It's not just about Harvard. "This is the science model the U.S. has developed over 80 years: The government sets the agenda and funds the work; university scientists design the studies and find the answers. The president’s willingness to upend that model has revealed its fragility."

How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)

On Capitol Hill with Mike Imperiale & @ssclabquips.bsky.social to help @asm.org educate members of Congress and their staff about biosafety, biosecurity, and sustained federal science funding. #ASMAdvocacy

The Presidential Budget Request has been released, and it details some serious cuts to scientific funding and research. Please use the link below to automatically send a letter to your Representative and Senators -- you can customize the pre-written message with your personal story.

There have been over 7000 cases of whooping cough in the U.S. this year, more than double this time last year. And last year, the number of cases was nearly 17X higher than in 2021.

Late Monday emails to NIAID Director Jeanne Mazzaro and other NIH leaders "offer reassignment to a number of locations, including Alaska; Billings, Montana; the Navajo Nation; and Oklahoma, and ask leaders to respond with a preference by Wednesday at 5 p.m. Eastern."

The chainsaw approach to virology funding: Rescinding COVID-19-related NIH grants also terminates drug discovery research targeting many other viral diseases including Ebola, Marburg, yellow fever, dengue, Zika, measles, chikungunya, and Rift Valley fever.

Doonesbury, March 16 2025

The Feb. 7 announcement of major restrictions on grant funding appeared to come from the NIH Office of the Director (grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...) -- but the document did not originate at the NIH and had not been vetted by NIH officials. Read how the NIH was suddenly forced to post this notice:

Make America Healthy Again? Yet another assault on science and public health — thoughtless, cruel, and completely predictable

Fortunately, a just-in-time temporary restraining order:

Please take a minute to send this letter (which you can personalize) about the new NIH directive to immediately cap indirect costs at 15% . . . the letter will be auto-addressed and sent to your members of Congress.

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

If you're a microbiologist, please use the link below to contact your Congressional delegation. You'll be able to modify a draft letter that is auto-addressed to your elected legislators, informing them how Executive Orders can adversely impact your work, public health, and scientific research.

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today.

If you're a science or public health advocate, please go to the link below -- you can easily customize this draft letter and it will be auto-addressed and sent to your state's Senators. actionnetwork.org/letters/7f9f...

Great Blue Heron in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina #wildlifephotography