"I was part of a system trying to make people’s lives better. To me, that was a good reason to get up in the morning."

And congrats to @cdelawalla.bsky.social, founder and CEO of @standupforscience.bsky.social, who is one of Nature's "Ones to watch in 2026"! Delawalla has been focusing on building resistance to the US government’s targeting of the nation’s scientific enterprise ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Announcing UHF's Health Equity Fellowship program, empowering clinicians with space and time and training, in partnership with community organizations, to advance equity in health care! Please Share!

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Powerful essay. Read and share widely. I Understand MAHA’s Appeal, but It Threatens My Life www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...

We have a new timeline up today on our Medical Research Funding page, documenting the onslaught of political, legal, and bureaucratic attacks on medical research since January: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

What does mating look like when you only have a single shot at getting it right? Very excited to share our work on an almost-invisible female control, rapidly evolving mating recognition systems, and species that break the rules and take over the world. IN MOSQUITOES>

A big part of why the White House's destruction feels so visceral is that it's emblematic of a much broader pattern of wantonly chopping up our shared national patrimony and selling it for parts

The next best thing to bring there is this 🧵!

Important lesson here 👇

Who burgled the Louvre? Right answers only.

Great article! Inspiring.

Such a powerful article. Bravo @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

My quote of the day We have managed to unite a country tearing down the barriers the regime built to divide us. Ours is a fight of a nation united against a criminal tyranny, in defense of its human rights, freedom, and democracy. That is why we have no alternative but victory María Corina Machado

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A strong statement from MIT President Sally Kornbluth rejecting Trump's "compact for higher education." I hope other higher ed leaders follow this example. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

DC folks! Stand Up for Science will be at Politics and Prose this evening in support of @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social's new book: #ScienceUnderSiege! Come join us, in person or virtually! Livestream: youtube.com/live/-foS1FI...

I am deeply saddened and angered by news that more NIH RIFs may happen next week. This is unacceptable, especially after NIH staff have worked nights & weekends to dig out from the backlog created by this admin's incompetence. Tell your Congress people NIH needs its staff to keep delivering cures

My last grant was an R25 focused on introducing undergraduates to aging research to motivate them to address these gaps, be it in research or clinical careers. It was terminated b/c “DEI is bad.”

My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I talk with the great @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy about our new book #ScienceUnderSiege: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/science-un...

📣 New preprint from the SCIMaP team! Across three studies, we show that communicating the economic impact of NIH funding cuts—especially with interactive quizzes and maps—decreases approval and motivates action to oppose the cuts, across the political spectrum. 🧵 1/8 osf.io/preprints/ps...

Call for Papers! 🧵 The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz) Abstract Deadline: Sept 19 www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...

But yeah, reading that also made me feel even more grateful for preprints!

My reason for sharing this is not that editors make wrong decisions, but that such long delays in publications also delay other people from building on work, or could lead to people just giving up and working on other projects instead. That seems like it would've been very unfortunate in this case

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Something on my mind a lot these days

Over 20 years after Julius’s lab and mine cloned TRPM8, it is rewarding to see this science helping patients. The TRPM8 agonist Tryptyr treats dry eye by increasing tear production. A reminder that NIH-funded curiosity-driven research translates to medicines. tryptyr.myalcon.com?gad_source=1...

As federal support vanishes for research addressing the root causes of health disparities in the United States, we are left with a dangerous void and an urgent need to rethink science funding, says Vani Pariyadath go.nature.com/4mlvEGo

“In an interview after the hearing, Britt told STAT, “I think about what it would be like if my child had a rare disease or was looking for a diagnosis. I would want every single tool in my toolbox available to help my baby, to help my kid… And in my mind, that’s exactly what NIH research is doing.”

This is a summary of it - much faster read www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n... via @statnews.com

🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost! Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%). "Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov. ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.

A family doctor reflects on how physicians no longer have the weight of the medical establishment behind them, due to the cuts at NIH and CDC. A perspective I hadn't considered but is sadly and awfully true.

The erosion of expertise and integrity www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...

I’m thrilled to share this story that “we” just published! The STING pathway drives noninflammatory neurodegeneration in NGLY1 deficiency url: rupress.org/jem/article/...

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.

The Things We Will Never Know (if proposed science funding cuts are enacted)

An insightful neuroscience framework to make sense of what we are feeling.

Open Science - still much more to do, but it's important to reflect on what amazing progress has been made #preprints #openscience

In this essay in Hopkins Magazine, I talk about how NIH budget cuts will delay or stop the translation of basic science to the clinic and impact kids with intellectual disability, autism, and epilepsy. hub.jhu.edu/magazine/202...

What a great #scicomm #scipolicy panel this week with @ellenkuwana.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social @drkiki.bsky.social @abankston.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social watch the video & see resources we discussed here: biotechnetworks.org/sos #scimap #NIH #NSF

Love to see this! Fascinating work.

Congratulations Sarah Naguib @liganlab.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social

Maybe a bad time to watch this spectacular and prescient film 🎥 #fluoridation

I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness. www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...

"More than 200 business leaders signed an open letter calling on the Trump administration to reverse its moves against colleges and universities, arguing that funding cuts and restrictions on student visas threaten America’s economic competitiveness" 🧪⚒️💸 www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

The Administration’s proposed FY26 budget includes deep cuts to science funding. The numbers are deeply concerning, but this isn’t the end. Join us June 16 at 2 pm for a briefing from the AAAS Office of Government Relations and learn how to share your story with elected officials. buff.ly/c7Vxauk