I think Neuro could use a PLoS Neuro journal. OA, publishing rigorous work across diverse systems using genetic/molecular to systems/computational/cognitive approaches. Have lobbied for this as a @plosbiology.org Adv Board member but it hasn't happened so far. Thoughts? [email protected]

So excited to find Select at the liquor store in Houston as we are entering spritz season!

I am reviewing a simply amazing paper from a relatively young US-based lab, which is in danger of shutting its doors later this year. My emotions are all over the place. The fact that this does not uniquely identify the lab I’m referring to just deepens the tragedy of this moment in US science.

Some shit is about to go down with NIH study sections, friends. Keep your eyes peeled for change that may affect your grant submissions.

Monitoring gene expression in the brain with a simple blood test? In collaboration with @jerzyszablowski.bsky.social & his lab we figured out how to do it nonhuman primates using noninvasive neuroengineering of synthetic serum markers. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Me too!!! So excited that this is going to work out for myself and a student!

just want to state for the record that I am incredibly proud of the althletes representing the USA that are using their platforms to speak out about what is happening here.

Very much worth 3 min of your day.

Today called for comfort food. Pinto beans cooked in the leftover deliciousness from a last batch of carnitas + jalapeno cheddar cornbread + greens did the trick.

We're hiring! The Hoffman lab at Yale is recruiting for Post-Doctoral Associate and Post-Graduate Associate positions available immediately. Join us! www.hoffmanlab.net/jobs #zebrafish #zebrafishjobs

watching non-Texans discover that there's a town near Fort Worth called "White Settlement" today

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

As a someone with a 33 year NIH-funded lab whose grant is supposed to be reviewed this week, shut NIH down if that is what's needed to end ICE terrorism. Innocent lives are more important 🧪

Good morning #acnp2026! Off to a beautiful start and looking forward to a week of excellent science!

Discovered these serving size suggestions while rummaging in some parental cabinets. I refuse to adhere to the guidelines of the pasta patriarchy.

Happy Pre-Thanksgiving weekend everyone! In the spirit of overindulgence I invite you all to feast on a cornucopia of Arey lab preprints (okay only two)! And fittingly their themes happen to be in the realm food and drink! Settle down next to the metaphorical fire as I share the stories...

Here's a big thank you to everyone at NIH who is trying to get everything regarding grants and reviews re-started!!!

When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

In #GENETICS, @jsrinivasanwpi.bsky.social and the team present a rescue-by-feeding approach, showing that feeding engineered E. coli containing neuropeptides to #Celegans mutants can successfully rescue behavior defects in worms. buff.ly/Qdw9Nsq

Started in Jan 2020 and haven’t caught a break since. But you can bet P&T committees don’t care - taking any world circumstances into account is “lowering the bar.” I’ve been told all standards for grants and publication remain the same. And I have too much service.

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Just did this for a Y5 that's 2.5 months late. It supports 60% of my (90% soft money) salary, so for the past few months I've been wondering if I still have a job or not. So much riding on such absurd, cruel, and opaque practices with overworked NIH staff caught in the middle doing their best.

Oh perfect. I was waiting to get the NoA for renewal funding that would sustain my lab. I am most certainly not alone here.

This. 100%.

Spending a few extra days in NorCal for fun post #worm25. What an awesome meeting as always, full of old friends, new connections, and great science!

Great catching up with everyone at #worm25! If you're planning tomorrow's schedule, consider our workshop: @giosg.bsky.social & I have invited 5 folks who think differently about health and aging (incl ‪@rnareylab.bsky.social‬ & @scharflab.bsky.social). We promise you'll leave with new ideas! 🪱

Just landed in Sacramento and I am so glad for the opportunity to see the wonderful community at #Worm25!

Pretty patriotic today. Lots of American flags, and a member of the military is leading the crowd in The Pledge of Allegiance. "We took an oath to this country, not to a king."

That is 54, 5-year NIH biomedical research grants. Or 270 years worth of biomedical research.

Yesterday's wonderful visit to @mdibiolab.bsky.social was capped off with a hike with my host Dr. Emily Spaulding! Her science is fabulous - can't wait to catch up again soon in Davis at Worm Meeting!

I was already psyched about my visit to @mdibiolab.bsky.social to give a talk tomorrow. The fact that my journey here included a golden hour flight up the Maine Coast was just icing on the cake!

Buck is the type of PI you want to work for! Apply to join the team!

Looks like the wave of terminations is finally coming from the NIA. My excellent student, who was supposed to be funded until August of 2026, just received notice of termination complete with the trash language that has been coming along with them. It is so unfair to these exceptional young people.

I commented and you should too!

Just imagine, folks, if you: a) busted your ass to make it to grad school b) developed a research program incredible enough to earn a F31, only to see it terminated b/c you are URM c) applied for a HHMI Hannah Gray, only to see the program canceled This is evil, hurtful, resegregation of science

Deciding to keep myself in the dark about Sinners as much as possible until I was able to go watch it today was the right choice. Great movie. Go see it on the big screen if you can.

Supposedly temporary, but I will believe it when I see it reposted, likely with some awful nonsense updates. I would love to be proven wrong on this one.

Decided to ruin my Friday by confirming that the parent F funding announcements really did expire yesterday.

As a follow-up to the Kaiser interview, here is my exchange with Dr. Bhattacharya starting Sunday evening... 1/n

Fetch the Bolt Cutters.

Excited to see this out in @science.org today!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@katyamack.bsky.social @phiferrixey.bsky.social et al. studied GxE interactions in wild-derived inbred strains of house mice from N. and S. America, finding strain-specific responses to high-fat diets and widespread condition-specific gene regulation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molb... #molbio #evobio

I am so proud of Gen for writing this. I am sharing it widely and encourage you all to do the same!

Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu

🚨 We’re hiring postdocs! Join our lab in Houston to study human disease using stem cell models, functional genomics, and big genomic data. Wet & dry lab backgrounds welcome. Please email me if you're interested ([email protected]) or apply directly: jobs.bcm.edu/job/Postdoct... 📩

It's getting buried, but Houston will almost certainly not have representation in Congress until January 2027. Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died nearly a month ago and Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has simply decided not to call a special election to fill the seat.

These programs are so important and I encourage us all to push our institutions too develop and communicate their plans to appeal these terminations

Multiple here in Colorado as well. @jeremymberg.bsky.social