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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The Impact Institute and RADAR will be at Chicago Pride Fest this weekend! Join us June 20-21 to celebrate community, connection, and LGBTQ+ pride. Stop by our booth to meet the team, learn about our work, and connect with us. #PrideFestChicago #NorthHalsted #Pride2026

Northwestern Impact Institute. RADAR Northwestern University. June 20 & 21. Chicago Pride Fest. 10am-6pm. See you there?

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

In this New York Times op-ed, Impact Institute faculty and staff detail how the loss of federal funds for HIV research affected more than just science—careers and communities were impacted, too.

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Opinion | What Happened in Chicago When Science Became the Enemy

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Check our website for several currently open staff, faculty, and postdoctoral positions: buff.ly/NwKJ9jB

Northwestern Impact Institute. We're hiring!

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Cindy Veldhuis, PhD @cbv.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

My lab hosted a Halloween crafting party for our research institute @impactinstitute.bsky.social yesterday. So much fun. Grateful to my team for making this happen and for everyone who showed up!!

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Northwestern's Institute for Public Health and Medicine @ipham.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

A huge congrats to the Network Canvas team on receiving the 2025 Richards award 🎉 Their free and open-source program allows researchers to easily design, capture, and export network data. networkcanvas.com (photo by Network Canvas)

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Visit the Impact Institute at Chicago Pride Fest this weekend! Stop by our table from 10am - 6pm on Saturday and Sunday to meet our fabulous staff, learn about health research on LGBTQ populations, and participate in some fun activities. northalsted.com/main-events/...

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Cindy Veldhuis, PhD @cbv.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🎨 Calling all health researchers! Tired of confusing graphs, chaotic slides, and posters no one reads? 📊📈📉 💡Join us for “Visualizing Health Research” — a hands-on workshop that will give you a toolbox 🧰 to level up your design game. 🧵👇 🧠 Email MSS_education@northwestern.edu to get on email list.

four half day workshop on design for academics and researchers. Email MSS_education@northwestern.edu to get on the list to be alerted when registration starts.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Introducing the Impact Institute, formerly known as the Institute for Sexual and General Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH)! The name Impact Institute is a nod to one of our first programs researching the health of #LGBTQ populations.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

“We’re at this formative moment where there is now a community of scientists ready to apply their skills to the health of #LGBTQ Americans and are having their work decimated by NIH cuts. These cuts are unprecedented,” institute director @mustanski.bsky.social tells PBS. youtu.be/cKcRrcURqRU?...

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PBS News Weekend live episode, June 7, 2025

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Join ISGMH on May 22 for our annual Postdoctoral Fellow Showcase! This year’s event features exciting LGBTQ health research presentations from 5 postdocs: Emily Esposito, John Guigayoma, @tim-levengood.bsky.social, @jonathanlpzmts.bsky.social, and Mariajosé Paton. Register today: buff.ly/rUSA6Yh

ISGMH's 2025 postdoctoral showcase. Thurs, Mary 22, 2025. 12:00 pm CT.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Exposure to conversion therapy is associated with high blood pressure and increased systemic inflammation, according to a new paper from Northwestern researchers @jameskgibb.bsky.social, @mustanski.bsky.social, et al.

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Dr. Brian Mustanski @mustanski.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case challenging local and state laws banning so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth. Our new study in @JAMANetworkOpen is first to show these discredited practices increase risk for later heart disease. Free article: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Conversion Therapy Exposure and Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk

This cohort study assesses whether exposure to sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts is associated with cardiovascular disease risk in sexual and gender minority young adults assigned ...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/05/2025

The Trump administration has scrapped more than $800 million worth of research into the health of LGBTQ people, abandoning studies of cancers and viruses that tend to affect members of sexual minority groups, according to an analysis of federal data by The New York Times.

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Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

Nearly half of the N.I.H. grants canceled through early May — together worth more than $800 million — addressed the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.

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Leonidas Platanias, MD @leonidasplatan1.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Cancer mortality rates have been dropping because of NIH and NCI funded research to Universities. Without it there would be no new cancer treatments that save lives.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

ISGMH Prof. “Michelle Birkett’s $3.8 million grant was ended in the first of its five years. The funding was awarded to understand — and ultimately address — disparities in HIV transmission and substance use among gay men and transgender women,” reports @bloomberg.com.

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NIH Grant Cuts Aren't Saving Money. They're Wasting It.

