Reposted by LoloMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Forty percent of American Nobel laureates this century in chemistry, medicine and physics have been immigrants, many arriving as students. 318990
Reposted by LoloAlt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 21hAnother RFI about reducing administrative burden. This whole regime is an administrative burden. From renegotiating grants to revamping systems that were fine. Making “simpler” NOFOs that are basically the same with more white space grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-118: Request for Information (RFI): Opportunities to Reduce Administrative Burden in NIH Extramural ResearchNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI): Opportunities to Reduce Administrative Burden in NIH Extramural Research NOT-OD-26-118. ... 22111
Reposted by LoloIsabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · 23hundefeatedclarkesworldmagazine.comWire Mother by Isabel J. KimClarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. 29924
Reposted by LoloIgor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · 07/10/20266 days to register a comment on NIH Request for Information (RFI) on Changing Reporting Outcomes for Peer Review. They are proposing to hide the impact scores and percentiles. 🤔 funding decisions will not be transparent👎🏼. Register a comment while you still can rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...rfi.grants.nih.govRequest For Information 03129
Reposted by LoloI-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NIGMS is soliciting input from the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program community to help determine the best timelines for the submission and review of IDeA program post-award project (such as pilot and research project) prior approval requests. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-131: NIH Operates Under a Continuing ResolutionNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution NOT-OD-26-131. NIH 033
Reposted by LoloScience Magazine @science.org · 05/10/2026Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’tNew analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 432183777
Reposted by LoloJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This language will be crucial to protect NIH science from being politicized. Thanks to @murray.senate.gov and Sen Collins for leading this. Kennedy is opposed, so especially if you are in Louisiana, time to flood phone lines. rollcall.com/2026/10/01/l...rollcall.comLame-duck effort brewing to protect NIH grantmakingSenate appropriators from both parties are workshopping language that could be added to a spending bill to prevent the White House from exerting political influence on medical research grants. The pr... 17838
Reposted by LoloCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/09/2026"I believe that science derives its authority from something more than mastering the pipeline from data generation to publication. Rather, it comes from interactions within a community of people trained to interrogate evidence and answer for the conclusions they draw from it." 224868
Reposted by LoloDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833181109
Reposted by Loloelizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Importance of Pilot Clinical Trials. James Feinstein, MD, Amy Huebschmann, MD, Russell Glasgow, PhD, & Lilia Cervantes, MD make a solid case for why NIH should continue to allow a mentored pathway for K awardees to lead pilot clinical trials. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comOn Becoming a Gold Standard ScientistThis Viewpoint discusses the recent National Institutes of Health announcement that its Career Development (K) awards cannot be used to conduct clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary studi... 098
Reposted by LoloI-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Request for Information on Feasibility of Annual Reporting of Live Vertebrate Animal Numbers. 🧪 grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-27-001: Request for Information on Feasibility of Annual Reporting of Live Vertebrate Animal NumbersNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Feasibility of Annual Reporting of Live Vertebrate Animal Numbers NOT-OD-27-001. OD 3210
Reposted by LoloSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21/09/2026Breast cancer patients shouldn’t be denied hope of a new lifesaving treatment because Russ Vought thinks women’s health research is woke. I will fight this plan tooth and nail.nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. GrantsFederal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 411175345
Reposted by Loloelizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How many times did Jay speak out against the Vought OMB rule that would institute political control over all agency grants (including NIH) while that proposed rule was listed for comment in the Federal Register? ZERO. Jay was silent. So, please. I call baloney on this one. 1478
Reposted by LoloEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Habibi, who confirmed RFK Jr.? 623126
Reposted by LoloDr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Banning words in grant applications violates the First Amendment. "NIH is systematically trying to silence research-related speech, including biomedical results that it suspects will express views the administration does not like on everything from DEI to gender identity to climate change..." 🧪science.orgResearchers file First Amendment challenge to NIH grant screeningLawsuit argues that Trump policy of purging politically sensitive terms from research projects violates free speech 6330162
Reposted by Lolojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/09/2026mackenzie scott really seems like the only billionaire to figure out that you can be a literal hero to millions with a relative pittance 357155512730
