The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.

Bhattacharya has been making the rounds following the #BethesdaDeclaration roundtable. It’s disappointing (but not surprising) to see him spreading the same disinformative talking points colleagues corrected at the roundtable. federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2...

NIH wants to hear from you. No really. Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Russell Vought claimed on CNN this weekend that NIH funding is corrupt. As @juliametraux.bsky.social reported this February, his family has directly benefited from the NIH.

Has anyone shipped floating tissue sections before? Tips on how to do it and keep them intact? I would greatly appreciate any insights!

For those interested in the status of FlyBase. @flybase.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/fl...

So great that my Rep. Tonko stopped by to see the amazing work we do at the NSCI!

Couched in all those sciencey sounding words is that the people who believe the Earth is 6k years old will be appointing officers at each agency to evaluate if research is “Gold Standard Science” or not. They will have the power to call anything fraud. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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We're new to Bsky and need your help recreating our social media network here! We are the Papouin lab @washu.bsky.social (sites.wustl.edu/papouinlab/o...). We study #astrocytes! Please repost!

If they proceed with this plan, it will effectively choke whatever life is left out of the health research academic community. To put it bluntly it will kill any possibility of a grant funded career doing health research in the U.S. www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...

“All funding is on hold,” an NIH official told colleagues at a meeting on Thursday, according to audio obtained by The Post. “The bottom line is no one is getting any money right now. But they don’t know they’re not getting any money because it just says that it’s ‘in transit.’” wapo.st/44uaqzG

I have learned that the directors of ALL: PREP, IMSD, and IRACDA programs across the country have received similar cancelation notices. This follows previous cancellations of MARC and URISE programs. This further dismantles the mechanisms that enable scientific training opportunities for SO MANY.

14 pages of terminated NIH grants--everyone should read through the list. The sweep is VERY broad, including "The Impact of the Herpes Zoster Vaccine on Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus" & "Mitochondrial-based Determinants of Sex Differences in Acute Kidney Injury"🧪 1/n taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...

Welp. It happened. Our NIH training grant was terminated on Friday. Just highlighting this incredibly derisive language used in our termination notice. To focus on the positives, see some of the great things our undergraduates have done over the last couple of years: web.uri.edu/esteemed/

The new Defense department budget erases $20 MILLION DOLLARS for pancreatic cancer research. $20,000,000 gone, for a disease with a 5-year survival rate of 13%.

🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies

The U.S. Department of Defense is ending all of its funding for social science research, stopping 91 ongoing studies related to threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation. scim.ag/4hqu6HA

In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”. https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It

It looks like the bill posted this morning (Saturday)-to be voted on next week-will cut the BRAIN Iniitiative and All Of Us by proposing a 69% reduction in funding for the NIH Innovation Account (CURES Act) by reducing its allocation from $407 million to $127 million. rules.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

While my grant was not discussed, one of my reviewers commented on my demonstrated “grit and determination”, which is the best compliment I’ve received in a summary statement. Taking the small win when everything feels so crazy.

We ❤️ stem cells!

"I'm really not sure what is so radically leftist about treating gonorrhea," Natalie DiCenzo, an obstetrician-gynecologist and member of Physicians for Reproductive Health, told AFP, on the removal of STI guidelines.

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 The Black in Neuro Mentorship Program 2025 is coming soon! 🌟 Interested in being a mentor or mentee? Scan the QR code to fill out an interest form or reach out via email. Let’s build the future of #neuroscience together! 💜 #BlackInNeuroMentorship #Mentorship #PhDSky #BlackInSTEM 🧪

Resources: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/annual-econo... Tell all your friends 😁

We have had clean drinking water too long I guess? Did people learn nothing from Oregon Trail?

I was just talking to my family (non-scientists) about how AD is complex, and that ~maybe~ it’s more than just one disease. Cool, important work!

Our hearts go out to the families, patients and caregivers affected by FTD and other neurodegenerative tauopathies. We are proud to collaborate with terrific scientists to improve understanding and advance therapies as part of the #TauConsortium. This is why we do what we do. NYT | zurl.co/hDdSP

This has been such a great conference! Lots a great new ways to model human diseases and new things to think about!

Oh hey, that’s me If you’re at the meeting, hope you get to see the cool work we’ve been doing!

We're excited to share our comprehensive protocol for generating human cerebellar #organoids, addressing the many requests we've received from the scientific community! Congratulations to Alex Atamian, @marcellabirtele.bsky.social, and Negar Hosseini! rdcu.be/d13Zu @natureportfolio.bsky.social

I finally made the switch! Hello 🦋! Sorry it took so long, I have a bad sense of direction…