1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.

Thrilled to welcome this phenomenal cohort of medical and biological engineering researchers to @aimbe-official.bsky.social's Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)!

Here we go. Its ALL #NIHGrant applications. Dec 8 is the new deadline. And a one page prelim data update will be accepted for all May Council submissions. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB." Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH. 🧪 1/

AIMBE is thrilled to announce the 2026 cohort of Emerging Leaders! Congrats and welcome to the AIMBE community. View and share the press release announcement: aimbe.org/aimbe-select...

Translation: partisan appointees overseeing ICOs can circumvent the peer review process by overriding Impact Scores when determining program grant paylines. Result: ideological choice over merit, lobbying, and corruption.

If you’re going to be at #ABRCMS, there are a few opportunities to hear from my lab. Nicole is currently applying to graduate school and Lesley is applying to medical school, and both have been EXCELLENT additions to my lab. Come hear about their work! 👇🏾

Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison. Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6

COME ON...between the cost of living and these tuition hikes, public higher education in California is increasingly out of reach for Californians. The state needs to prioritize support like it used to when a UC education was affordable and accessible.

Larry Summers cozied up to the rich and powerful — including a convicted sex offender. He cannot be trusted in positions of influence.

This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says: “The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.

7. Another major university system, Texas Tech, attempted to ban “transgender topics” in September. The Texas A&M System is even larger and more consequential. It serves approximately 175,000 students every year. www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-univ...

1. Texas A&M has voted that Professors must seek out official permission to talk about trans people, sexuality, or race. One of the professors said that the new policy would make routine lessons on things like the Holocaust impossible. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Calling all middle TN (including Vanderbilt Univ) folks! Time to get you and all your friends and neighbors to help flip this seat for a candidate that will #standupforscience

Rounding out my 2025 travel by going home to Texas to attend the #2025ABRCMS Meeting in San Antonio! I’m looking forward to engaging with the trainees and hear more about their engineering research/work. If you're at ABRCMS this week, please feel free to reach out 🌮

HHS re-released a report on gender dysphoria w/ a set of peer reviews But, @theresagaff.bsky.social & Annalisa Merelli write many of the authors & reviewers are outspoken critics of gender affirming care www.statnews.com/2025/11/19/h...

NIH LRP application due date extended to Dec 4th. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

The new report reveals that many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care and belong to anti-LGBTQ+ groups www.statnews.com/2025/11/19/h...

Students from nine UC campuses plan to rally this week against a regents vote on tuition hikes, arguing possible increases make education more inaccessible. UC officials say changes will shield against inflation & make costs more predictable over time: www.latimes.com/california/s...

In reality, morale of cancer scientists is very bad. Ask me how I know.

A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say they don’t want to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. This is roughly identical to the share who said in October 2024 that they probably wouldn’t get the updated vaccine.

Yesterday, Drs. Beraud and Marvin and Sarah organized a networking event during the @amsocmatbio.bsky.social Meeting in Baltimore. We were delighted to connect with nearly 20 AIMBE Fellows, Emerging Leaders, and Council Representatives over an evening of food and conversation 🍤 (2/4)

AIMBE has been busy with conferences this month! Last week, @dawnberaud.bsky.social hosted a session titled "The Importance of Advocacy in BME Research" @termisam.bsky.social which featured talks from AIMBE Fellows @cosgriffhernandez.bsky.social, @profharley.bsky.social, and Dr. Joyce Wong. (1/4)

Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease. The cuts disproportionately impacted efforts to tackle infectious diseases like the flu, pneumonia and COVID. apnews.com/article/nih-...

Powerful story from @danielpayne.bsky.social at STAT on steps that could derail vaccines for years or worse. www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/t... 1/3

Despite widespread skepticism, the National Science Foundation and DARPA have invested millions of dollars in organoid-based biocomputing www.statnews.com/2025/11/17/b...

Up to 323 cancelled CSR study sections. That's more than the 204 sections cancelled earlier this year. Rescheduling is going to be a hot mess with NIH staff reductions and study section members heading into finals and holidays that limit availability. 🧪

Are you a postdoc or Asst. Prof on the job market? Check out our listing and consider applying! The search is very broad and it’s in a great department, location, university! Even with the crazy schedule that comes with being a PI- I love my job @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social!

Our next #DevPres webinar focusses on regeneration with talks from Stephanie Tsai and Ben Cox @beeeencox.bsky.social. 📆Wed 19 November 🕓16:00 GMT/UTC For more info and to register: thenode.biologists.com/development-...

Hey @termisam.bsky.social attendees! Don't miss out on @aimbe-official.bsky.social's advocacy session tomorrow, November 11th from 8-9:30 AM 🔊 Join AIMBE Executive Director @dawnberaud.bsky.social and our esteemed panelists for this important conversation 👇

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide

This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House *no SNAP benefits *half benefits *full benefits *pause provision of benefits. Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.

Good news everyone: #Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP) are back!! We are now accepting applications for SSNAP 2026, which will take place from May 26 to June 6, 2026. #neuroscience #philosophy #brain Please spread the word! ssnap.submittable.com/submit

Proud of my former @jennagalloway.bsky.social undergraduate mentee, Ella, on receiving an ORS ECOTA! After co-chairing the 2025 Open Door Event, it's a great feeling to see my former student get involved with this initiative. Don't miss Ella's poster presentation at the 2026 ORS Meeting!

👏 Congrats to our #ORS2026 ECOTA recipients! These #earlycareer ORS members will help lead #ORS2026OpenDoor in Charlotte, inspiring local students to explore careers in #musculoskeletal science and opening doors for future scientists. Learn more: https://www.ors.org/outreach-travel-award/

NOT GUILTY!!! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

you know what? I actually do feel better after Tuesday night

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

AIMBE is hosting a breakfast roundtable titled "The Importance of Advocacy in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Research" at the @amsocmatbio.bsky.social Meeting on 11/18! Join @dawnberaud.bsky.social, @jasoncmarvin.bsky.social, and our AIMBE members for this important conversation on advocacy 👇

It was great engaging with R&D, regulatory, and supply chain experts from 19 different organizations at AIMBE's BEMA Roundtable! @dawnberaud.bsky.social pitched BEMA to me before I had joined AIMBE. I never expected to find myself in a role that encompasses industry engagement, but here we are 😊

Yesterday, AIMBE hosted our first Biomedical Engineering Multidisciplinary Alliance (BEMA) Roundtable. This roundtable convened 30+ cross-sector experts across the biotechnology space for collaborative discussions around "Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Medical Device Industry" 💪

Between grants getting politically targeted and my lab’s building getting literally fucking bombed, 2025 is going great thanks

A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates. Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Almost a month into the federal government shutdown, stress is building for academic chemists who face uncertainties around grant funding, access to research technology, and basic necessities. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky 🧪

Exclusive: Vinay Prasad has rattled FDA staff by expanding his power and pushing out senior leaders. www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/v...

EXCLUSIVE: A slow-boiling feud between Vinay Prasad and his staff at the FDA is threatening the future of the center that regulates the nation’s vaccines, biological products, and blood supply. Read more here: www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/v...

Earlier this week, AIMBE hosted 60 trainees for our Public Policy Institute (PPI) for Rising Leaders in D.C. Since 2014, this two-day workshop exposes attendees to the importance of advocacy for biomedical research by demonstrating how public policies shape the overall scientific enterprise 🧪

Share widely - especially with your friends and family who aren't in science! 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...

The NIH has insisted there are no banned words But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25 Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...