New paper from the Crispino lab! www.jci.org/articles/vie.... We examined how suppression of FBXO11, an E3 Ub ligase substrate receptor, could contribute to MDS progression. We found shutdown of an FBXO11-NPM1 protein network in MDS HSPCs, providing new insight for therapeutic approaches.

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

We won’t let the government police our existence. 📍 Memphis 📸 Sarah Rushakoff

Pride Month! This community matters now more than ever and it won’t be erased.

🧪 Basic science boosts the economy: "The proposed dismantling of NSF [and NIH] raises an urgent question: do these cuts actually save money or merely delay spending until the bill gets larger? The answer is clear: these cuts will cost the economy billions."

My ongoing request: If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here. NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h... NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h... Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.

DeLAURO: Are you planning to break the law by impounding appropriated funds? RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?

Removing a black 4-star general at Secretary of Defense and replacing him with a white talk-show is the perfect example why DEI is essential. It's not about hiring unqualified minorities, it’s about foiling the majority's habit of hooking up under qualified mediocrities of their own caste.

BREAKING: 34,000 people have showed up in Denver, Colorado this evening to see Bernie Sanders and AOC fight oligarchy and authoritarianism.

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.

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

Five years ago, Breonna Taylor was murdered. She should still be alive. We will not forget. #SayHerName

Mahmoud Khalil expressed his political point of view peacefully. That’s supposed to be permitted in a democracy. If this egregious assault on civil liberties stands, what’s to stop Trump from arresting American citizens who support any cause his regime doesn’t like?

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...

Marco Rubio doesn’t get to decide who’s allowed freedom of speech. The Constitution protects everyone in the U.S.

Fact-check: True

Ask for accountability by calling representatives and urging them to oppose the unconstitutional NIH and NSF cuts. 5calls.org

Never in our history has the US voted w/ Dictatorships at the expense of our Democratic allies—that is until today.  Trump has not only just ruined US credibility as a global leader, but set back the global fight for democratic values and peace.

Science, research funding & DEI efforts face new challenges, but ASH remains committed to promoting the highest quality care & a strong #hematology workforce. Learn how you can advocate & make a difference in the President’s Column by @b-avalos-md.bsky.social 🔗 https://bit.ly/41vo1oR#hematology #HemeSky

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

Vandy alone losing hundreds of Millions thanks to this Trump move…

Executive actions to slash allowable indirect costs will inevitably devastate academic medical centers, damaging public health and tanking local economies. I used the link below to find and message my representative and hope you will too. www.house.gov/representati...

Paying $5 billion more to own the libs

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research. Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions

Snow day in Memphis

NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️

#ASH24 grad school reunion. Love them all so much.

Y’all we have EIGHTY FIVE Blood Buddies (speed mentoring) stations going!! The opportunities for #ASH24 trainees are unparalleled.

#ASH24 ASH-a-Palooza has officially kicked off in the Gaslamp Quarter. All trainees welcome. Swag, food, networking, education, friends.

At #ASH2024, my plan is to pick just a handful of key scientific sessions to attend among these highlights: - ASH-a-Palooza - 5K - President’s Reception I will be filling the rest of my time with writing, check-ins, and small meet-ups. 🥰 DM me and let’s grab coffee! (I will also be doing this)

Good morning!! I’m excited to be on Bluesky leading up to the #ASH24 Annual Meeting. 😎 I’m a postdoc in the Crispino lab in the paper-and-grants writing stage. You can catch me blurbing about ASH trainee events, mentoring, inclusivity, coffee, dogs, and other fun science or whimsy ☺️

Your occasional reminder that massive income inequality is the source of nearly all of the problems in the United States Not Democrats Not Republicans Not immigrants (legal or not) Not transgender people Not abortion Not homeless people

I believe this might resonate with many.

The only man who ever impressed me with his car drove an ice cream truck.