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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you’ve ever had to interact with a university Title IX office for sexual harassment or assault, the essays assigned to the Cornell 7 are not surprising. Higher education must change how we navigate the victim experience. #Cornell #Cornell7 #TitleIX

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A beautifully written tribute to your advisor 💖

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Nature @nature.com · 21/03/2026

As mice age, changes in the microorganisms in their guts contribute to cognitive decline by altering signalling between the gut and brain go.nature.com/4uHYl4O

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Gut microbes affect cognition during ageing

Nature - As mice age, changes in the microorganisms in their guts contribute to cognitive decline by altering signalling between the gut and brain.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Silver springs live always has a favorite spot in my heart for Stevie Nicks song

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The smartest person in the room is usually the one who is listening. It’s hard to shift into the role of the one with opinions! Give yourself grace as you challenge yourself into an advocate role 💖

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

RIP David Baltimore. He is famous for breakthrough work that challenged dogma that information flows from DNA to RNA. In viruses, it is the opposite. This took virology in a new direction. This was NIH funded research. We stand on the shoulders of giants before us. 🧪 www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute mourns the loss of Nobel laureate David Baltimore - Salk Institute for Biological Studies

LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute mourns the loss of molecular biologist and Nobel laureate David Baltimore, a former research associate and longtime nonresident fellow at the Institute. Baltimore died on S...

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Can you share more information about fellowship opportunities with Organism? So many young scientists are losing hope here.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I completely understand. Wishing you all the best with your future lab and your research — we need scientists with convictions and values more than ever. Thanks for your insight!

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I can certainly appreciate and applaud HHMI for taking care of their own at this time. However, I don’t think it is unfair to set forth the expectation for them to lead with courage and vision during this crisis. Sacrificing one generation of scientists for another doesn’t resonate with that goal.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

There was a lot of chatter after IE3 cancellations about HHMI being performative in its response to the funding crisis, but it was centered on university systems. Cancelling trainee support, especially impacting minority trainees, is telling of HHMI’s lackluster commitment to people

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

They present the argument that they are canceling all future competitions to protect the scholars already served by HHMI. It is my understanding that no currently funded trainee awards have been canceled. HHMI gutted major initiatives earlier this year (IE3) which has devastated diversity programs

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I’m 7 months into my postdoc and have applied to many of the private foundation awards. I wish I had better insight into their strategic decisions, but I’m happy to answer any questions that I am able to regarding what they’ve shared.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Maybe not new info, but I do want to shout out foundations that are showing their convictions with their funding power. @cancerresearchinst.bsky.social has actually increased their fellowship numbers this year!

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Thank you for your response! Let’s hope we all weather this storm.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Do you have any suggestions on how to move forward an appeal on this decision? The research community feels so betrayed by HHMI now.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

It’s giving performative advocacy 🙄

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Congratulations on your application! So disappointed in this group — I received the same email today.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

So disappointed in this news. I’ve always seen HHMI as the best of the future, but this is disappointing.

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

These private grant orgs really said, “We hear that you need more support right now with the funding crisis. We’re actually going to suspend our fellowships until things settle down.” So disappointed in the groups that were supposed to be leaders in the future of science. #postdoc #hhmi

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

20,000 strong in Salt Lake City! Grateful for leaders who focus on unity 💙 @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov

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Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 17/04/2025

I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years. This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out

Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.

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Maya Voichek @mayavoichek.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

1/ Transposable elements are often called "jumping genes" because they mobilize within genomes. 🧬 But did you know they can also jump 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 cells? 🤯 Our new study reveals how retrotransposons invade the germline directly from somatic cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A short thread 🧵👇

Drosophila follicle showing retrotransposons (pink & yellow) expressed in somatic cells infecting the oocyte

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Substantial updates to the list of cancelled grants👇 - THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity. - It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly. - There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!

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Rescinded NIH & NSF Grants

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It should work, but you might need to up the dose a good amount. Keep us updated if you think of it— I’m curious!

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The people of the United States deserve the good science brings. #standupforscience #standupforscienceslc

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

After 1,000 National Park Service employees were abruptly fired on February 14, staff banded together to signal “dire distress” by draping an upside-down American flag from the 3,000-foot summit of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan monolith.

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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m running for Governor of New Mexico. In Congress and as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, I've fought for our state. Now, it's time to tackle our toughest challenges with the fierceness only New Mexicans know. Join me. youtu.be/rYKORMUch5Y?...

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Are You Ready New Mexico

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Claire Doherty, PhD @claire-doherty.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Utah- NIH FUNDING $293 M JOBS SUPPORTED 4,452 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED $786 M

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Breaking: "The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm" - Reuters

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Accidentally checked the news

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