Excited to announce a pre-print about how endogenous mRNAs pseudouridylation can impact translation and cellular fitness: doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.22.675887 Congrats to PhD student Minli Ruan, who spearheaded this *highly collaborative* project with the Contreras, Jain and Rouhanifard labs.

A Puerto Rican Ph.D. student. A first-gen scientist. Both lost NIH grants under vague “new priorities.” Nearly 2,500 projects and $1.6B in cut or stalled grants. No vote. No debate. Just science erased. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...