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Some big professional news! I'm so excited to be on this team!
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The requested boost would help counter the planned sunsetting of one of the programâs long-standing funding streams, which will result in a $195 million drop in funding for fiscal year 2027. By
@avaskham.bsky.social
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Letter asks Congress for nearly $500 million to sustain BRAIN Initiative
The boost would help counter the planned sunsetting of one of the programâs long-standing funding streams.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/funding/letter-asks-congress-for-nearly-500-million-to-sustain-brain-initiative/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20260331-news-letter-asks-congress-nearly-500-million-sustain-BRAIN-Initiative
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2 months ago
Explore âBrainstorming,â
@thetransmitter.bsky.social
âs new LinkedIn newsletter that looks at how neuroscientists are solving research challenges. The first edition features nontraditional model organisms that are well suited for studying certain behaviors or neurological conditions.
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The nontraditional model organism renaissance
Each month, The Transmitter explores creative approaches neuroscientists are taking to solve problems that arise in their research. In this installment, we see how researchers work backward from speci...
https://bit.ly/4v6x506
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3 months ago
âIn her obituary, her mentee, Catherine Veil, says that [Marcelle Lapicque] fought against the prejudices of her time ⊠it may be that the prejudices included race and not just sexism,â says
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"The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has so far not received approval to spend any of the research funding allocated in a budget bill signed into law on 3 February. "
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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00601-0
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It was so fun to work with
@rebeccasky.bsky.social
on this video about the life and work of pioneering neuroscientist Marcelle Lapicque! Check it out here:
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3 months ago
Functional MRI scans of more than 100 2-month-old infants suggest that they are capable of distinguishing among a variety of different objects. The findings challenge perceptions of cognitive development as a gradual process. By
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Infant brain categorizes common objects by two months of age
Brain activity patterns in the ventral visual cortex appear to distinguish images across 12 categories, including birds and trees, fMRI scans suggest.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/cognitive-neuroscience/infant-visual-system-categorizes-common-objects-by-2-months-of-age/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20260224-news-infant-brain-categorizes-common-objects
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Francisco Rivera Rosario
3 months ago
Thanks Angie! If youâre starting out your career in neuroscience check out our early career newsletter. It features articles catered towards early career researchers, job opportunities and much more!
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There are always great mentoring tips in
@thetransmitter.bsky.social
's early career newsletter, Launch. This one from new PI
@qlu.bsky.social
in today's edition stood out to me as being a particularly useful idea!
3 months ago
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3 months ago
The one gene that makes mice good dadsâor infanticidal parents. By
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Single gene sways caregiving circuits, behavior in male mice
Brain levels of the agouti gene determine whether African striped mice are doting fathersâor infanticidal ones.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/social-behaviors/single-gene-sways-caregiving-circuits-behavior-in-male-mice/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20260218-embargo-news-single-gene-sways-caregiving-circuits
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Ken Catania's class at Vanderbilt that covered the neurobiology of fascinating animals like the star-nosed mole is one of the reasons I pursued a career in neuroscience! So fun to read this Q&A:
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4 months ago
âAs long as we can remain optimistic about the future of science and communicate that optimism to young people, weâre going to be fine,â says Walter Koroshetz, former NINDS director. By
@avaskham.bsky.social
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âPeer review is our strengthâ: Q&A with Walter Koroshetz, former NINDS director
In his first week off the job, the former National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke director urges U.S. scientists to remain optimistic about the future of neuroscience researchâŠ
https://www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-society/peer-review-is-our-strength-qa-with-walter-koroshetz-former-ninds-director/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20260127-news-q-a-with-walter-koroshetz-former-NINDS-director
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Calli McMurray
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Former NINDS director Walter Koroshetz sat down with
@avaskham.bsky.social
to reflect on his tenure and share his thoughts on the "attempts at influence" from politicians
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âPeer review is our strengthâ: Q&A with Walter Koroshetz, former NINDS director
In his first week off the job, the former National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke director urges U.S. scientists to remain optimistic about the future of neuroscience researchâŠ
https://www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-society/peer-review-is-our-strength-qa-with-walter-koroshetz-former-ninds-director/
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The Transmitter
4 months ago
A letter signed by 40 neuroscience groups asks Congress to ensure that scientific expertise remains a priority in the search for a new director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. By
@avaskham.bsky.social
