"We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action." -MLK

#NoKings, Madison WI

It was quite a challenge to condense all the amazing science presented at the recent zebrafish conference in Madison into this short review! www.izfs.org/newssplash/n.... Already looking forward to the next one

JUST RELEASED: The Summer 2025 IZFS #NewsSplash! This issue is filled with all sorts of happenings in the zebrafish community - Meet our outstanding awardees, read our science spotlights, and the update on shipping #zebrafish internationally here: www.izfs.org/newssplash/n...

Thanks to @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and the McClintock Letters Initiative who motivated me to submit this.

mine is on its way! so excited to read it

I really enjoyed my conversation with Rita Fior for our inaugural feature on zebrafish in translational research!

“Department of Government Efficiency.”

This is an awesome new site for a terrific resource that's taken years to make! Congrats to the great @mauramcgrail.bsky.social for getting this launched.

14 pages of terminated NIH grants--everyone should read through the list. The sweep is VERY broad, including "The Impact of the Herpes Zoster Vaccine on Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus" & "Mitochondrial-based Determinants of Sex Differences in Acute Kidney Injury"🧪 1/n taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...

for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care! EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession

For those who do not know “5 CALLS” is an app that makes it easy to contact US house and senate members on issues. They even give suggested scripts if people want to use them. Here is the website link. Please repost if you would like 5calls.org 5calls.org

A sombre #FluorescenceFriday this week. This (developing quail) heart goes out to my fellow scientists & their students in the US. Science can be a brutal career at the best of times but watching from afar as your system struggles, I can only imagine how you feel. Dark times. We see you. Hold on. 🧪

Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5 wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

Please repost! We’re trying hard to sort out rumors from truth + would like to hear from anyone affected by the new federal orders + NIH pause. Patients, scientists, health equity researchers: please contact us below. We won’t share anything without your permission. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...

Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55

I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

Pretty good ROI for the NIH’s portfolio approach.