Long story, short. OMB (aka. Heritage Foundation Project 2025) wants to gut federal science and grant review objectivity. 🧪 elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Switching gears, Hester introduces incoming APS President Sue Bodine. She’s given her time and expertise in many areas, including last month’s #APSHillDay and science fair, and a podcast interview with Fierce Biotech. #APS2026 #WeArePhysiology 🧪 7/10

Thank you for an amazing Summit! Global scientists shared research, connected and celebrated achievements. 670+ messages sent to Congress to support research funding—send yours: https://bit.ly/TakeActionFundResearch. See you in Denver! #APS2026 #WeArePhysiology #SciPol #Advocacy #APS2027🧪

Ninth Grader Demi Johnson receives National Geographic award for plan to save Mississippi's oyster reef population. The ninth grader has produced 1,100 oysters that will in turn spawn millions of larvae into the ecosystem, a huge ecological impact

Random acts of kindness. A shoulder to lean on. A hand to help someone up. Strength offered to someone feeling weak. Today, you may not be able to change the whole world. But you can make a world of difference to someone. And sometimes, that is the world begins of bigger changes to come.

“It is my honor to pass the gavel to you, Sue, as the 99th president of the American Physiological Society. Know that all of us are here to support you during your term, and we wish you the best.”—outgoing APS President Robert Hester #APS2026 #WeArePhysiology 🧪 8/10 📷: iStock

New APS President Sue Bodine introduces incoming board directors: Lacy Alexander, Kirsteen Browning, Julie Freed Lab and L. Bruce Gladden. More: https://ow.ly/vIFc50YNuuy  #APS2026 #WeArePhysiology @lacymalexander.bsky.social 🧪 9/10

What can extracellular vesicles tell us about women who experience intimate partner violence? #APS2026 kicks off with a fascinating talk by Dr Tracy Bale (@thebalelab.bsky.social) on their potential as psychiatric biomarkers.

And that's a wrap on this year’s Summit—thanks for a great meeting, and we'll see you next year in Denver! Speaking of, we're already taking session proposals for #APS2027. Here’s how you can submit yours: https://ow.ly/ppSV50YItfH#APS2027#APS2026 #WeArePhysiology 🧪10/10

#APS2026 attendees: Thanks to everyone who has already submitted an action alert to send a message to your representatives to #FundScience. But we need more. Come to the PhysioHub before the poster session to submit yours! https://bit.ly/TakeActionFundResearch#APS2026#FundScience#SciPol #Advocacy #FightForPhysiology

Important facts regarding pregnancy and preeclampsia at the Summit. We need more research and funding in this space! #APS2026 #APSSummit @apsphysiology.bsky.social

#APS2026 attendees: Check out this The Science Life Depends On display in the PhysioHub to learn why it's so important to elevate awareness of physiology’s crucial role in science and advocate for sustained research funding. #WeArePhysiology #FightForPhysiology 🧪

Welcome to the next generation of physicians 😎🩺 Happy Match Day from the CU Anschutz Department of Medicine — we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish. 🌟 #Medicine #MatchDay

Scientific conferences can be a bore. Can jokes liven them up? Science Careers speaks with ecologist @stefanomammola.bsky.social about the power of humor to enhance science communication. https://scim.ag/4uCVf1N

Jason Carter interviews authors Jenna Stone, Maureen McDonald, Kerrie Moreau about how CV risk factors have been historically misidentified in women and how early risk indicators are impacted during #premenopause, #pregnancy, #menopause. https://ow.ly/9KhO50XUiK0#premenopause#pregnancy#menopause#WomensHealth

Unfamiliar eccentric exercise causes muscle damage, but repeating the same exercise later substantially reduces symptoms. New findings in Journal of Applied Physiology show motor unit-level neural adjustments are a critical component #RepeatedBoutEffect doi.org/10.1152/japp...

"Without physiology, discoveries and progress in all areas of medicine will suffer." APS President-elect Sue Bodine joins Fierce Biotech to talk #physiology, #biotech and what’s at risk when research funding is unstable. Listen: https://ow.ly/Zrvj50Yoi2T#physiology#biotech#FightForPhysiology🧪

Function | Throw Back Thursday 🔙 #MoTrPAC generated a publicly accessible tissue #biorepository to support the study of temporal-, sex-, and age-specific responses to endurance exercise training in a #preclinical rat model. 🐀 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/func...

