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Jeff Weiss

@jeffweiss.bsky.social
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Neural engineer working on intracortical BCI and sensory restoration at Pitt RNEL. he/him.

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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This explains the smoke I smelled!
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Nicholdav @nicholdav.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
icymi: the OMB has proposed sweeping revisions to rules for federal funding Please comment like I did: blog.nicholdav.info/posts/2026-0... Resources I used: blog.nicholdav.info/posts/2026-0... from @neurograce.bsky.social @openscapes.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social @standupforscience.net
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My comment on the OMB’s proposed revisions to the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
I probably wouldn’t exist if these revisions had been in place when I went back to school
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
If it helps, next time I see you (which has been too long) I can just yell “Nina!!” and leave it at that. Deal? (the sentiment for both is there of course ❤️)
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
www.wtae.com/article/pitt...
wtae.com
Firefighters battle 4-alarm fire in Pittsburgh, multiple displaced
Smoke from the fire in the 4000 block of Penn Avenue could be seen for miles Saturday evening.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
A few more photos. It looks like they’re making good progress on getting it under control, there’s a lot less smoke than earlier and it looks mostly contained to the attic.
A house on fire with firefighters on scene. A house on fire with firefighters on scene. A house on fire with firefighters on scene. A house on fire with firefighters on scene.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The smoke is terrible. I hope no one was caught inside. I also saw some flames on the roof.
A house surrounded by heavy smoke, with a fire ladder truck in front. A house surrounded by heavy smoke, with a fire ladder truck in front. A house surrounded by heavy smoke, with a fire ladder truck in front.
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Cortical Bionics Research Group @corticalbionics.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The most recent CBRG preprint on intracortical microstimulation is now available! Over 24 combined years across 5 participants, we delivered 168 million!!! pulses of stimulation and recorded everything that happened. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
medrxiv.org
Intracortical microstimulation in humans: a decade of safety and efficacy
Background Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) of somatosensory cortex can restore a sense of touch to people with spinal cord injury (SCI). In this early-feasibility clinical trial, we evaluate the...
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 21/04/2025
UPDATE: More than 900 Pitt students, faculty and staff have signed an open letter calling Pitt to more firmly address visa revocations, federal research grant terminations and funding cuts, plus proposing creation of a University Crisis Task Force. buff.ly/BAGNmns
buff.ly
Timeline: How Pittsburgh universities responded to Trump orders
As Pitt's faculty senate weighs effects of a hiring freeze amid federal funding uncertainty, see how Pitt, CMU, Duquesne, La Roche & CCAC have responded.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 08/04/2025
Tariffs xkcd.com/3073
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Thousands of people turned out in Pittsburgh today to demand Trump and Musk take their hands off our democracy.
Man holding a protest sign reading “ELIMINATE FATAL DISEASES NOT FEDERAL AGENCIES DEFEND THE NIH”
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Definitely more than hundreds
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ProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This open letter will be published tomorrow on the AAUP blog. Signatures will be accepted after that, but a high # of signatures in advance will help the organizers gain media attention that could benefit the effort. Share in ways you believe will get results! sites.google.com/view/we-must...
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March 20, 2025 Dear Presidents, Chancellors, and Boards of Trustees of the 60 Universities that received a March 10th warning letter from the U.S. Department of Education: You are on the frontlines ...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The end of my speech at #StandUpForScience in Pittsburgh yesterday (in 6 parts) 1/6
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Here's the only national TV coverage I've seen of #StandUpForScience. What a surprise to see Pittsburgh, @hunterschone.bsky.social and myself featured from the beginning! www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
msnbc.com
American scientists take to the streets to protest Trump's cuts
As Donald Trump guts the programs and agencies behind some of America's greatest scientific achievements and fires the people responsible for those achievements and working on new ones, scientists acr...
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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Disappointed to learn that Sen McCormick & staffers will not talk to constituents despite their repeated attempts to communicate through all legitimate channels #TaxationWithoutRepresentation
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Pittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 08/03/2025
Local researchers and scientists are speaking out and calling for support to counter threats from Washington D.C. that jeopardize their funding and work. A planned gathering of science writers, however, has been cancelled after Pitt and CMU pulled funding.
buff.ly
Pittsburgh scientists rally in face of federal funding turmoil
Once quiet in the face of federal science funding curbs, researchers have begun to speak out. Science writers, though, won’t be convening in Pittsburgh.
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WESA @wesa.fm · 08/03/2025
Pittsburgh researchers, doctors, and supporters filled Schenley Plaza Friday to speak out against government research funding cuts. Similar demonstrations were held across the country as part of a nationwide “Stand up for Science” movement.
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Pittsburgh scientists, doctors fill Schenley Plaza to protest federal research funding cuts
Hundreds of people gathered at Schenley Plaza near the University of Pittsburgh Friday to protest federal spending cuts that could impact medical research.
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Pittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 07/03/2025
This afternoon several hundred Pittsburghers gathered at Schenley Plaza to show their support for science and the importance of scientific research:
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Hundreds stand up for science in Oakland
This afternoon several hundreds of people gathered at Schenley Plaza to show their support for science and the importance of scientific research. Stand up for Science organized nationwide protests cal...
