Excellent write up of an interview with my mentor, @karynfrick.bsky.social, regarding the killing, resuscitation, and re-killing of a grant aimed at promoting undergraduate research on aging. These decisions will harm the US for decades to come. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

How is it possible that my otherwise thoughtful and compassionate colleagues can watch the total destruction of Gaza and the killing of tens of thousands of it inhabitants, war crimes that the US is directly responsible for, and do nothing? I just don't get it.

Let’s go @jesswoj.bsky.social !!

The United States is a threat to global peace and is actively dismantling any semblance of an international rules-based order through its own actions and its continued backing of Israel’s lawlessness. You can’t shout “peace!” after attacking a sovereign country in violation of international law.

Mahmoud Khalil is free. May his release lead to the release of all who are detained and incarcerated from the US to Palestine, in ICE facilities and in prisons. And may his courage inspire us to remain steadfast in fighting for Palestinian liberation.

At some point scientists need to take an interest, collectively, institutionally, in defending democracy and justice for all, and not just their own resource access

In our first “Postdoc perspectives” essay, @fleabrained.bsky.social and @maribel-patino.bsky.social explain how grassroots organizations led by trainees are stepping up to provide career and mentorship guidance for neuroscience students from marginalized backgrounds. #neuroskyence bit.ly/4csFx0B

The Trump regime platforms Christian Nationalists and Nazi sympathizers yet dares to claim that they are fighting antisemitism when they punish students, immigrants, and anyone who speaks out for Palestinian freedom. This is a lie.

Cannot overstate how repulsive it is for this racist, antisemitic, fascist administration to so brazenly hold up Jewish people as shields for its fascism. I hope the shamelessness at least means fewer people fall for it.

UNC Gillings School of Public Health is eliminating their Health Equity & Social Justice Concentration. This program is home to many of my friends — some of the most thoughtful, caring, and innovative researchers I know. @standupforscience.bsky.social @sciforgood.bsky.social

It’s incredible that Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours. Sadly also incredible he did not say *one word* about *the ultimate* stress test of today: the detention of students speaking out against acts like Israel executing 15 medics in Gaza (also something Booker said nothing about)

oh hey, this paper is out now! Led by JR Haun, former Kash lab postdoc! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40153436/

Fuck these fuckin fascists www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-7-...

"We are Jewish professors, staff, students from universities across the US. We hold various views about Israel, Palestine, student activism . But we are united in denouncing anyone who invokes our name to harass, expel, arrest, or deport members of our communities” docs.google.com/document/d/1...?

Weaponizing Jewish identity for fascist ends does not keep us safe! Please consider signing if you are a Jewish academic.

More from CT as Wesleyan University’s President Michael Roth calls for Mahmoud Khalil’s release: “Just as we should decry antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, we should insist that students and faculty have the right to make their voices heard about the issues of the day.”

Listen to every word.

As a Jewish faculty member at one of these institutions, I am saying right now, in the clearest tones possible: not in my name. This violent exploitation of Jews as an alibi for achieving Fascist ends is itself textbook antisemitism.

Nazis shouldn’t be allowed to say Shalom, especially not in this extremely evil context, in my Jewish opinion.

Cannot stress Amy's second point enough. It's both morally wrong and unbelievably dangerous for Jews to allow ourselves to be used as the wedge to overturn basic civil liberties in this country.

This is absolutely chilling. They're using Palestine and Columbia as examples, but do not doubt that this is a trial run. What is happening is not only unethical but also illegal thirteen ways to Sunday. Speak out and keep track. This is bad at face value, and also a trial balloon.

Email from Columbia President Armstrong makes clear that admin still has no idea what it’s dealing with. No amount of “serious action to combat antisemitism” (read: punish Palestine activists) will satisfy the Nazis. They see universities as an enemy institution to crush underfoot.

Spotted in the wild by @schreinerdrew.bsky.social ! Happily standing up for science and glad to have any excuse for motivational neuroscience-related wordplay, obviously. #standupforscience #neuroskyence

Picture day for Kash Lab. Rain can't stop us.

Mouse models of gender affirming hormone therapy can improve outcomes for trans people and for any cis person with hormones or receiving hormone therapies. What helps is standing in solidarity with us, speaking on the importance of and fighting for the research, not jokes about "transgenic mice" 🧪

BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights. Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.

This is not law. It couldn’t withstand legal scrutiny. Don’t comply in advance university presidents. General counsel, don’t panic. Do law, not vibes.

So incredibly heartened by my colleagues who are fighting like hell for a world where people have access to the arts and humanities, not because it serves STEM, but because this is about nourishing our humanity

A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter. By @avaskham.bsky.social bit.ly/3X8ngz8

The first rule of fight club is we do not talk about fight club.

Over the past few weeks, science funding in the U.S. has become shrouded in uncertainty. Ten trainees with diversity-based funding share how the changes are affecting their research and career plans. By @avaskham.bsky.social @claudia-lopez.bsky.social @callimcflurry.bsky.social bit.ly/42Wifxr

Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.

Federal restrictions & funding freezes threaten vital research and halts scientific progress that benefits all Americans. Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce. 👇 #NeuroSky

Absolutely wild that you guys don’t feel sick to your stomach at the thought of blaming victims of a genocide and their families and supporters for an outcome determined by the way the majority of white Americans voted Talking like this should make you feel ill

I need every scientist who is getting notifs to change wording in their publications along with that anti-gender/sex research CDC missive to learn to feign ignorance, deflect, challenge and just plain say no. Compliance here is complicity. The trump anti-science initiative needs major roadblocks.

Academic workers across the country are organizing to call on our congressional representatives on Thursday, 1/30, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT to demand these restrictions be lifted immediately. There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event. Join us! form.jotform.com/250226137228...

Hi #neuroskyence — I'm tracking how these NIH changes might affect neuroscience funding, particularly for diversity-related grants. Has your application/award been affected? Have you gotten any guidance on that? Let me know.

Two things concerned scientists can do: 1. Call your members of Congress and explain how disruptions in funding would be disastrous for jobs and research in their district/state. 2a. Call your dept. chair and express your concern. The goal is to end the convo w/…

Protip: if you don't like talking to a person on the phone, wait until business hours end and you can leave a voicemail, they'll still track it. Calling is better than emailing if you can stomach it.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39779373/ woot @lisataxier.bsky.social first Kash Lab first author paper is out. Congrats to her and the team!

hurray! paper accepted for lead author @lisataxier.bsky.social ! insula, alcohol conditioned aversion, ephys, dreads, fun!

Hi #ACNP2024! I'm a postdoc with @superkash.bsky.social, and I'm so grateful to have received a travel award for my first ACNP! I'm interested in aversive memories and SUDs, I'm pinch hitting for @meghanflanigan.bsky.social during Sunday's hot topics, and giving a poster (T27) on Tuesday evening!