It’s been a pleasure to organize the Rules of Protein-DNA Recognition meeting in Cancun. Spectacular talks and an amazing and supportive scientific community!

This is big!

Excited to share this collaborative review with @dsegre.bsky.social and @devmoy.bsky.social. We discuss common issues with context-specific genome-scale metabolic network models and provide recommendation for future model development.

Exited to share our recent work on viral cis-regulatory elements in collaboration with @tewhey.bsky.social! We identified >2000 CREs across the genomes of 27 human-infecting dsDNA viruses from the Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Papillomavirus, and Polyomavirus families. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/8

Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

Exited to share our recent work on TF isoforms! Amazing work by @kaiamattioli.bsky.social Luke Lambourne and Clarissa Santoso and many other collaborators.

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

Scientists are unfairly and devastatingly seeing their grants cut and careers thrown into uncertainty, yet are still working 24/7 to continue their research, treat patients, talk to journalists, advocate with elected officials, and keep the public informed about potential threats. Absolute heroes!

There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away. They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

The Stand Up For Science protests have kicked off worldwide. Thousands of scientists demonstrated in solidarity with their US counterparts across France to defend the scientific community. (📹 @Margot_Brunet_) #3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7

✊Massive turnout for STAND UP FOR SCIENCE rally in Boston #StandUpForScience

Standing up for science in Boston!

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

This framing is their framing, and NYT took the bait. The correct and accurate framing is: “Deep cuts to medical research threatens progress on cancer and heart disease research, costs the economy $80B, and threatens 300,000 jobs across red and blue states”

Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health. I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.

In North Carolina NIH FUNDING: $2.28B JOBS SUPPORTED: 25,081 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $5.39B

NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more. Thanks to NIH, we have: 💉 Cancer immunotherapy ❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins 🩸 Insulin for diabetes Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Congratulations Devlin Moyer for a wonderful thesis defense! Can’t wait to see what you’ll do next.

Hello Bluesky! The Fuxman Bass lab is very excited to join this growing 🦋community. We look forward to sharing our work and to connect with other scientists!