if chatgpt has no haters, i have died

chatgpt is what my parents and elementary school teachers *thought* wikipedia was

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M WRITING MY PHD THESIS!!!!!!! IM DISSERTATING!!!!! AND I'M ALMOST DONE??????

With 23andMe filing for bankruptcy -- reach out to your family members who might have ordered these kits to get them to request deletion of their data. And if you signed-up yourself, you should absolutely do the same!

In leu of NIH cuts at Columbia, many folks are asking why aren't universities using endowment funds to support the research mission of their faculty scientists? Inspired by @jeremymberg.bsky.social bluetorials here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option 1/n

I think it's really important to remember that not all schools where research is done have endowments. So even if the top-tier/wealthy schools could tap into their endowments, this is not an option for some public unis and they will have to drop research missions.

...This piece is really important because we are not allowed to communicate this to grantees, but it could potentially help a lot of people about to submit stuff if they just knew to avoid certain words on their biosketch and other support."

“You never heard of us because we are doing our jobs” UC Davis plant pathology PhD student

I am loving all the protest pictures but please be mindful of sharing photos with others’ faces, given known threats to international students who attend protests.

Close to 600 people for the Trenton Stand Up For Science rally. Great chants, NJ schools out in force, and scientists discovering their inner extrovert. Rush Holt led off, me at end.

The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials. Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.

“fluoride” “measles” “covid-19” “vaccines” Holy fuck this is uh quite an overt example of politics actively hamstringing science in ways that will make us all less safe.

Despite the weather the Chicago scientific community (including prospective young PhD students) gathered today to Stand UP for Science and show that science is for everyone and that NIH support is critical to keep labs running.

For state-specific NIH info cards, find your state here: bit.ly/NIH_bystate

make flyers of the first two paragraphs of this just filed lawsuit, and give them to your neighbors, leave them under t*sla wipers, in little free libraries, at the grocery store (thank you to the plaintiffs)

This thread really goes places.

so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

i'm nearing the end of my PhD, and will be graduating this summer. I'm starting to write the introduction of my thesis and I'm getting emotional over how much I've learned and grown intellectually over these last 6 years. This type of writing would've been impossible to first-year katie. I'm proud!

The Pennsylvania Attorney General has not joined the lawsuit against the NIH indirect cap, which means Penn and all other universities are suffering a massive funding cut. You can contact our AG here and request he join the suit: www.attorneygeneral.gov/contact/

Many in biotech/private sector are boasting about their ways of funding and doing science But they are staffed with PhDs and postdocs we train in our NIH and NSF funded labs in universities With university labs lacking funds to train, the private sector will be profoundly harmed

The NIH’s new imposed standard indirect cost rate threatens life-saving brain & behavior research that benefits millions of Americans. SfN, with other scientific organizations,urge reversal of this policy & implore Congress to protect critical research infrastructure. Full statement: bit.ly/4jVJnCL

in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?

If you are a NIH funded researcher and your state is not on this list, you need to be calling your AG office

this agency is for protecting consumers from predatory financial companies you are a consumer financial companies prey on you they are shutting it down because they hate you

Yea...this is one of those times when, if leaders are going to speak up, they need to differentiate their communication strategy by audience. Internally (students, faculty, staff, alumni), effects on the university matters. Externally, focus on the bigger picture. One message will not fit all.

Read the 🧵 on the 2025 plan for the NIH: the proposal suggests dismantling the agency and redistributing its funding to the states.

Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.

This event is happening this Wednesday at the #Umich Ann Arbor campus, come and please share!

Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify

100%. You never know where the next great discovery that will change all of our lives will originate. This is why we trust scientists to carefully review each others work and ideas and give advice on how to make basic research investments.

More inside baseball about how overhead rates are determined from former NIGMS head Jeremy Berg. 🧵 bsky.app/profile/jere...

If the local large university goes down, that's a main provider of health care services. The community college health care education programs depend on the big U medical center. Nurses, x ray techs, so many health care workers get their start in these programs.

if we keep the lights turned off in the lab bay how much will we save in indirects /s

1/3 Why does the US lead the world in the number of clinical trials? How come americans are given the unique chance to get the latest treatment and a fighting chance against often incurable diseases? That's all thanks to research and the support from the NIH!

UW-Madison on proposed NIH indirect cost cap: “This proposed change to NIH funding–UW–Madison’s largest source of federal support–will significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more.” 1/x

I have a confession . . . I was an “overhead cost”. I was a beaker washer, agar plate pourer, research secretary. I was paid by “overhead cost” fees. Loved it. Those “overhead cost” jobs allowed this rural kid to become a physician. Please tag how #OverheadCostJob impact u.

This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research? All of them.

My 8th grade history teacher did this too. One of my classmates started crying. It has stuck with me my whole life

Most people don’t know how fast this money channels through these research organizations. What comes in immediately pays for services to improve your/the world’s lives. This is not discretionary money.They’ll be in arrears within days.

Look I don’t know how it will shake out but there are major medical centers and research institutes across the country currently trying to figure out if they have enough money to keep operating after the NIH indirect costs directive.

The White House sent out an email to all reporters on its press list, calling our story “fake news.” We stand by our story.

AAMC, et al have provide the attached.

Great thread. NIH provides crucial funding to support education and health in every state. You can check your state’s 2023 numbers and see how many jobs may be at risk: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Another assault on US competitiveness at a time when biomedicine is roaring with innovation, an own-goal in a high-stakes international tournament. Of course the real losers are American people needing medicines and cures. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

"The NIH announced it will slash billions of dollars of support to universities and research centers. "This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments" - Dr. Lucky Tran

To my friends and colleagues at UAB, IU, UF, FSU, UL, WashU, OSU, CWRU, etc, etc. Call both your senators and your representative. They listen. Emphasize the direct economic impact of NIH research, and the indirect impacts on pharmaceutical/biotech. Underscore its relevance to national security.