The White House has proposed cutting NIH funding by 12% & NSF funding by 54%. Call Congress today and urge them to reject these harmful cuts to biomedical research, scientific discovery & the future of US science https://www.ascb.org/science-policy/advocacy-alert-oppose-proposed-cuts-to-nih-and-nsf/

If you're a scientist our journalist writing a piece about Watson and his "complex and nuanced character", you're deliberately ignoring the fact that his views made him one of the most extreme racist and sexist scientific "leaders" of his time. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...

A final fuck off to James Watson and to every news source who’s naming him as one of two co-discoverers of DNA structure without mentioning Rosalind Franklin. 🖕

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

This is what autocracy looks like. Federal “agents” and their rifles at the ready while we exercise our rights to free speech. #Nokings in Washington, DC

According to news reports, NIH is on track to award nearly all of its FY25 budget. Program officers—working long hours despite staff losses—made it possible. Take a moment to thank your PO for their dedication.

ICE and DHS have proposed capping F and J visas at 4 years, threatening international students and postdocs who drive U.S. research. Share your comments to oppose this harmful policy: www.ascb.org/science-poli...

Met with my NIH program officer last week to discuss my A0 grant summary statement (good impact score but not good enough, I am certain) - it was a very helpful conversation as I prepare for the resubmission, I told him that academic scientists appreciate NIH career staff more than ever before. 💛💫

“I keep coming back to Cell Bio because I’ve always felt that the cell biologists were a very welcoming and supportive community.” — Martin Chalfie, Columbia University professor & 2008 Nobel Laureate www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWJV... #ASCB #CellBiology

🏅 Congratulations to Sandra Schmid (@czbiohub) on receiving ASCB’s 2025 E.B. Wilson Medal! This award honors distinguished researchers for far-reaching contributions to cell biology over a lifetime in science—an achievement Sandra exemplifies. #ASCB #CellBiology

Students & early-career scientists—don’t miss out! ✈️ #ASCB Travel Grants can help you get to #CellBio2025. Apply today: 👉 www.ascb.org/grants/ascb-... #CellBiology

ASM, ASBMB, ASCB & FASEB are deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court ruling allowing cancellation of $800M in NIH grants, threatening labs, jobs, and early-career scientists. Stable funding is vital for U.S. science. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

Here's the provision to block multi-year funding: (the bill text PDF will later be updated with this as an adopted amendment: www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...)

Lawmakers to NIH: Use it or lose it. 14 Republican Senators—including key appropriators—are urging the White House to release NIH FY25 funds without delay, warning that stalled spending could harm future research budgets. Read more: www.ascb.org/science-poli...

In June, CLS predicted that success rates would PLUMMET if NIH implemented multiyear funding. NCI just confirmed. 9% down to 4%!!!! #MathIsntHard

Today CLS brings attention to a sleeper cell proposal in the President's NIH Budget for FY26: Multi-Year Awards. Read our statement to learn why this "nothing to see here" boring-sounding proposal would actually be DEVASTATING to research. www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/cls-objects-...

Statement from the Coalition for Life Sciences:

If you missed the brave and articulate Jenna Norton - one of the hero researchers at #NIH who signed the Bethesda Declaration - on #NPR yesterday, check her extraordinary interview here. one.npr.org?sharedMediaI... #StandUpForScience #BethesdaDeclaration #SaveNIH #StopTrump #KillTheBill

Today, @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social staff sent a powerful letter to the NIH Director outlining serious concerns about the agency’s direction. Thousands have already signed in support—add your name. – Mary Munson, ASCB President www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

So wrong 👩‍🔬#HigherEd

Science is under attack. Proposed 40% NIH cut threatens jobs, research, and medical progress. Call your reps, governor, and mayor now—urge them to stand up for science. www.ascb.org/science-poli...

Four scientific societies file amicus brief in APHA vs NIH (ACLU and others) lawsuit. These are some of the organizations involved in the MOSAIC program. asm.org/press-releas...

NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Peter Marks’s resignation letter. Everyone should read this.

Hey @altnih4science.bsky.social share your story about how the Trump administration is hurting science. democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory

Mark your calendar!

It’s ironic that today is Fat Tuesday and Trump is giving the State of the Union Speech. Should we rename it Fat Shit Tuesday?

All National Institues of Health websites are down.

Transgender individuals serving honorably in the military should not be purged.

This is a great way to get our story out in a very personal way that will make the story human!

Life scientists and supporters: The Coalition for Life Sciences is here! Many of our professional societies work together through the CLS to advocate for science and now their work is even more important. Follow them!! @c4lifesciences.bsky.social www.coalitionforlifesciences.org

Fighting for truth and against the Orange stain can be fun and easy.

It's great to see my favorite science society taking action and staying the course. Contact Congress and encourage your own scientific societies to take action 🧪

@NIH’s new 15% cap on research funds threatens U.S. science. Call Congress now to oppose it! Your voice matters—act today. Find your rep’s number at govtrack.us. #SupportScience #cellbiology

Your Action Is Needed! Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy www.ascb.org/science-poli...

Across the U.S., politicians have targeted trans people's freedom to determine what's right for their own families, bodies, & lives. Our fight for trans rights is unstoppable – learn more about PFLAG v. Trump, our lawsuit against the Trump admin: lambdalegal.org/case/pflag-v...

Say it with us: Transgender and nonbinary people deserve access to medically sound health care! 🗣️ ️🏳️‍⚧️

@raskin.house.gov We need you to do more than give speeches and issue press releases. Actually be the opposition party. Show us you are as angry as we are.

@vanhollen.senate.gov We need you to do more than give speeches and issue press releases. Actually be the opposition party. Object to everything, No unanimous consent agreements, committee mtgs beyond the 2 hr limit, votes on everything. Senate rules are powerful tool for the minority. USE THEM

@schumer.senate.gov We need you to do more than give speeches and issue press releases. Actually be the opposition party. Object to everything, No unanimous consent agreements, committee mtgs beyond the 2 hr limit, votes on everything. Senate rules are powerful tool for the minority. USE THEM

Words I never thought I would hear Bernie Sanders say: “onesie”

"Institutions that assured us they would be in the fight for democracy are already backing down. People who claimed they saw Trump clearly for what he is now have voluntarily put blinders in front of their own eyes."

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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. (posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

Incredible. Please watch and share.