The Trump administration says the canceled funding is about cost efficiency, but data shows that the opposite is happening.

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Dr. Brian Mustanski @mustanski.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

120 scientist working together to study how to effectively implement programs to end the HIV epidemic! That’s epic!

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

"We are on the precipice of being able to end HIV in our country," ISGMH's @mustanski.bsky.social tells @axios.com. "We have the tools to solve it, ... but if we back off that, if we take our foot off the pedal, we will have more #HIV cases in the United States." www.axios.com/local/chicag...

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"We will have more HIV cases": Chicago researcher discusses NIH cuts

Leading LGBTQ+ researcher says Trump administration funding cuts could have widespread impact.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Our new ADVOCATE Center improves healthcare and health equity for LGBTQIA+ people and people living with HIV through research, practice, and policy. “We’re gonna keep the lights on and keep doing good work,” center co-director Dr. Sumanas Jordan told @thedailynu.bsky.social. buff.ly/YJr3giK

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ADVOCATE researches healthcare inequalities for LGBTQ+ people

Northwestern’s ADVOCATE Center, a learning health system for improving health equity for LGBTQ+ patients and people with HIV, first launched in March, expanding upon their program that began in 2022. ...

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

In the past month, the NIH terminated many ISGMH grants focused on HIV prevention, LGBTQ health, and training early career scholars. The effect on our institute has been devastating. Director @mustanski.bsky.social spoke to @nbcnews.com about the impact. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

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Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field

The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Join ISGMH as we celebrate the launch of our new ADVOCATE Center on Monday, March 31! RSVP today: buff.ly/cnLKzUW

Current Issues in LGBTQ Health. ADVOCATE CENTER LAUNCH AND PANEL DISCUSSION. ADVOCATE from research to practice to policy. MONDAY, MARCH 31 | 12PM CT. Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing.

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J Brown (they/she) @jfbrown.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Congrats to Joli Robinson, @centeronhalsted.bsky.social & alithia zamantakis, Ph.D. @nufeinbergmss.bsky.social @isgmh.bsky.social on ARCC Partnership Development Grant: Building Capacity for a Community Based Research Partnership for LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing!

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (ISCI) at Northwestern is now hiring an experienced Project Director to help drive impactful implementation science research in a collaborative environment. Position details: buff.ly/3XcCgvX

The ISCI team is hiring. Join ISCI as the Project Director -- leads ISCI’s project and personnel management, develops and implements project plans, and provides scientific and technical leadership. Apply now.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

“Stigma against PrEP is shaped by homophobia, racism and transphobia, and a moral argument about who deserves to have sex and who does not,” ISGMH's alithia zamantakis tells @usatoday.com about the HIV prevention medication.

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The Supreme Court may hinder access to this HIV prevention, gay sex drug. Why?

The only way to combat stigma around sex and HIV is to strive for common ground and understanding.

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Alumnus Jonathan López Matos explains how his Ph.D. in Psychology helped him reach his dreams of becoming a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing @isgmh.bsky.social www.gc.cuny.edu/news/grad-tu...

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A Grad Turns Research Into Real Change for LGBTQ+ Health

Jonathan López Matos realizes a childhood ambition as an NIH-funded postdoctoral scholar at Northwestern University.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

ISGMH’s alithia zamantakis will appear on @wttw.bsky.social this evening to discuss the impact of recent executive orders on transgender individuals. Tune in to "Chicago Tonight" at 5:30pm CT: news.wttw.com/content/chic...

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Chicago Tonight Watch/Listen Live | Chicago News | WTTW

Watch and listen to Chicago Tonight live on your mobile device, streaming to your smart TV, or on your computer.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

TOMORROW, join the Northwestern Prison Education Program for a virtual panel on LGBTQIA+ populations and the criminal legal system featuring ISGMH’s Gregory Phillips II. The panel starts at 6pm CT here: bit.ly/npepjusticefellows

Northwestern Prison Education Program. Intersecting Identities: LGBTQIA+ Populations, Victimization, and the Criminal Legal System. Hosted by Dr. Veronica Gonzalez. Featuring Dr. Marquis Bey, Dr. Gregory Phillips, Bryant Jackson-Green, Susana Avalos, and Kris Rosentel. January 14th, 2025. 6:00 pm CT. bit.ly/npepjusticefellows. Mellon Foundation.

