Short-form video (~8 mins) on threats to science from @evidentmedia.org, an Emmy-winning nonprofit newsroom, featuring takes from @cdelawalla.bsky.social, @drstarbird.bsky.social & me. Ongoing efforts by OMB are another indication of the ongoing existential threats to American leadership in science.

NIH ORWH has a new Data Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Women's Health. See more info here: www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...

There hasn't previously been a treatment vs pancreatic cancer this successful. Striking improved (a doubling) survival results @nejm.org and @ascocancer.bsky.social published today with daraxonrasib, which also became available via an FDA-approved early access program nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Oncologists and researchers at the ASCO 2026 conference give a standing ovation after the experimental drug daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival in a metastatic pancreatic cancer trial! #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...

And, here, in much more detail. This is an absolutely critical read for all federally funded scientists and institutions. Now is not the time to sit in the corner, hoping you won't be noticed - now is the time for action. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖

2017-24: Of studies w both sexes, 83% report sample sizes by sex, yet only 44% conduct sex-based analyses. Sex-based analyses are more common in articles w/ women 1st authors. Articles w/ women as 1st & last authors are significantly more likely to analyze data by sex. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

NIH-funded research lags in reporting sex differences, new study finds. Lack of data makes it hard to know whether results apply equally to men and women. www.statnews.com/2026/04/27/n... via @statnews.com

In spirit of open conversation, a few current* and recent NIHers prepared some Qs for Bhattacharya during his #NASEM fireside chat. We will submit these on the NASEM Slido this afternoon. Let's see if they get asked! *in personal capacity 🧵1/7

Let me get this straight, we exclude women from biomedical research for decades & then defund hundreds of NIH grants mentioning women? And after ignoring AND defunding them, we wonder why our maternal mortality rate is so high? Why women don’t *want* to become pregnant? Shocking.

Spending on new medical research by the National Institutes of Health has fallen roughly $1 billion behind the pace of years past, delaying thousands of scientific projects. Story by Ben Mueller & @irenatfh.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4ctOSqM

For folks working in women's health. CALL FOR PAPERS Genome Medicine is calling for submissions to a new Collection on omics advancements in women's health. Submission deadline: 27 November 2026 link.springer.com/collections/...

Wow.

So... A friend was supposed to give a PURELY SCIENTIFIC talk at NIH within the next couple of weeks and it was cancelled because of a "new process" where all speakers/talks have to be CLEARED BY A POLITICAL APPOINTEE.

The annual naming of the city snow plow contest is a Chicago tradition. Many great name suggestions as usual, but "Abolish ICE" seems a perfect one to land on. Love this city!

Also, recall that I examined grant title changes for evidence of “remediation” and found 777 grants with titles changed from 2024 to 2025. Here is a word cloud of the removed words.

The Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge invites expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external fellowships to establish an independent research group. ➡️For further details see the link below www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/group-l...

This symposium at JHU today looks fantastic! Great line up of speakers, and I love the idea of brainstorming solutions during a 'pitch a problem' session.

People have have asked me what is going on in Chicago right now. The ICE situation is worse than you imagine. People are being violently detained, bystanders gassed, protesters assaulted. On the flip side, concerned citizens are mobilizing. Read this summary to learn more: aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

One of the highlights of #ASHG25 was reading the "I Advocate for Science Because..." wall

An astonishingly large crowd! Chicago

Wow! Chicago definitely turned out.

We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT

@sarahtishkoff.bsky.social: "This community is stronger when we stand together." Amen! Love that ASHG opened with a talk about the importance of diversity. Way to set the tone of the conference 👏 #ASHG25

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals. In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed. Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph... 1/4

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

Absolutely thrilled to see @audreyhendricks.com receive the ASHG Education award! We in @cubiomedinfo.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social are lucky to have her as a colleague, mentor, and advocate for genetics and genomics education for all. Congratulations Audrey!

The Max Planck Society @maxplanck.de today launched its Transatlantic Program, aimed at strengthening scientific collaboration with US partners, while at same time creating new opportunities for talented researchers at multiple career stages, from PhD through to group-heads & directors. More info 👇🧪

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

URGENT: Please share widely with your networks!! Very tight turnaround (12 pm today 6/27) 🧪

Are you an early-career researcher working on the computational analysis of population-level human genetics data? We want to hear from you about if, how, and why you use population descriptors in your research! Fill out our short survey: forms.gle/SCiNUq71wgi5... 🧬💻🧪

Excited for @liisagalea.bsky.social keynote at Annual meeting of @ossdcomm.bsky.social

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget on May 14, 2025, at 1:30 pm ET. ☎️ CALL YOUR SENATORS and tell them how vital #NIH research is to America’s health 👩🏽‍⚕️🏥🧠

In an interview with Women’s Health Magazine I discuss my opinion of how Women’s Health Care will be affected by the changes in funding to research on women or examining sex differences @smidtheart.bsky.social @womensheart.bsky.social 📎 www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6461...

🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨 WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people. 4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic. Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com

“How might the narrative about senior women be challenged or changed in order to respect these women who have achieved enough success to earn promotion? How do we stop this generational cycle so that women's wings aren't clipped as soon as they approach the power to soar.”

A postdoctoral position is available at University of California San Diego to study the genome-wide contribution of tandem repeat and structural variants to tobacco use disorder and related traits. Candidates should have statistical genetics ad GWAS experience. Details: gymreklab.com/postdoc-trdr...

Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is sponsoring the Rising Stars in Genetics and Genomics symposium! - We are seeking nominations bu June 1. - September 18-19, 2025 - Please share with the star postdocs that you know. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Here’s the show. Please watch! It’s all about HHS and the first segment is about NIH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

I wrote a thing. I am eternally grateful for my editor, who took the original draft and helped me narrow down my key points into a more effective piece with a broader reach. Also, thanks to the editorial & legal teams, who maintained the message while protecting us in this fraught moment.

Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...

Hello Bluesky 👋🏾 I’m going to be defending my thesis on Wednesday, so I thought this was as good a time as any to introduce myself and my work. I’m Arun Das, I’m a PhD student in Schatz Lab @ JHU, and my work broadly focuses on algorithms to improve accessibility and representation in genomics.

Good Morning, friends! We’re fired up for today’s nationwide protests 🔥✊ Let’s show these power-hungry clowns who this country really belongs to. 🔗 Find an action near you: www.fiftyfifty.one 💬 In the streets, online, or from home — it all matters. Tell us what you’re showing up for 💪💚

I'm the new VP of WVU's Graduate Women Advocating Science and I'm on a mission! We want to host a speaker who can tell us about activism in STEM for underrepresented voices. Know anyone? My following is on the micro scale so any reposts are deeply appreciated ❤️ #womeninSTEM #diversityinSTEM #SciComm

Interested in postdoc opportunities in Seattle, WA? Join us May 6th for Seattle DROP, a virtual event about biomedical research in Seattle. Hear from recruiting faculty, finding the right mentor and enjoy lunch on us via a delivery voucher within the US! Registration: tinyurl.com/seattledrop25

I can't believe I'm saying it, but I'll say it: way to go, Harvard! CHECK OUT THEIR NEW WEBSITE: www.harvard.edu. Stand up, science! Show our value! Links directly to the fantastic letter written by the president of Harvard. Good discussion of their tactics in this screenshot

Concrete example of how inclusion of diverse research participants in biomedical research studies drives impactful discoveries: Genetic analysis identified PCSK9 as a drug target to lower LDL-C and led to successful development of novel drug. But did you know that diversity fueled this discovery?