There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition. Feel free to sign and share this open petition: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP www.science.org/content/arti...

150+ experts came together at the 2025 Penn Colton Center for #Autoimmunity Symposium to discuss breakthroughs in #ImmuneHealth and spotlight Penn’s leadership, future headquarters, and innovations in autoimmunity research and #PrecisionMedicine. Read more: www.coltonconsortium.org/blog/2025-pe...

NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants. 👀 List of impacted opportunities: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30. *GASP* 😮 We know, it's a big goal. If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.

Philly Science People! The Philadelphia Science Action group is organizing the 1st Science Town Hall! Ask elected officials how they'll defend science & higher ed to ensure that Philly remains national leaders in science 📍 Science History Inst @sciencehistory.org 315 Chestnut St 🗓️ May 29, 6pm

Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere. It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇 📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social

GOOD NEWS, DORKS! YOUR voice matters. Research shows people still trust scientists — just the wrong ones. But we can change that. GET OUT THERE! SPEAK UP! Read more below ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Co-Chairs, Michael Gale, Jr. and @ramlabuw.bsky.social invite abstract submissions for Cytokines2025. Topics include adaptive immunity, cytokine signaling, interferon stimulated genes, structure- function, and more. Submit: seattle.cytokinesociety.org/call-for-abs... Deadline is May 18, 2025.

🚨 HUGE news from Canada's tricouncils who are harmonizing their scholarship & fellowship programs, upping the total number (huzzah!), and critically, allowing foreigners to apply for doctoral and postdoc fellowships. Want to work with me? Get in touch! 🇨🇦🧪⚒️ www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4

#StandUpForScience Philly!

The 'Stand Up For Science" rally is happening around the US on March 7th, spearheaded by graduate students! I have encouraged my lab to attend! Find your city's rally on the website below. The Philadelphia rally is at City Hall March 7th, 12pm to 4pm standupforscience2025.org/philadelphia...

A nice distraction in all the craziness - Toronto always!

NEW Review: Trained immunity in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer by George Hajishengallis, Mihai Netea & Triantafyllos Chavakis Explores the concept of 'maladaptive' TRIM - the potential to increase severity of or susceptibility to chronic inflammation and cancer. #immunosky #immunology

Applications for undergraduate summer studentships @wwiem-qub.bsky.social are now open. We would love to host enthusiastic students from anywhere in the world in Belfast! 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬🧪💊🌎 Details: www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

Just giving this a boost for those who may not have seen it yet... we have a PI position (molecular and cellular basis of cognition) at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto). The position comes with an appointment at Assist/Assoc Prof level at U of T. Share widely! can-acn.org/scientist-se...

I'm looking for a postdoc to join my fantastic team at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. Great resources. Competitive salary. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-mb-...

ATTN Canadian and International trainees! The J. Andrew McKee Fellowship is open. Notice of intent is due JAN 30, 2025!! Supported by Breakthrough T1D Canada and Stem Cell Network of Canada, this PDF brings aspiring scientists to the BT1D Centre of Excellence at UBC! t.co/dDWHluBbrX

Congrats to Salma Merchant for Cell Stem Cell paper: the effects of fatty acid oxidation in hematopoietic stem cells are context dependent. FAO is not necessary in young HSCs, but becomes necessary during aging, and is deleterious when upregulated by a high fat diet. www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...

Ever wondered how gut microbes control immune responses at extra-intestinal locations? Here #theonlylabever reports how a gut protozoan commensal shapes pulmonary immunity to exacerbate asthma and limit the dissemination of mycobacteria. @cellpress.bsky.social ⬇️(1/x) www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...