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Hunter Schone @hunterschone.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social in Pittsburgh with @jeffweiss.bsky.social and Brian Dekleva
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Iris Ka-Yi Chat @iriskayichat.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
#StandUpforScience local rally in Pittsburgh is confirmed! 📅 March 7, 2025 ⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM 📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates Spread the word 🔥 @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025 #ScienceForAll #ScienceNotSilence #STEM
Join us for the Stand Up for Science local rally in Pittsburgh on March 7, 2025, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at Schenley Plaza
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Call your elected reps, get your neighbors, friends, co-workers. Calling is better than email. Call once a day. Volume and immediacy is important. www.senate.gov/senators/sen... www.house.gov/representati... (use both home and work address) www.usa.gov/state-governor (governors can file lawsuits)
senate.gov
U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
They tried this 💩 in the first admin, proposing cuts of indirects to 10%, and it was resisted by Congress Call your congresspeople, and remind them they have defended health research before, and they can do so again
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
list of banned keywords
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Fantastic movie! I highly recommend it.
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Emily O’Donnell @faelai.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
It just occurred to me the reason there are so few people at this international student career fair is that they are probably very unsure about their future in this country and if they will be able to find employment. Especially because so many of them are in STEM fields that rely on NIH grants. 😩
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The trickle down effects from the NIH are almost immeasurable. According to United for Medical Research, the NIH supported 21,784 Pennsylvania jobs in 2023. I have to imagine that’s a big underestimate especially when you consider jobs indirectly supported like yours.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Thank you for this, TK. Senator John Fetterman has a short character limit on his contact form, so I sent him this abbreviated letter based on yours (continued in 🧵)
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
NIH Investments yield unmatched returns—scientifically, economically, and socially. I urge you to take action to safeguard this agency, ensuring its mission can continue.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Restore NIH Operations: Advocate for swift resumption of grant reviews, advisory council meetings, and communications to minimize delays in research funding. Preserve Economic Benefits: Work to exempt NIH from hiring freezes and travel bans, allowing the NIH to sustain its role as an economic driver
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The recent restrictions threaten this ecosystem. Without correction, the effects could lead to loss of jobs and delays in health advancements. I urge Congress to take immediate action:
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
In 2023, NIH invested more than $2B of funding in PA, yielding $5B of economic activity and supporting 22,000 PA jobs—more than Sheetz! Disruptions to research will delay efforts to combat diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, and strokes.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I am concerned about recent executive actions affecting the NIH, including restrictions on travel, communications, meetings and hiring. These actions threaten public health and economic growth.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Thank you for this, TK. Senator John Fetterman has a short character limit on his contact form, so I sent him this abbreviated letter based on yours (continued in 🧵)
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Kip Ludwig @wildpiguk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The NIH Is literally prohibited by law from commenting on the new NIH restrictions. The NIH can't fight this fight for you. Scientists who want to help people, this has to be your fight.
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Here is a draft you can use to reach out to your Elected Reps about the devastating impact on NIH: find them here: www.bioniclab.org/news/nihexec...
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B.I.O.N.I.C. Lab - NIHExecutiveOrder2025
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative (use both home and work
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
He also states that this is wastewater data in a reply. But his original post could have been more clear. bsky.app/profile/mich...
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
He acknowledges that he recolored the plot here, but the source data comes from the CDC: bsky.app/profile/mich...
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
It appears that the plot he shared is the CDC’s COVID-19 Wastewater Map, but for some reason he changed the colors from blues to reds. The original map can be found here: www.cdc.gov/respiratory-...
CDC COVID-19 Wastewater map for data last updated on December 12, 2024.
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Cortical Bionics Research Group @corticalbionics.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Our group has a new paper out now in Nature BME, led by Charles Greenspon. It covers a number of updates on how we can restore tactile sensation from the hand using intracortical microstimulation (ICMS). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Evoking stable and precise tactile sensations via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex - Nature Biomedical Engineering
An analysis of the localization and intensity of intracortical microstimulation in three participants with cervical spinal cord injury shows that overlapping projected fields from multiple electrodes ...
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Giacomo Valle @giacomovalle.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Check out our new paper 'Evoking stable and precise tactile sensations via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex' on @NatureBiomedicalEngineering 🦾 🧠 ⚡ LINK: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Chethan Pandarinath @chethanp.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
BCIs list! Still finding folks on here so please message me if you'd like to be added.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Could you add me please? @mcapo.bsky.social and I will need to recruit more of our Pitt colleagues to join Bluesky.
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I might lose some followers, but to avoid confusion, I am NOT Prof. Jeff A. Weiss from Utah. I am also a #bioengineer, but I do NOT study biomechanics or orthopaedics. I work in #neuralengineering developing #braincomputerinterfaces, so feel free to stick around for occasional #neuro content. 🧠🦾
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Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hello, Bluesky! I'm Jeff, a staff research engineer at the University of Pittsburgh Rehab Neural Engineering Labs. I provide engineering support to our intracortical brain-computer interface studies, with the goal of restoring motor and sensory function to those with paralysis. www.rnel.pitt.edu
rnel.pitt.edu
Rehabilitation and Neural Engineering Laboratory | University of Pittsburgh | University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh is among the nation's most distinguished comprehensive universities, with a wide variety of high-quality programs in both the arts and sciences and professional fields.
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