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After NINDS director ouster, 40 neuroscience organizations press U.S. Congress for oversight over hiring process
A letter signed by the groups asks Congress to ensure that scientific expertise remains a priority in the search for a new director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-society/after-ninds-director-ouster-40-neuroscience-organizations-press-u-s-congress-for-oversight-over-hiring-process/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20260123-news-science-society-NINDS-director-ouster-40-neuroscience-orgs-press-congress
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The Transmitter
4 months ago
The bill includes a 33 percent budget increase for the NIHâs BRAIN Initiative, which has faced significant funding cuts over the past two years. By
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Neuroscience, BRAIN Initiative gain budget in âbadâ NIH funding bill
The bill goes before the House of Representatives today and outlines increases for neuroscience-related researchâincluding a 33 percent increase to the BRAIN Initiativeâbut maintains a multiyearâŠ
https://www.thetransmitter.org/funding/neuroscience-brain-initiative-gain-budget-in-bad-nih-funding-bill/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20260122-news-funding-BRAIN-initiative-gain-budget-in-bad-NIH-funding-bill
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Max Kozlov
4 months ago
đš New from me: Grant review at more than half of NIH's institutes could be frozen by the end of the year. That's because crucial NIH grant-review panels are slated to be empty at those institutes by Jan 2027. A wonky bureaucratic problem with big implications. A short đ§”
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Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026
Thirteen of the agencyâs advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to have no voting members.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00183-x
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4 months ago
A new method for delivering genes to the primate brain enables researchers to apply existing genetic tools across the monkey brain. By
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Prenatal viral injections prime primate brain for study
The approach makes it possible to deploy tools such as CRISPR and optogenetics across the monkey brain before birth.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/prenatal-viral-injections-deliver-promise-for-studying-primate-brain-development/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20260122-news-sp-prenatal-viral-injections-primate-brain-study
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Jeremy Berg
4 months ago
Good news from NIH! Michael Chiang has apparently been reappointed as Director of the National Eye Institute
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Michael F. Chiang, M.D. | National Eye Institute
Michael F. Chiang is director of the National Eye Institute, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/our-mission/nei-leadership/michael-f-chiang
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Jeremy Berg
4 months ago
Reposting with comments. NIDDK budget appears to be cut because there is a separate fund for diabetes, elsewhere in the bill. NINDS budget is increased because of funds transferred from the Office of the Director (OD) for ALS, Alzheimer's. NIEHS seems like a real cut. OD cut is related to NINDS.
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A mathematical glitch means that lesion network mapping, which aims to find condition-specific dysfunctional networks, produces strikingly similar results regardless of the condition being studied:
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allen institute
5 months ago
What can the Brain Knowledge Platform do for you? đ§ đ Join us on Jan. 14, 11am-12pm PT for a webinar on the new features and data in world's most comprehensive brain cell atlas. đ
https://alleninstitute-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Le5E4CXGSA2clMJ2VesyBw#/registration
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The Transmitter
6 months ago
âItâs giving mechanistic insight into how estrogen modulates reinforcement learningâall the way down to the molecular mechanism,â says Ilana Witten. By
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Sex hormone boosts female ratsâ sensitivity to unexpected rewards
During the high-estradiol stages of their estrus cycle, female rats learn faster than they do during other stagesâand than male rats overallâthanks to a boost in their dopaminergic response to rewardâŠ
https://www.thetransmitter.org/sex-hormones/sex-hormone-boosts-female-rats-sensitivity-to-unexpected-rewards/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20251125-sex-horomone-boosts-female-rats
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The Transmitter
7 months ago
Given the issues facing neuroscience around government policy and funding, the naming of an outsider to SfNâs top position caught some neuroscientists by surprise. By Natalia Mesa
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A change at the top of SfN as neuroscientists gather in San Diego
Kevin B. Marvel, longtime head of the American Astronomical Society, will lead SfN after a year of uncertainty in the neuroscience field.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/teaching/kevin-marvel-sfn-director-san-diego-change/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20251117-rp-news-change-top-sfn
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While I was out on maternity leave, the Transmitter team produced this incredibly rich and informative special report on the state of neuroscience as a field. It's out now â go explore it here!!
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allen institute
7 months ago
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools. đ Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT đ Online đ Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
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Neuroscience Cell Types Webinars
Neuroscience webinars from the Allen Institute to hear about latest cell types researchers from various scientists.
https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
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Ravi Menon
7 months ago
This article in The Transmitter covering our paper may be one of the best scientific content headlines of all time.
