Some days recently, it feels like KEXP is the only thing keeping me going! And a good place to get a coffee and get some work done, with great music and no interruptions (don’t tell my lab😉)

The next step in trying to dismantle Infectious Diseases research - dismantle @niaidnews.bsky.social - should surprise no one that this a R-led proposal. An unmitigated disaster for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pathogens that affect everyone in the US www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Great summary of today’s hearing on the NIH IDC case.

My research group is well funded, and I'm terrified. All scientific labs run on slim margins, typically 12-24 months from running out of $. NIH is not reviewing proposals right now- the wave of labs shutting down is looming closer. All scientists are anticipating a major precipice. Options? 1/5

JUST IN: A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's rate change to NIH grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I tell people all the time WHY I love being a scientist: I’m obsessed with creative problem solving that leads to discovery AND it helps humanity. I rarely talk about HOW science happens. My own brother didn’t know how I funded my lab. Science is under attack. Everyone needs to understand this👇

This made for the perfect school run this morning. Thanks @djjohnrichards.bsky.social !

My weekend with immunologists devising new strategies to treat cancer, allergy, Alzheimer’s, autoimmunity and infection. The WH has just paused peer-reviewed NIH funding that pays for these studies. If you care about human life, write your representatives. Demand that NIH funding is restored asap.