Roper lab t-shirts for 2025 are live! This year’s theme is Indiana Bones and the Researchers of the Extra Chromosome. Thank you to the artist, Ava Tankersley (akt.jpeg on Insta) for bringing our idea to life! Get them by Monday, September 25 here: bit.ly/4pn0HDq

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My PI is speaking at Science on Tap! If you want to join us, register here: events.iu.edu/science-indi...

"...the workers behind the letter said grants are being terminated based on political preferences and without input from scientific staff or Congress, which amounts to censorship of critical research." zurl.co/zEzKM #StandUpForScience #BethesdaDeclaration

Publishing in this climate is crucial, as it is one of the key products of scientific funding. Use this as a means of communicating not only with other scientists, but also with the public on why we need continued funding.

1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning. - <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT. - The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

If anyone you know is 13-24, in the US, and is LGBTQ+, please have them complete the Trevor Project survey this year. Their last survey has been integral to protecting LGBTQ+ rights globally. I can't understate how big an impact it has. Multiple publications come from the data. Share widely.

After reading this notice and the Final Scientific Integrity Policy, it appears they will likely remove the language surrounding DEIA and, even more concerningly, protections from political interference grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...