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Timing tweak turns trashed fMRI scans into treasure
Leveraging start-up âdummy scans,â which are typically discarded in imaging analyses, can shorten an experimentâs length and make data collection more efficient, a new study reveals.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/fmri/timing-tweak-turns-trashed-fmri-scans-into-treasure/
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Ravi Menon
7 months ago
14 months after submission, our article âStimulus-modulated approach to steady state (SASS): a flexible paradigm for event-related fMRI" is now out in
@natmethods.nature.com
. You can read it here
rdcu.be/ePJo6
It is the first first author paper from my student
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Stimulus-modulated approach to steady state (SASS): a flexible paradigm for event-related fMRI
Nature Methods - Stimulus-modulated approach to steady state (SASS) is an acquisition scheme for event-related fMRI that generates data with high temporal signal-to-noise ratios interspaced with...
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STAT
7 months ago
The U.K. has released its plan to phase out animal testing in research, as a number of countries move toward reducing the use of animals.
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U.K. releases plan to phase out animal testing in research
The U.K. has released its plan to phase out animal testing in research, as a number of countries move toward reducing the use of animals.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/uk-animal-testing-research-science-trump-administration/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=bluesky_organic&utm_medium=social
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The Transmitter
9 months ago
âThis neural configuration before amputation remains after the amputation. And itâs not âuse it or lose it,ââ says John W. Krakauer. By
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Adult human cortex does not reorganize after amputation
The results from a new longitudinal study contradict classic findings in monkeys but may not warrant a rewriting of the textbooks just yet.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/plasticity/adult-human-cortex-does-not-reorganize-after-amputation/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250821-news-adult-human-cortex-does-not-reorganize-after-amputation
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Jonathan Wosen
10 months ago
The Trump administration violated impoundment law by canceling NIH grants, slowing new awards, a scathing report by GAO finds. Story via
@mmolteni.bsky.social
and
@aniloza.bsky.social
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@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/g...
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Trump administration violated impoundment law by canceling NIH grants, slowing new awards, GAO finds
The Government Accountability Office found that the Trump administration, by abruptly canceling NIH grants, had violated a 1974 federal law
https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/gao-says-nih-cuts-violated-impoundment-control-act/
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Cody Siciliano
10 months ago
Thanks
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for including me in this discussion of why individual differences matter. My work & others show that tracking individual behavior can reveal circuits & mechanisms that group averages miss
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Escaping groupthink: What animalsâ behavioral quirks reveal about the brain
Neuroscientists have long ignored the variability in animalsâ behavioral responses in favor of studying differences across groups. But work on the brain differences that underlie that variability isâŠ
https://www.thetransmitter.org/animal-behavior/escaping-groupthink-what-animals-behavioral-quirks-reveal-about-the-brain/
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The Transmitter
11 months ago
Our award-winning news team is looking for an enthusiastic trade journalist to join our fast-paced newsroom in NYC. This is an excellent opportunity for a science journalist to develop a beat in the field of neuroscience. For more info, please visit:
bit.ly/4nvAy4k
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Reporter, The Transmitter
The Transmitter offers up-to-date news and analysis of the field of neuroscience and is dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. Our award-winning news ...
https://simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simonsfoundationcareers/job/Reporter--The-Transmitter_R0001897
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Stephanie M. Lee
12 months ago
In a head-spinning pair of announcements on Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health told staff that it would lift its monthslong freeze on all research funding to Columbia University â then reversed its reversal, emails show. New from me:
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Columbia Got Some NIH Funding Back. Then It Didnât.
In a confusing turn of events, the National Institutes of Health told staff that it would free up some frozen funding to the Ivy League campus â then quickly backtracked.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/columbia-got-some-nih-funding-back-then-it-didnt
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Matteo Carandini
12 months ago
I'd like to make a list of PhD programs that (1) are in Europe (which does include the UK); (2) offer opportunities in systems neuroscience; and obviously (3) pay a stipend. Please share and/or respond to add your suggestions?