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Stefan Vogler @svogler.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Come see me discuss some new work from Policing the Rainbow on January 16! You can join virtually or in person.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Join ISGMH for our first Current Issues in LGBTQ Health lecture of the year! On January 16, @svogler.bsky.social will present exploratory findings on the relationship between police contact and #LGBTQ people’s health using data from a national sample. Register today: buff.ly/4h0ASEs

ISGMH presents Current Issues in LGBTQ Health. Policing the Rainbow: LGBTQ Experiences with and Attitudes Toward the Police. With Stefan Vogler. January 16, 12 - 1pm CT.

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Dr. Jonathan López Matos, PhD @jonathanlpzmts.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Happy 2025! Ready for my year of #LGBTQ research and work at @isgmh.bsky.social

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J Brown (they/she) @jfbrown.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

#FUNDING: Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) 2025 #CommunityResearch #HealthEquity Seed Grants 👉 Community Research Capacity-Building $3K, 6 mos 👉 Partnership Development $8K, 12 mos 👉 Research Pilot $30K, 24 mos (info session 1/29) Deadline: 4/22/25 bit.ly/ARCCgrants

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative is now accepting applications for its Visiting Scholars Program, which aims to strengthen academic-community partnerships through implementation research to help end the #HIV epidemic. Learn more and apply by December 31: buff.ly/3P7YJ9q

HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative. Visiting Scholars in HIV Implementation ScienceProgram. Program period: February 12 - July 31, 2025. Application deadline: December 31, 2024.

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Liz Casline, PhD @lizcasline.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I’m equally thrilled to have found an academic home @isgmh.bsky.social and to be working with @karmacap.bsky.social to design and implement sexual and mental health interventions for #LGBTQ youth!

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Please join us in welcoming Ado Rivera, MD, PhD, to our faculty! Rivera is a quantitative methodologist who works as a team scientist across several research projects at ISGMH. Learn more about Rivera’s work: buff.ly/3Zzdvf7

Welcome to ISGMH! Ado Rivera, MD, PhD. Assistant professor.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

We're thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Casline, PhD, to the ISGMH faculty! @lizcasline.bsky.social is a child/adolescent clinical psychologist and implementation scientist who specializes in #LGBTQ youth mental health care. Learn more about her research: buff.ly/49mKs1q

Welcome to ISGMH! Elizabeth Casline, PhD. Research assistant professor.

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The SOQIR Study @soqirstudy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

SOQIR is a study of relationships among queer, trans, and/or nonbinary folx. If you are in a relationship and you are transgender and/or nonbinary or if you are in a relationship with someone who is queer, trans, and/or nonbinary we want to hear from you! Stay tuned for more info 💖

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Congratulations to ISGMH's Michelle Birkett and Patrick Janulis on establishing the Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health at Northwestern! The center will bridge the fields of data science, social science, and population health. news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2024/11/21/m...

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Medical School Establishes Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health - News Center

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has established the Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health (COMPASS), which aims to foster connection and bridge data science, socia...

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

🌈 Exciting #LGBTQ research opportunity alert! 🏳️‍🌈 In collaboration with AARP, ISGMH invites early career scholars researching the experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults to apply for our inaugural LGBTQ+ and Aging Scholar’s Award. Apply by December 2. Learn more: buff.ly/4eLtTyf

Call for Applications: LGBTQ+ and Aging Scholar’s Award. Apply be Dec 2. Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing.

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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #QueerinSTEM prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM! Earlier this year, we released a comprehensive report on the status of #LGBTQ+ people working and pursuing education in #STEM fields. Read “Inclusion and Advancement of LGBTQ+ People in STEM Fields”: isgmh.northwestern.edu/our-research...

Inclusion and Advancement of LGBTQ+ People in STEM Fields. Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

APPLY NOW for our T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Science, HIV, and Sexual and Gender Minority Health! Several two-year positions starting in summer/fall 2025 are available. Apply by December 1, 2024. Lear more: isgmh.northwestern.edu/join-our-tea...

THRIVE Center. T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Science, HIV, and Sexual and Gender Minority Health. Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. Accepting applications for 3 postdoctoral positions. Research with primary and secondary mentors. Intensive trainings and weekly seminars. Structured support for manuscript and grant writing.

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Impact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, or ISGMH, is the largest university institute dedicated to researching and improving the health of LGBTQ+ communities in the US. Follow us for #LGBTQ health news, funding opportunities, and institute updates!

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