Celebrating Halloween with lab pumpkin carving! (With @iangreenhouse.bsky.social and @mmarneweck.bsky.social labs!)

The lab had a great time engaging with the Parkinson's disease community today at the Parkinson's Resources of Oregon Sole Support walk!

Apoorva did a great job defending her thesis today! We are so proud of you! Congratulations!

#cansky #oncosky

As a two time cancer survivor who has been a patient in an NIH-funded trial, this hits close to home. I am alive today b/c of NIH and (as a scientist) I know how long it will take to recover from these devastating terminations. We are losing cures for diseases. This will hurt us all.

“I would like to cure brain cancer. I think that's not particularly controversial.” Be that as it may, the NIH terminated that scientist's grant. Here's a huge survey of the 2,500 grants that NIH has killed or delayed...so far. Gift link: nyti.ms/43Jz1yJ

Congratulations to Kelsey for defending her PhD!

Folks at Princeton have put together an aggregator to highlight example of how federally funded research has directly impacted people's lives. They are looking for more studies to highlight, so send along suggestions and help make the benefits of science more visible! publicusaresearchbenefits.com

Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara! We're hiring a full-time junior specialist/research technician to play a central role in data collection & analysis of brain imaging studies of pregnancy & menopause. Learn more & apply at: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02974 Or help us spread the word 💫

#CanSky #OncoSky #CancerBS As a scientist and two time cancer survivor I can say first hand that the devastation of biomedical research is going to cost lives.

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025... As a survivor of 2 separate cancers, reading this is so devastating. Nearly all drugs come from NIH-supported research. Anyone can get cancer, and when they do the cures that could exist won’t be waiting for them if these attacks on science don’t stop.

The White House sometimes directs the NIH to study certain broad topics, such as cancer or women’s health, but the latest directive’s specificity, inflammatory language and focus on a hyper-polarizing topic are unprecedented, NIH employees say. https://go.nature.com/43xPnfj

I have been a patient in clinical trials like the ones being abruptly terminated. It was a risk but one I was willing to take to give me the best chance of survival. I can’t wrap my head around this senseless destruction. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

Exclusive from me and Jon Cohen @science.org: NIH is terminating nearly 1000 grants in a series of batches. One, which conducts HIV and TB clinical trials in South Africa, was labelled as a "DEI" study that "harms the health of Americans." www.science.org/content/arti...

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

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#New: Huge crowd gathers for #StandUpForScience2025 rally in San Francisco:

#cansky #oncosky

Today I went to Salem to #StandUpForScience - I spoke about my experiences as a scientist leading an NIH-funded laboratory and as a two-time cancer survivor who owes my life to science and the NIH!

#Standup4science @nickiswann.bsky.social @uoregon.bsky.social @hphyuo.bsky.social

DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for Nature. Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

Only 1 week until the Stand Up For Science rally at the OR capitol! We'll be hearing from Rep. Andrea Salinas and at least 4 renowned scientists. Rally with me to defend science from censorship and cuts! Let's make this big! #sciencenotsilence #standupforscience2025 @standupforscience.bsky.social

This is all you need to see to understand the disaster of a budget passed by the House GOP last night.

Just talked to a friend who works for the DoE and had 2 papers censored for violating an EO. One because it uses “toxicity” (about chemical leakage into drinking wells) & the other for “diversity” (as in “microbial diversity”). We are at Soviet-level stupidity censorship.

I am glad the data is back, but the little note that was added is NOT science-based, hateful, and scary (not to mention petty) www.cdc.gov/hiv-data/ind...

This week in my undergrad (pre-health, neuro) course we are meant to discuss healthcare disparities. Seems especially relevant given all the things. Making some updates to slides and wondering if anyone has any good resources? #AcademicSky

Got good news on scans today - 3 years in remission! 🎉 #CanSky #OncoSky

National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social

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...

Many patients with stage 4 cancers, like myself, rely on clinical trials as our last hope for survival when our first, second, and third line treatments fail--and these treatments will eventially fail--these clinical trials are what we have left to try to survive.

#OncoSky #CancerBS

#CanSky - As a scientist I know how disruptive gaps of support can be for ongoing trials, including cancer trials and as a two-time cancer survivor myself I know how imperative continued progress in research is - our lives depend on it. If you are concerned please contact your representatives.

The perfect headline doesnt exi— www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

When my daughter came out to me, she asked if being gay was “natural.” A classmate suggested otherwise… As a professor of animal behavior, I shared 2k+ examples from the animal kingdom! Those became a book, & today it’s still #1 top release and #3 best seller. #LoveWins #WildPride ❤️🏳️‍🌈 a.co/d/947x66x

Really loved how the vivid examples brought this piece to life! And important discussion around practical challenges for elementary educators too. From @lrj417.bsky.social at @the74.bsky.social:

Swann Lab circa 2024! (PhD student Apoorva and several undergrads unfortunately not pictured due to travel) @uoregon.bsky.social

UC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program hailed as a national model for faculty inclusivity - www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/ucs-pos...

“The N.I.H. seemed to have escaped political gravity — they’ve been beloved by both political parties, almost uniquely...This is a huge tipping point.” 🧪

The Human Physiology Department at University of Oregon is searching for a Career Instructor: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28607 We value high-quality evidence-based teaching, have outstanding students, and enjoy working together.

We are hiring for a career instructor position! Come work a collaborative, exciting, and nice group in beautiful Oregon! Applications details here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28607. Questions about the application process can be directed to Dr Ashley Walker ([email protected]).

Cresent and Orbit - our #fosterfails

hiking with kiddos

Hello Bluesky! I am an Assistant Professor at University of Oregon studying neuroscience of the motor system in humans using electrophysiology. Also mom of two adorable kiddos. #neuroscience #WomenInStem

This starter pack is intended for researchers in all areas of sensorimotor control - just let me know if you would like to be added. go.bsky.app/VSH9DwK