Reposted by LoloAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026ASBMB is excited to announce the Future of Discovery Program and ASBMB Impact Fund, two new initiatives that will expand travel award support for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows attending the ASBMB Annual Meeting. Learn more & apply: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/... #ASBMB2027 0118
Reposted by LoloBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026Amazon's own balance sheet presents the most compelling evidence that we are stuck in the Enshittocene, the era in which everything is turning into a pile of shit, because the worst ideas of the worst people now make the most money. 1/ 211546655
Reposted by LoloElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026When I was volunteering at the COVID19 vaccine POD in 2021, people would say over and over again that they were getting vaccinated for the people they love. Last year, only 17.5% of American adults got the COVID19 vaccine. Please get one for the people you love. 💕 752176717
Reposted by LoloNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026absolute fuckers "Trump officials at NIH disclosed the existence of DoD’s efforts only after being pressed for information by House Appropriations Committee Democrats." democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...democrats-appropriations.house.govDefense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense ActivitiesHouse Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute... 1018394
Reposted by LoloGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Every Democrat has signed. All of them. That does not happen. Ask anyone who has tried to get 213 Democrats to agree on lunch.” 0268
Reposted by LoloMark Histed @markhisted.org · 30/08/2026Ok let me be straight up and not dance around it: This is in fact a good summary of what it feels like to be working at NIH for the past few years. 1303
Reposted by LoloCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 17/08/2026Every time someone says "but how will we afford it?" I want to ask them how we are affording it now, and in many cases, the answer is that we aren't. 191831502
Reposted by LoloJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is a must-read for anyone interested in NIH. formernih.substack.com/p/nih-direct... NIH_Leadership™ held a session full of half-truths about the "unified funding strategy" while they and HHS continues to play politics with NIH grants. Chilling, but a call to action! @standupforscience.netformernih.substack.comNIH Directors Decide, Except When HHS Says NoA June 2026 Nature report revealed that mandatory reviews by top officials, checking for a list of 235 disfavored terms, have left hundreds of meritorious NIH applications in administrative limbo (Koz... 28344
Reposted by Loloelizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A great description of what is happening to peer review at NIH. www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...forbes.comNIH Proposes Big Change In How Grant Applications EvaluatedThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is proposing yet another significant change in its grant review process, moving away from numerical scores for applications. 02820
Reposted by LoloJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026But in Bhattacharya’s NIH (or perhaps more accurately the Memoli/Lorsch NIH), the rule seems to be break it first, hopefully find a way to fix it later (not sure fixing it has ever been the goal), and with no care for those who suffer during the transition. 4287
Reposted by LoloJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The idea to drop K trials (& to curtail NOFOs) both came up pre-2025. They are championed by a civil servant, Jon Lorsch, who has the unfortunate habit of thinking he’s the smartest person in the room, even on subjects where he is not an expert. He has of course been promoted under Bhattacharya. 1175
Reposted by LoloDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 15/08/2026As it should be. The regime is proving adept at leveraging our usual complaints about the NIH grant award system to twist and pervert it for their own ends. The results will never be good for science. 171
Reposted by Loloturrigiano.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'm so fucking tired they are going to bring back each piece of the proposed OMB rules change as individual proposals so we have to keep fighting every. single. battle. over and over again. sysiphean kafkaesque fucking nightmare 0237
Reposted by LoloElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The NIH just released a proposal that will apparently hide peer reviewers’ impact scores and percentiles from the research team, their institution, and NIH program officers. All the better to obscure how funding decisions will be made primarily via political review, I’m guessing.grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer ReviewNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH 17395215
Reposted by LoloDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So we have the specter of Program making decisions based more on the three assigned reviewers’ opinions, unmodified by the discussion and group vote process. It’s a fucking radical removal of the moderating effects of panels. 2136
Reposted by LoloRheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Public comments open for how NIH should restructure funding mechanisms for mentored scientists who want to focus on clinical trials 01011
Reposted by LoloStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/08/2026“In a split decision, 10 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld an earlier injunction that said the EPA could not terminate $20 billion in climate grants, and that the recipients should have access to the funds as their case proceeds.” Article: zurl.co/B3jXF zurl.coAppeals Court Says E.P.A. Cannot Block Billions in Climate GrantsThe funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term. 120670
