Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time following positive results from a global clinical trial, on which Professor Sarah Tabrizi FRS of UCL's Huntington's Disease Centre was lead scientific advisor: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

If only there was a study of Tylenol and Autism.... oh wait! "Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. " jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#Undergraduates #Postbacs @socdevbio.bsky.social is hosting a webinar Get Into Grad School September 21 at 3pm ET. Learn about doctoral programs, the key elements of a compelling grad school application, and the interview process. Register: bit.ly/3HFJ9BG

Vought and Trump continue to illegally withhold grants funds to Harvard: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Elle Rathbun, a UCLA graduate student improving outcomes after a stroke: "Rural students deserve [research] opportunities, and rural communities deserve health, scientific and educational equity. The [] cuts to federal grants actively threaten these notions. We can do better." tinyurl.com/24e6mat4

A federal judge said today she would hear arguments 9/18 on if $500+ million in NIH grants UCLA should be restored and added to a class-action lawsuit against the Trump admin. over UC cuts. On 8/12, the same judge ordered UCLA NSF grants restored: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Dear all, PLEASE add comments on the importance of model organism research at this link:

So proud of Cris Rodriguez, who is featured in this story from the @uclastemcell.bsky.social, and his work in my lab. Cris was this year's @gomatadors.bsky.social CSUN Wolfson Scholar, and is an exceptional person and scientist. stemcell.ucla.edu/news/harvest...

A federal judge on Monday declared the Trump administration’s move to cut hundreds of grants issued by the National Institutes of Health illegal, accusing the government of discrimination against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. individuals. nyti.ms/4jSIjOG

Would be really cool if the mainstream media would cover this. @cnn.com has an entire section on its website with live updates on the Diddy trial, but not a single word about a judge finding that the trump admin’s cuts to NIH funding are illegal.

“In America, we don’t do kings!” Come out and make your voice heard today: www.nokings.org

I couldn't sleep last night and skimmed through the names on the #BethesdaDeclaration support letter page. First, the good news. (1) There were 18,000+ names and it took me 3 hours. 1/n

WOW!.. 8500+ supporting cast heroes (that's us!) have already signed our Letter of Support for the brave NIH heroes who laid down their case in the historic #BethesdaDeclaration. Add your name here actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na... & stand up to save science & health in America. #StandUpForScience

FlyBase, a crucial resource for drosophila research, has lost its funding because its grant is awarded to Harvard. The team is scrambling to find other sources of funds, including donations from labs. Read more: www.thetransmitter.org/community/fl... @flybase.bsky.social

The openness and sharing in other model organism communities has been an inspiration for how I do work in the zebrafish community. FlyBase is in danger and this impacts labs in the US and worldwide - there is a link to donate in the article @flybase.bsky.social

NSF appears to be terminating hundreds of its grants to Harvard, per internal sources at NSF and at Harvard. At least one division has had all its grants cut.

Today we've announced the new Faraday Fellowship accelerated international route, which will grant up to £30 million in funding over the next two years to attract global talent and support the development of world-leading research groups in the UK: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...

New Faraday Fellowships for international applicants moving to the UK Up to £4 million per researcher over 5-10 years Fast-track option for mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK

🚨ATTENTION ALL SCIENCE SUPPORTERS🚨 👀 We have BIG plans which means we need lots of people! Sign up to be a @standupforscience.bsky.social Volunteer, TODAY! ✊JOIN THE FIGHT FOR SCIENCE! 🧪 Like, Share, Comment! #StandUpforScience #SummerFightForScience actionnetwork.org/forms/join-l...

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

"I'm still in shock. I know that there have been political issues around Harvard in recent weeks, but antibiotic resistance isn't one of them." My conversation with Harvard microbiologist @baym.lol, one of many researchers there who just lost millions in fed. grants. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

My ongoing request: If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here. NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h... NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h... Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

ALERT The expiration dates for the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the PARENT F30, F31, and F32 awards have been changed to May 8, 2025. To my knowledge, no new NOFOs have been posted. 1/n

NIH is ending billions of dollars in foreign subawards, jeopardizing thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more. Unless foreign researchers secure funding directly from NIH by October — a tall order for any researcher — clinical trials abroad and other research will shut down.

I received this letter, sent to 11 Republican members of Congress this weekend from anonymous NIHers. 1/n .

A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved

Check out my postdoc work at Ariel Levine’s lab, hot and fresh, describing how you build a dorsal horn! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I'm an organizer of an (excellent!) @cshlaboratory.bsky.social meeting - how do I ethically invite my overseas colleagues under these circumstances?

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

More of this line of defense please, university senior leadership: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away. They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

Important editorial from the EIC @biologists.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social about the current crisis in American science. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Johns Hopkins is the world leader in scientific research, public health and patient care. This is a tragedy. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Snapshots from the celebration lunch honoring the 2024 Microscopy Image and Video Contest winners! Big thanks to Nikon for generously providing the Nikon-branded prizes! 🔬🏆 bit.ly/4b3pkyq

If you are near the west coast and interested in #DevBio, please save the date for the West Coast SDB (WCSDB) @socdevbio.bsky.social meeting! It will be held at @calpolyslo.bsky.social in August!

We Stand up for Science!

In 2022, Hirotaka Matsunaga enrolled in a UCLA clinical trial for a cutting-edge CAR-T cell therapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Today, he’s in remission. Explore more inspiring patient journeys in our 20th anniversary report: stemcell.ucla.edu/20years bit.ly/4bwvEhY #StemCellResearch

Los Angeles agrees! We need to #StandUpForScience2025!

Celebrating four of my most brilliant colleagues in the inaugural @uclastemcell.bsky.social BSCRC Women in Stem Cell Science symposium.

"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

2 DAYS until we STAND UP FOR SCIENCE! More information on local sites available at www.standupforscience2025.org ☀️ #standupforscience2025

Join us on Thursday, March 13 at 9AM for our Faculty Recruitment Symposium! We’re excited to showcase researchers making impactful strides in stem cell science. Come hear from them directly — the event is open to all faculty, students and staff. No registration required. #UCLAStemCell

Hope to see many of my colleagues on Friday. www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f... Science is for everyone. For everyone to do, and for everyone to benefit from. Weather forecast has also improved for Friday, but waterproof your posters just in case.

Taking a cue from @cantlonlab.bsky.social, I have written an op-ed for my local newspaper about the impact of the NIH funding chaos. I'd appreciate it if you read and share. #NIH #Research #Science #Worcester www.telegram.com/story/opinio...

Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03 TheRiseRegistry.org