trans people are pretty cool and I'm glad I know them. The fascists can go fall down a deep dark hole.

Transgender rights = human rights. In many countries around the world, the rights of trans people are under attack. This International Transgender Day of Visibility, we continue to work for a world where all people can enjoy their rights fully.

Give at this link today. It counts in our quarterly total, while costing the campaign less. Help us spread the word on using science to save our democracy! secure.actblue.com/donate/sam4n...

Just a friendly reminder to check your voter registration regularly. A lot of us have had our voting records sent to The Regime. There is no reason to believe this was a benign action.

What do Louie Lunchmeat, Jesse Owens, and Jesus Christ have in common? They are "signatures" on Sue Altman's ballot petitions. We found these and hundreds of fakes, using science and AI. Legislation requires attention to detail. NJ-12 needs someone who sweats the details. I'm SamForNJ.org

Yeah there is a very effective HIV treatment : 1 shot, 2x per year! Revolutionary!! BUT the sole manufacturer, Gilead, won't sell it to non profit MSF. Human lives are less important than $$ as always. Damn it..

“The researchers noted that the parenting penalty was more pronounced among mothers who were trained in departments without women in senior positions, highlighting the importance of female mentors.”

tl;dr: NIH is running at about 60% of pre-Trump levels and NSF is running at about 20% of pre-Trump levels of funding-outlays (some directorates far below even that). Utterly catastrophic. An unforced disaster for U.S. society, and the world

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks Greed and gluttony are hallmarks of evil.

How did you think they got the chocolate Easter bunnies' ears to stand up?

Kathy, thank you! I'm a working scientist and I have know-how to battle Project 2025 attacks on science *and* democracy. NJ-12 is safely Democratic. If you think all D's are the same, move on. If you love science, this is different. Right now is critical. secure.actblue.com/donate/sam4n...

@jeremymberg.bsky.social fights with facts and fire! Thanks jeremy for all that you do in support of science and the mission of NIH!

Data is good but this is so insultingly obvious to every woman in academia who has had a child.

#ProjectHailMary movie was amazing. The unbalanced centrifuge was jarring, BUT what about the complete lack of concern/protocols for the ubiquitous contamination of the surface of Grace's space suit/ship/collection box etc as he collects samples in the planet atmosphere?🦠 🧫👨‍🚀YIKES!!

FANTASTIC IDEA!!!!

🧠🧪@samwang.bsky.social needs the support of SCIENTISTS to ensure that a scientist gets elected to the USA House of Reps. A working scientist speaking up for science and democracy. Please listen and consider supporting him as he prepares for a crowded primary. $ helps, as does spreading the word!

Great interview with Marina Rubina to talk about democracy, science, & specific strategies for rebuilding: expanding Supreme Court, reasserting Congress, ending gerrymandering & ICE... YouTube youtu.be/IvwPawJVIyU?... Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5taK...

I am not sure young folks understand the extreme meaness of the current administration. I came to USA for a job as a scientist funded by the Federal government, which paid my salary for 18 years. Current federal lack of support for science and scientists is civilization destroying.

No Kings protests in Barrow, Alaska- the most northerly town in the USA. #nokings

Missed the Official No Kings 3 Virtual & Accessible Rally on Saturday? No problem! Here's a link to a full recording of the rally on YouTube: youtu.be/1cyGZmdnL6Q?... #NK3AR #NoKings #NoKings3

The President of the United States is a war criminal. Fact, not opinion.