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We are researchers organizing with @nycures.bsky.social @AMSNewYork @uaw.org to fund NY science by establishing state-funded biomedical research in New York. Join us!

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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Global competition for scientific talent is accelerating. Canada, China, and the EU are investing heavily to attract researchers just as federal research priorities shift. Now is the moment for New York to double down on investment in life sciences. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science
Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We are grateful for the opportunity to meet with Assemblymember Robert Carroll and discuss how state investment in research helps sustain jobs, training, and innovation in #NewYork.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Thank you @sengonzalezny.bsky.social for taking the time to meet with us and discuss the importance of sustained state support for biomedical research in #NewYork.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Thank you for the time @amromero109.bsky.social - proud to be working with you to keep scientists and union jobs in NY.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We had a great time meeting with Senator Mattera about the importance of state support for early career researchers, especially in the current funding environment.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Huge thanks to @salazarsenate.bsky.social for working with us as we fight for funding stability for research in #NewYork.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
‪Today we stood together with researchers @kaitlinmurtha.bsky.social @stepsbystef.bsky.social, students, educators, and supporters at the Stand Up for Science rally in NYC. This is what collective action for science looks like.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join your local Stand Up For Science Rally this Saturday, March 7! See below for the time and location for your area. @standupforscience.bsky.social
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Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee-UAW @spocuaw.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We had a great time bringing together researchers @uawregion9a.bsky.social @rocsuaw.bsky.social faculty and patients @nycures.bsky.social and elected leaders Sen. Cordell Cleare @ebottcher.bsky.social in a town hall to discuss the importance of expanding life-saving science funding.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
TAX THE RICH FOR SCIENCE. FUND OUR FUTURE.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Starting at 9:30 AM — watch the Workforce Development Budget Hearing live here: www.nysenate.gov/calendar/pub...
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are going to Albany! acesse.one/B8lTN
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Researchers Organizing Committee at Sinai-UAW @rocsuaw.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Join us for a Sinai-wide Town Hall to show our elected representatives the importance of expanding funding for early-stage research at institutions like Sinai. forms.gle/fWvvHRJhp2Uo...
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Rally with FUND NY SCIENCE in Albany this Wednesday, February 25th, to call for greater investment in public services for New Yorkers. docs.google.com/forms/d/10Yy...
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
We are urging legislators to expand state funding for biomedical research and support early career researchers. Get involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/10Yy...
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"Expanded state funding for biomedical research would help attract early career scientists, elevate research and innovation and keep NY competitive.” - Joseph Powell @weillcornell.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We are urging our representatives to support biomedical research and the workers who sustain it. Get involved: docs.google.comformsd/10Yy8SaQEaEd...
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"EBRI would help sustain the vital funding streams that keep progress in psychiatry moving forwards." - Justice Simonetti, Graduate Student Researcher Icahn School of Medicne at Mount Sinai
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
"EBRI would allow me to stay and continue the important research that sustains the well-being of all New Yorkers." - Stefano Cataldi @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @stepsbystef.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
"Before 2025 we relied on several grants from NIH but when they got expired we lost a lot of good scientists. As a New Yorker I believe we should keep investing in medical research to keep all of our work ongoing at the top level." - Debmalya Mitra, Associate Research Scientist Columbia University
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
"NY State has a long history as a leader in biomedical research and training and the proposed EBRI will allow us to continue to build this legacy by ensuring steady research and training funds that never hamper scientific progress." Matty Lesko, Grad. Student Researcher @sunyofficial.bsky.social
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Dr. Stefano Cataldi (he/him) @stepsbystef.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Lobbying in Albany with @uaw.org and @cpw-uaw4100.bsky.social for the Empire Biomedical Research Institute. Learn more: @fundnyscience.bsky.social.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Today in Albany, we made the case to dozens of state legislators and staff for investing in NY science through the Empire State Biomedical Research proposal. #FundNYScience
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
"Dedicated state funding for science could help to alleviate the growing uncertainty which will attract and retain talent coming to New York from all over the world to perform practice-changing research." - Juliane Grimm, Postdoctoral Fellow @einsteinmededu.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
In February of last year, a single diagnosis united the trajectories of two very different New Yorkers — one a sitting federal judge and one a young cancer researcher originally from Shanghai. - Read the full story: medium.com/@fundnyscien...
