NIH clarifies the difference between Highlighted Topics and Funding Opportunities. Misunderstanding the distinction can undermine… https://www.ebhoward.com/how-to-understand-the-difference-between-nih-highlighted-topics-and-funding-opportunities/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Reviews/Perspectives Top #Citations 2025: 🥇🧪 Jonathan Brestoff (Washington U Dept Med), Keshav Singh (@mitoscientist.bsky.social#Citations U Alabama) et al. Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization

🌹🌹May all that is beautiful and meaningful and brings you and your family joy be yours throughout the coming year! Wish you a very happy new year!🌹🌹

End-of-year selection of papers on #MitochondrialDisease! 📚 biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientists.bsky.social Have a great 2026! ✨

Because we have a ton of adequately skilled American faculty and #researchers training in #nephrology (lot of work, relatively poor pay) and #Geriatrics (relatively poor pay, #ageism rampant in US) and basic #medical science (the paylines from #NIH were cut by ~50%)

Mitochondria are among nature's most remarkable gifts to us. These tiny powerhouses are essential for providing energy and stand at the forefront of anti-aging science, serving as the driving force behind strategies to promote healthy longevity.

Christmas edition🎄of #MitochondrialDisease collection of papers! 🎁 📚 biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitoscientists.bsky.social Fuel your mitos well and happy holidays!

Growth often leads to loneliness. Not everyone can handle the speed of your ambition.

I wonder if the limiting of NIH proposals to 6 per PI annually will help or hurt? Less potential funding should increase PI oversight through smaller groups and less time required for proposal writing. However, this might increase pressures to demonstrate... grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Well, this is an utter disaster for science. This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next. 🧪

This documentary captures the destruction of the past year at NIH and so many agencies. It’s an important watch.

NIH will require SciENcv-generated and certified Common Forms for biosketch and current and pending support starting January 25, 2026; plan now.

New stories out about Official NIH Policy about "remediating" NIH applications so that they can be considered for funding. First, a story in STAT... www.statnews.com/2025/12/15/n... 1/9

155 years old this month, Lothar Meyer published a response to Mendeleev's periodic table, as an update, in Ann. Chem. Suppl., 1870, 7, 354-364. A "periodic table" was in the air, though Mendeleev published 1st. #ChemSky 🧪 See here: www.rod.beavon.org.uk/lotharme.htm

It's an honor to see Yuva Biosciences and our contributions in the field featured in this mitochondrial story in The Washington Post today.

Such a great collection of papers on #mitochondrialdisease from #week49! 📚 Congratulations to all authors! biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social Innate immune and metabolic signals induce mitochondria-dependent membrane lysis via mitoxyperiosis Wang et al

For you NIH folks, two interesting announcements. 1) no more LOIs. 2) No more needing permission to apply with a budget of over $500K per year. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NIH says they will announce (finally) the updated biosketch requirements for proposal submitted on or after January 20, 2026 by December 15. Be prepared. Get your SciENcv and ORCID set up sooner rather than later. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Is it worth rebutting this complaining mischaracterization of how NIH review works? The peer review NIH does is incredibly valuable and constructive. Compare the NIH BRAIN initiative to the European Brain initiative — which added peer review after an open letter of serious complaints.

NIH is in tatters. www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...

The NIH grant cuts in 2025 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

@aatishb.bsky.social got me on the record. “My colleagues did an outstanding job to work their butts off to approve things.” I swear it's true. It's still true at #NIH.

Glad to see this story right up top on the NYT page today -- NIH is paying out multiple years of funding to existing grants in an explicit effort to AVOID funding new grants. Clear as day that destroying science is an explicit goal of the federal government. #academicsky #psychscisky 🧠🟦

#mitochondrialdisease collection of papers from #week48! 📚 biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitoscientists.bsky.social Inhibition of oligomeric BAX by an anti-apoptotic dimer Newman et al

Just thinking of the infamous Solvay conference of 1927, where Marie Curie was the only woman present. Who are the other women who might have been there? #WomenInSTEM 🧪

Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

#NIH modified how next peer review panel will #review #grants grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

This is concerning…. Based on their new policy, NIH can stop providing reasoning for rejecting high-scoring proposals. #RAdminsky

NIH abruptly paused SBIR and STTR activity, creating uncertainty for applicants who now require strategy, preparation, and airtight… https://www.ebhoward.com/nih-hits-pause-on-sbir-and-sttr-what-the-latest-guidance-means-for-your-funding-strategy/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

NIH Grant Update - "All grant applications submitted late for due dates between October 1, 2025, and December 5, 2025, will be accepted through 5:00 PM local time December 8, 2025." grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

🧪PSA New notices of #NIH awards now have language allowing grants to be terminated if they no longer “align” with agency “priorities”. This will create uncertainty b/c we can’t count on funding if it can be arbitrarily terminated while a study is in progress. Via @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social on IG

Due to the shutdown, NIH cancelled >370 study sections, impacting >24,000 applications Rescheduled meetings will only discuss 30-35% of applications, have simplified summary statements (no narrative paragraph), and a new category - "competitive but not discussed" grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

New NIH guidance related to the shutdown. One of the changes is that "the percent of applications discussed in most meetings will be reduced to 30-35%, instead of the current ~50%."

Rich collections of papers on #mitochondrialdisease from the last 2 weeks! 📚 biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social Demethoxy-CoQ and NUDT5 in nucleotide synthesis www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Goodbye NIH SBIR/STTR: “Legislative authority for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs expired on October 1, 2025.” grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

The NIH percentile-based funding system ends January 2026. ICOs will evaluate applications using the full scope of peer-review feedback—not rigid paylines. Funding decisions will instead be driven by NIH and ICO strategic priorities, scientific needs, and budget realities. grants.nih.gov/news

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Member Scientific and Medical Advisory Board at Countdown For A Cure! share.google/1cP0QpeTRrRf...

Multilingualism is associated with a reduced risk of accelerated aging, according to data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries published in Nature Aging. The findings suggest that promoting multilingualism could support healthy aging. www.nature.com/articles/s43...