Reposted by LoloI-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Updates to NIH K awards starting with October 2027 deadlines. The individual K awards are being consolidated into 4 awards. 🧪 grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-098: Notice of NIH Updates to Career Development (K) Award ProgramsNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of NIH Updates to Career Development (K) Award Programs NOT-OD-26-098. OD 12235
Reposted by LoloTheresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 11/08/2026Did you know that tobacco research on adolescent tobacco ban policies actually contributed to reduction in smoking among adolescents? Guess what? Public policy and public health go together like peanut butter and jelly. #NIH 0139
Reposted by LoloCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 02/08/2026The application for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship, which places scientists & engineers into roles in Congress and in the Executive Branch, opened today. This program is essential for building technical policy capacity in the US. If interested, apply: fellowshipapp.aaas.org/app/mainfellowshipapp.aaas.orgSTPF Application - AAAS 35941
Reposted by LoloMichael Taffe @handle.invalid · 05/08/2026This is how political interference works. www.politico.com/news/2026/08... 0269
Reposted by LoloI-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026You, yes you, "You're Invited: A Conversation on NIH's Unified Funding Strategy" the Webinar. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-099: NIH Webinar: You're Invited: A Conversation on NIH's Unified Funding StrategyNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIH Webinar: You're Invited: A Conversation on NIH's Unified Funding Strategy NOT-OD-26-099. NIH 077
Reposted by Lolovelveetasneeze.bsky.social @velveetasneeze.bsky.social · 28/07/2026In his role as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. He created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administration. Russell Vought isn’t just engaging in politics; he is dismantling our government.impeachvought.comImpeach VoughtWe are current and former federal workers from across the government. We have witnessed first-hand the harm Russell Vought has inflicted on American communities. We are urging Congress to act now to p... 02814
Reposted by LoloMark Histed @markhisted.org · 26/07/2026“Instead, federal employees became ensnared in intractable ethical traps, caught between their commitment to nonpartisan public service and the expectation of compliance with political directives.” Striking similarities to journalists deciding about their normal commitments. (See below) 1134
Reposted by LoloProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 25/07/2026Proportional representation would put an end to the redistricting wars for good. It works by ensuring that if a party gets, say, 40% of the vote, they get 40% of the seats. It’s that simple. Read our report on how PR would finally end gerrymandering here: protectdemocracy.org/maps 46212
Reposted by LoloJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Remember when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there were no banned words and NIH Program Officers were making them up? Here’s the proof he lied: apnews.com/article/cali... I know, Jay Bhattacharya lying is not news. But it’s still really validating to have the admission.apnews.comWhite House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grantsFederal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV... 8735357
Reposted by LoloDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Speaking of using your own words, don't forget that the NIH's RFI on limiting the number of RPG awards per PI/MPI is open for comment. I will remind you that the RPG designation includes everything from R03 ($50k direct, 2 y limit) to P01, huge U mechs and DPetc. rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a1f200c6e...rfi.grants.nih.govRequest For Information 32828
Reposted by LoloDr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026We keep talking about the Epstein files. I am gonna keep talking about the new OMB rule. It puts science (& new treatments at risk) The rule change sweeps over agencies including Education, NSF, NASA, HHS. It is a politically motivated cancel culture of "woke science" & more. 🧪 bit.ly/4v2X4nQbit.lyThe war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it‘Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.’ 26623333
Reposted by LoloMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026"the university wanted to rewrite the language around the application"“I was told that because of the change in the Board of Governors' DEI guidelines, I could rewrite the award to take the African American part from the scholarship,” she said, adding that she and the family didn’t want to do that." 084
Reposted by LoloCoalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 08/07/2026🔬 Comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 018
Reposted by LoloRoshni Patel @roshnipatel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I think this work really underscores that we are at a turning point in human genetics. There is a growing consensus that doing good research in human genetics requires an expanded skillset (including, e.g., one that can navigate the relationship between genetics, ancestry, and pop descriptors) (1/) 1229
Reposted by LoloYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 02/07/20267/ Finally, the FDA approved bemotrizinol, the first new sunscreen ingredient in over two decades. It's been used in Europe, Asia, and Australia for years for strong UVA and UVB protection. Products could appear later this year, though wide availability will take time. 316730
Reposted by LoloYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 02/07/20264/ Remember that flu vaccine that RFK Jr.’s FDA said they wouldn’t review and then, after immense backlash, reviewed again? Well, we got exciting news: An FDA advisory panel voted 9-0 to back Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, mFlusiva. 4461105