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"Increased state funding for biomedical research in New York would combat recent threats to basic research and pave the way for discoveries that can benefit New Yorkers and stimulate the state economy.” - Paige Arnold, Postdoctoral Fellow @rockefeller.edu
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
"My Lab's funding has been affected by the Trump administration's attacks on higher education. This limits how much research can get done and how many students and postdocs we can recruit. We need state funding to protect research and researchers. The time is now to fund the #EBRI." - Andrea Joseph
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
"When science funding is disrupted, it doesn’t just slow down discovery, it also cuts short promising careers, with rippling effects on society and healthcare. We actually have a real opportunity right now to change the narrative, right here in NY." @samhegde.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Over 600 New Yorkers attended our Virtual Town Hall today to advocate for state-based science funding! We were joined by researchers, patients, institutions, and elected officials. @amsnyc.bsky.social @nycures.bsky.social @uawregion9a.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Our Virtual Statewide Town Hall for Medical Research is tomorrow, Friday Jan 9, 12pm. Join New York researchers and elected officials, medical colleges, and patients to discuss how state funding can drive life-saving biomedical research across New York.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Science saves lives, creates jobs, and strengthens New York’s economy. We’re fighting for the state to invest in the science that serves the public good. @amsnyc.bsky.social @nycures.bsky.social @uawregion9a.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"New York is a place of ideas, opportunities and growth. Establishing EBRI will allow scientists to focus on them." - Daniel Savran, Postdoctoral Research Scientist @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We’re holding Virtual Statewide Town Hall for Medical Research on January 9! Join researchers, medical colleges, patients, and political allies to discuss how state funding can advance life-saving research. Let us know if you can make it! fundnyscience.org
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Researchers across New York State are calling @governor.ny.gov and our elected representatives about the urgent need to invest in the Empire Biomedical Research Institute (EBRI), which would fund live-saving biomedical research through the state budget! #EBRI #NewYork #Science #Funding
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"With expanded access to funding, we can develop tools so that other scientists can use them in their own work, increasing our ability to develop cures for a wide range of debilitating diseases." - Alexandra Bradu, Associate Research Scientist @nygenome.org
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
"It's critical that New York provides stable investment in science so we can improve outcomes for patients with inflammatory and liver diseases" - Sofia de Olivera, Associate Professor @einsteinmededu.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
"By funding research here in New York, we can improve quality of life for patients with chronic wounds or nerve damage and reduce the burden on healthcare systems." - Kaushik Sunder, Postdoctoral Fellow @nyu.edu
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
"I'm proud that we are performing ground breaking research at public universities in New York, and I know that by expanding science funding we can go even further." - Thomas Melendy, Associate Professor at @ubuffalo.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
"Emerging Technology Advisory Board released a major report earlier this month - its first recommendation to the Governor? ""Launch a new Empire State research excellence fund to invest in basic and translational research"" We agree - it's time to invest in New York's scientific future #EBRI
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
We’re calling on @GovKathyHochul to invest in the Empire Biomedical Research Institute. "EBRI would allow for New York to remain a global leader in biomedical research, regardless of the approach at the federal level." - Antonio Hernandez, Postdoctoral Fellow @einsteinmededu.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
We’re calling on @governor.ny.gov to invest in the Empire Biomedical Research Institute. A robust, stable research ecosystem protects jobs, fuels innovation, and builds community health statewide. NY must invest in our global leadership in science. @gothamist.com reports: tinyurl.com/5fab5k7u
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NY medical schools press Gov. Hochul to put up billions for scientific research
The request comes amid continuing uncertainty over federal funding, with research and thousands of jobs on the line.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
When New York invests in groundbreaking science, we can discover cures for debilitating diseases - and we all benefit.
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
"The lack of stable funding this year cut my department in half, leaving an empty space that reminds us how quickly life-changing research can disappear." -Natalia, Postdoctoral Research Scientist @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
"The Empire Biomedical Research institute is a lifeline we cannot afford to neglect" - Matty Lesko, Graduate Student Researcher in the MD/PhD program @upstatemedical.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
More than 1,000 researchers across New York have signed the Open Letter registering support for @governor.ny.gov to fund live-saving science! Add your name here: fundnyscience.org
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
"Sustained funding for biomedical research is essential to translate fundamental discoveries like mine into therapies that help people live longer, healthier lives." -@iamtherealankitroy.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
"State-level support like #EBRI would protect progress, sustain new labs, and help attract talent and infrastructure." - @samhegde.bsky.social Click here to sign the Open Letter: fundnyscience.org
"State-level support like #EBRI would protect progress, sustain new labs, and help attract talent and infrastructure." - @samhegde.bsky.social Click here to sign the Open Letter: fundnyscience.org
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
“We desperately need state-level funding secured through #EBRI to advance our research and ensure that New York state remains a global leader in scientific excellence.” Click here to sign the Open Letter: fundnyresearch.org
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Hear from Kait, a Postdoctoral Fellow @weillcornell.bsky.social, on why she supports funding for life-saving research in New York. @nycures.bsky.social #EmpireBiomedicalResearchInstitute #EBRI
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We are researchers organizing with @nycures.bsky.social AMSNY @uawregion9a.bsky.social to fund life-saving science in the State of New York. Join us! www.fundnyscience.org #FundNYScience
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