Reposted by Jeanne ChowningFred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 07/02/2026Are you an undergrad looking for a summer internship? Application season is underway! Check out these internship opportunities at Fred Hutch. Apply now: linktr.ee/fredhutch #datascience #statistics #labexperience 002
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningBF Francis Ouellette @bffo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025From @jchowning.bsky.social & colleagues in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for running a virtual program to introduce computational biology at the high school level | #Education #Bioinformatics #PLOSCBTSR #OpenScience 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...journals.plos.orgTen simple rules for running a virtual program to introduce computational biology at the high school level 01610
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningCUIMC Stands Up @cuimcstandsup.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Spread the word: when scientific training and research funding is cut, EVERYBODY loses. @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/06/27/b...statnews.comProposed cuts could have ‘catastrophic effect,’ 110 biomedical, health sciences industry leaders tell CongressProposed cuts will have “a catastrophic effect on the advancement of biomedical and biotechnology capabilities in the United States,” more than 100 leaders of biomedical/health sciences companies tell... 04422
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningFred Hutch Office of Community Outreach & Engagement @enddisparities.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Check out this month's newsletter for takeaways from the Pathways to Health Symposium, upcoming events, and more! mailchi.mp/fredhutch/ma... 032
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 13/05/2025"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant." 311286940
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningClaudia McLaughlin Ludwig @claudiamcl.bsky.social · 09/04/2025@jchowning.bsky.social led the way on an Op-Ed we authored on what's at stake in WA state and the nation. I bet each one of you can think of a scientific discovery that has benefitted you or someone you love. Science education is at the base of that. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/if-w...seattletimes.comIf we gut science, where will the discoveries of the future come from? | Op-EdThe student in a lab today may one day shape public policy, develop treatments or discover the next lifesaving cure. 173
Jeanne Chowning @jchowning.bsky.social · 09/04/2025🔬 @claudiamcl.bsky.social and I both work to support the next generation of scientists and foster a scientifically aware public. We authored an Op-Ed for the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social about what’s at stake for science-and science education-right now! www.seattletimes.com/opinion/if-w...seattletimes.comIf we gut science, where will the discoveries of the future come from? | Op-EdThe student in a lab today may one day shape public policy, develop treatments or discover the next lifesaving cure. 082
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningStephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 21/03/2025"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...chronicle.comOpinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: ServilityIn 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us? 309129756182
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/03/20252025 World Happiness Report shows U.S. in lowest-ever spot on list www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-wo...media.tenor.coma cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson with the words that you know of so farALT: a cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson with the words that you know of so far 1244
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningRan Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...taggs.hhs.gov 312589
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningJim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 15/03/2025It’s incredibly hard to see a national treasure like the NIH descend into the atrocious servitude of stripping out an image of one of their most successful Institute Directors in an effort to please the thinnest skinned President of all time. 515355
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningTina Termini @cterminiphd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025We were delighted to have @king5news.com.web.brid.gy visit us in the Termini Lab to discuss how NIH funding cuts could affect cancer research: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Szo9... We NEED indirect costs to provide funding needed complete research studies that will lead to life saving discoveries.m.youtube.comPotential NIH funding cuts could affect local cancer researchYouTube video by KING 5 Seattle 112041
Reposted by Jeanne ChowningIgor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025media.tenor.coma baby is screaming in a crowd of people while sitting in a stadium .ALT: a baby is screaming in a crowd of people while sitting in a stadium . 217434
