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Blossom Damania

@damania.bsky.social
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Boshamer Distinguished Prof & Vice Dean for Research, @UNC_SOM, @UNC. CSO @UNC Health System. Research Interests: Virology, Cancer Biology, Immunology.

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Carlos Brody @carlosbrody.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
we're crowd-sourcing a searchable repository of tangible benefits stemming from federally-funded research. Come enjoy the great stories; or send in an idea; or volunteer to join the team. publicusaresearchbenefits.com please share and re-share so we get more great stories in there!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
Searchable database of tangible benefits that federally-funded research gave us.
A crowd-sourced site. Health and Well-being. National Security. Prosperity.
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Nihil Dev 🇩🇰🇬🇱🇺🇦🇨🇦🇵🇸 @nihildev.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival. www.ourhealthroi.com
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Our Health ROI
Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.
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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
In 2024 NIH grant awards supported 407,782 jobs and $94.58 billion in new economic activity nationwide, the largest figure in the history of the report. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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Blossom Damania @damania.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
NIH funding creates medicines, jobs and economic growth
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Jesse Erasmus @jesseerasmus.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Couldn’t find a virology starter pack so here’s one to get the ball rolling. Repost/reply if you are a virologist so I can find and add you to the list! go.bsky.app/SinqoJU
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Michal Caspi Tal, PhD @immunofever.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
This is a really excellent tool if you are trying to make your own custom lists/feeds based off of starter packs or vice versa. nws-bot.us/bskyStarterP...
https://nws-bot.us/bskyStarterPack.php
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Jeremy Kamil @macroliter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My colleague @vrdef.bsky.social made this starter pack of researchers working in the area of DNA Sensing Pathways (Innate Immunity). Highly recommend. go.bsky.app/V76NjxQ
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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
NIH research funding supported 412,000 jobs in 2023 & doubled economic returns www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep... #NIH #research #funding
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Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
"The U.S. must also recognize how anti-science rhetoric has emerged as a new lethal force and find mechanisms to halt its advance." "The unvaccinated were targeted by a well-financed and newly politicized anti-vaccine movement." latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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