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Great reporting from
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The Transmitter
12 months ago
For black-capped chickadees, looking out at a location activates the same place cells as actually being there, a study from Columbia University shows. By
@martajhill.bsky.social
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Gazing from afar activates place cells in chickadees
The results help explain how the hippocampus can recall information about a place without an animal physically revisiting it.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/hippocampus/gazing-at-a-location-from-afar-activates-place-cells-in-chickadees/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250612-news-gazing-chickadees
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Nicole Rust
12 months ago
In this excerpt, I fast forward to the end of Elusive Cures to explain why I am so unequivocally optimistic about the next steps for brain research. For those of you who (like me) like to listen, I've narrated this clip (~10 min). The text is there too. Thank you
@thetransmitter.bsky.social
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The Transmitter
12 months ago
For news, perspectives and more to help you navigate the early stages of your neuroscience career, visit our Early-Career Neuroscientists Resource Center:
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
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Early-Career Neuroscientists Resource Center
News, perspectives and resources to help navigate the early stages of your neuroscience career
https://www.thetransmitter.org/early-career-researchers/
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Jeremy Berg
12 months ago
In the background over the past few weeks, I wrote an obituary of Peter Lax for Nature. He was one of my dad's best friends and one of my favorite people in the world. He was also an incredibly influential mathematician. [Gift Link thanks to Nature]
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Peter Lax obituary: mathematician who pioneered computer-based solutions to real-world problems | Nature
The Abel prizewinnerâs pragmatic approach to solving differential equations was influential across fields ranging from weather forecasting to starting nuclear chain reactions. The Abel prizewinnerâs pragmatic approach to solving differential equations was influential across fields ranging from weather forecasting to starting nuclear chain reactions.
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Max Kozlov
12 months ago
Democrat Jeff Merkley says "it's my understanding no existing [Alzheimer's grants] have been cancelled." That's not true. Tens of millions of dollars in Alzheimer's grants â many of them for training â have been cut. See
@scott-delaney.bsky.social
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@noamross.net
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Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA?Ffj6Q=sfsSRFpYbuc9errPo
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Max Kozlov
12 months ago
đš NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya is testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee today. The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. đ„ I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
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The Transmitter
12 months ago
Multiple studies by a prominent neural tube researcher at the University of Maryland show potential image manipulation and reuse; an institutional investigation is underway. By
@claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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25 papers by neural tube researcher come under scrutiny
One of the studies received an editorial expression of concern in May, after the journal learned of an institutional review of the alleged problems.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/academia/more-than-two-dozen-papers-by-neural-tube-researcher-come-under-scrutiny/?utm_campaign=20250609-more-than-two-dozen-papers-by-neural-tube-researcher-come-under-scrutiny
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Jeremy Berg
12 months ago
More complete analysis of NIH outlays (or lack thereof) from grant-watch.us
grant-watch.us/posts/trends...
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Trends in NIH outlays: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern funding drops to $0 â Grant Watch
https://grant-watch.us/posts/trends-in-nih-outlays/
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Jonathan Wosen
12 months ago
President Trumpâs 2026 budget proposes slashing NIH's central function, awarding grants to universities, academic medical centers, and other institutions, by 43% compared to 2025 levels. Story via me &
@danielpayne.bsky.social
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@statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/n...
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NIH details how Trump budget would cut support for grants, training, and research centers
President Trump's 2026 budget proposes cutting NIH grants to universities, academic medical centers, and other institutions by 43%
https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/nih-cuts-newly-released-documents-detail-impact-on-grants-training-research-labs/
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The Transmitter
12 months ago
The Drosophila genetic database FlyBase has lost its nearly $2 million grant. Itâs part of the more than $3 billion in federal funding that has been terminated at Harvard University this year. By
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FlyBase funding squashed amid Harvard grant terminations
The team behind the Drosophila genetics database is now requesting donations from labs to keep the resource afloat.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/community/flybase-funding-squashed-amid-harvard-grant-terminations/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250605-flybase-funding-squashed
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Ardem Patapoutian
12 months ago
Talked to @KateZernike at @nytimes about my journey and the current moment for scientists in the U.S. âArdem Patapoutianâs story is not just the American dream, it is the dream of American science.â Read the article here. No subscription required:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
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The U.S. Lit a Beacon for Science. Under Trump, Scientists Fear Itâs Dimming
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/trump-federal-spending-grants-scientists-leaving.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ME8.3jjH.HvyxcdgtxpRw
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Sydney Wyatt
12 months ago
In a recent study,
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Learning in living mice defies classic synaptic plasticity rule
Donald Hebbâs theoryâmemorably summarized as âcells that fire together, wire togetherââdoes not explain the shifting hippocampal connections in mice learning to navigate a virtual environmentâŠ
https://www.thetransmitter.org/learning/learning-in-living-mice-defies-classic-synaptic-plasticity-rule/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250528-living-mice-defies-synaptic-plasticity-rule
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This academic cycle was really challenging for those students that applied for PhD programs. Please help me share this special episode discussing what to do if you didn't get accepted into a PhD program.
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Stories of Women in Neuroscience · Episode
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