🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies

🚨I converted the list of terminated #NIH grants (as of 3/22) into a google sheet. I added activity codes and award jurisdictions (see tabs for grant count and $ by each). Note this HHS list likely does not include all planned/completed terminations as of this date.🚨 Please use, share and distribute!

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The American Diabetes Association issued a statement regarding NIH's discontinuation of the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study: "Eliminating funding means the loss of a decade’s worth of important findings and progress toward diabetes prevention." diabetes.org/newsroom/pre...

They won’t stop until they’ve destroyed the entire US Public Health infrastructure. Please call your representatives.

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Substantial updates to the list of cancelled grants👇 - THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity. - It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly. - There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!

$1.83B not awarded. $1.83B not discovering cures or designing new technologies. $1.83B lost from local economies. Many, many labs struggling with the same decisions I am: how do we keep our research program intact when the structures that enable us to do our work are systematically dismantled?

This is correct. Until the public objects in unison, the despots retain control

I am reposting my #AHRQ post again, as it very disturbing and, to my knowledge, not covered in the news feeds i follow. The recent I (insufficient evidence) recommendation for screening for #foodinsecurity may remain I for a long time if AHRQ and #USPSTF are decimated by Trump administration cuts.

If you aren’t already sounding the alarm, do it now! Research being affected on everything from pediatric cancer to vaping. From vaccines to improving health systems.

This is where science is at. Amplify the message: when NIH is cut, science in this country stops. Science depends on the stability of the NIH +others. Funding cuts, delays, and uncertainties mean we can't do our work. Support KLAB, and also call your legislature and tell them this is unacceptable!

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

Please excuse me while I freak the fuck out.