Kudos to two outstanding members of our CCTSI community, Wendy Kohrt, PhD, and Kristine Erlandson, MD, for being selected for the 2026 CU Anschutz Research Awards! 🎉 Celebrate with us Feb 24! 👉 buff.ly/vR236FK @kmess44.bsky.social, @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social, @drhigginsmd.bsky.social

Meet Fernanda Pessorrusso, MD, PhD ✨ Inspired by meaningful, challenging work and patient care, she’s pursuing gastroenterology and academic medicine with a passion for procedures and teaching. Originally from Brazil, she brings a global perspective to her work — and she’s also a certified chef. 👩‍🍳

Go Red For Women!

Link to paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Coffee with the cops and Denali

“Years from now, when we look back, I hope we’ll say this was the inflection point ... when we stood up for science, for truth and for each other. When we built something stronger—not in spite of the pressure, but because of it.” —APS CEO Scott Steen #APS2025 11/11🧪

The gavel has been passed at #APS2025 and APS’ new leaders have taken office for the next year. Learn more: ow.ly/msY650VIqJp #WeAre Physiology 🧪

#APS2025 attendees: We hope you've had a great Summit! Stick around for our morning programming and closing keynote speakers. Thanks for joining us in Baltimore. See you next year in Minneapolis! 🧪

Congrats to the winners of JAPPL's #APS2025 Summit Awards! EIC Lacy Alexander announced Best Research Article (R. Ramírez-Vélez), Best Review Article (A. D’Souza/M. Wageh), Best Short Report (L. Daly) and Best Impact (T. Balshaw) last night at the APS EEP Section Mixer.

APS goes to Washington! Our members are on Capitol Hill today to advocate for researching funding. #APSHillDay #advocacy #SciPol #FundScience #WomensHealthResearch #APSWomensHealth #APS2025 🧪

In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion. Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq

This look back at how our campus medical community responded to the COVID-19 crisis as it erupted five years ago is gripping and important work by my talented colleague, @taylerleighs.bsky.social. Congratulations to her!

APS and 50+ science orgs signed a letter urging Congress to protect U.S. research. Funding freezes, political interference and staff cuts threaten innovation. Congress must act to safeguard science and our global leadership. Read more: ow.ly/AIkk50VbXOh #ScienceMatters #FundScience 🧪

This is Tellen. She went to work with her human today. The only agenda item on her calendar is dropping toys in the hallway until someone plays with her. 14/10

Might save a life.

This checks out! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Important real-world research led by Dr Dan Matlock and Dr Russ Glasgow and their team. #beeson #Geriatrics @cuanschutz.bsky.social

Check out this new short podcast from our lab that complements Meral Culver's recently published paper in AJP Reg

Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...

Great thread on the impact #NIH has had on human health.

#WomeninSTEM accelerate science and make our work possible. Today, we join other science organizations around the world by recognizing the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. #WomenInScienceDay

For decades, HIV was seen as a death sentence. Today, thanks to research & medical advances, people are not just living longer—they’re redefining what it means to age with HIV. Experts & advocates are shaping the future of HIV care. 🌟💙 @cudivofid.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3WXS0CV #MedSky #HIVCare

A useful tool and a great thing to do... 5calls.org/issue/nih-ns...

Dryden is at his first Goldens in Golden event. Largest gathering of golden retrievers in the country #goldensingolden

Still here! #GoRedForWomen #WearRedDay

Great showing across the Division for AHA Go red for women. #wearRedDay @hdaylum.bsky.social @cctsi.bsky.social @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social @kenziekehmeier.bsky.social

This week's editorial and cover at @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... "The past 3 weeks have generated much anger, fear, and sorrow—but it is no time for panic. The medical and scientific communities must come together and stand up for this vision."

Temperature-related deaths in European cities could increase by up to 50% by the end of the century in the absence of climate change-mitigation policies, totalling up to 2.3 million additional deaths, suggests a paper published in Nature Medicine. https://go.nature.com/4glnYzU 🧪

Want to share your research with non-research audiences but don't know where to start? Check out the CCTSI Dissemination Inspiration Library for ideas and request a free Dissemination Consultation to bring your research to life! @heathergilmartin.bsky.social

I must not be wording this right. Lemme try again. There is only one (1) office (not even an institute) at the NIH dedicated to women’s health research. That office is now being dismantled, with only a bland landing page remaining on their website. This is a five-alarm fire! orwh.od.nih.gov