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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Groundbreaking ceremony for the new UW Chemical Sciences Building with Governor Bob Ferguson, UW President Robert Jones, and Dean Daryl Maeda.

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ed-Fest 2026! Chicago ACS meeting in honor of Ed Solomon.

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“The costs of cutting American science are significant and will result in fewer life-saving treatments, diminished disease surveillance, slower responses to public health emergencies, reduced food & drug safety” scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

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The Trump administration is dismantling one of America's greatest strategic assets: its scientific workforce

By Jenna Norton and Max Stier

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I recently received NIH funding, and will be looking for two postdocs. It will take 1-2 months for grants and contracts to set up a budget on campus and another 3-5 months for the University to approve an ad for a postdoc. I’ll post the formal positions sometime during the next six months.

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Does it take every University one to two months to set up a budget on campus? My NIH NOA, start date August 5, 2026, won’t be set up on campus for spending until September or October…..

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’m going to disappear for a while. This funding thing has taken a toll on my well-being. Time for fun in the sun, travels to Italy. And no thoughts about funding. Sweet!

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PaulEKruger @paulekruger.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

And close the door and switch the lights off on our way out #nzpol

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Senator John McCain warned us about Rand Paul when he said, “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin.”

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

How long does it take for “Award Prepared” status to convert to an NOA (notice of award) at the NIH? #NIH 🧪

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jobRxiv @jobrxiv.org · 12/07/2026

Group Leader in Theoretical Biology (m/f/d) Max Planck Society - Plön, Germany Read the full job description and apply⤵️ jobrxiv.org/job/group-le... #ScienceJobs

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EuroBIC 18 Conference @eurobic18.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Welcome to the official BS page of the 18th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (EuroBIC 18), taking place in Groningen, the Netherlands 🇳🇱, from July 12–16, 2026. See you next week! Visit eurobic18.eu for the full programme, schedule, travel information, and other practical details.

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Matt Hartings @matthartings.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What a great lineup

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

@jeremymberg.bsky.social UW will miss out on more than a million $$ in indirect costs, because they’re not willing to spend less than $20K. Go figure! 2/2

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

@jeremymberg.bsky.social The University gave my Research Scientist 45 day notice. My R35 stalled out. If & when my grant comes through, if it’s not before the 45 days are up, then I plan to send the $$ back to the NIH. Timing is everything. The UW will miss out on more the $1 million 1/2

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

How many of you have been forced to shut down your labs 🧪 because your funding was cut? All of that wasted knowledge. A bit like the destruction of the Parthenon. Took thousands of man hrs to build only to be blown up by greedy people who know nothing about art.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

MacFarlane: I'm filling a notebook with misinformation spreading about January 6th today. The idea that these cases were wrongful, no case was overturned, not a one on appeal. And lots of people appealed. They had a 100% success rate for juries at trial.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026

"‪It would emit more CO2 than the entire nation of Jamaica."

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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

1.8 BILLION could do so much for humanity, science, school lunches, veterans, single moms, nature, the health of our planet...

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Making starting material. This PI works in the lab. For free. Still waiting to hear back re: our NIH proposal submitted May 2025.

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

How long after the council meeting are people typically waiting before receiving an #nih R35 NOA (if they have a fundable score)? It’s been 4 months so far. RO1 funds ran out 60 days ago. Proposal was submitted more than a year ago. 🧪

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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 28/04/2026

What does it mean for Americans if this administration keeps cutting NIH grants? It means a halt to some lifesaving research, fewer breakthroughs for cancer treatments and cures, and ultimately less hope for families. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s...

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Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 24/04/2026

Americans rely on the NIH to do cutting-edge research to help us treat diseases. In turn, that research creates jobs and generates economic activity.  The ultra-wealthy wouldn't feel the impact of this loss. You will.

Trump and RFK want to cut more than $5B from the NIH
This massive cut could lose us 50,000 jobs and over $11.5B in economic activity nationwide.
The millionaires and billionaires in this administration wouldn’t feel the difference.
You’d pay the price.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The title is fitting. A patient was being treated for Stage IV colorectal cancer. She had qualified for clinical trial, a her last-chance to slow the spread of her cancer. Her trial was about to start when NIH funding was pulled overnight, & it was canceled. She died. Many more stories. 🧪

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Opinion | ‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Yep….still waiting… Might have to fire my last employee & shut down my lab. “It means that people get fired because there is uncertainty about whether the grant will come through,” said Dr. Joshua Gordon”. Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s...

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Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

An Invisible Bottleneck: A Helium Shortage Threatens the Chip Industry www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/b...

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An Invisible Bottleneck: A Helium Shortage Threatens the Chip Industry

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Researchers have discovered a variant of Cas9 that selectively cuts DNA based on its methylation state: cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

Methylation-sensitive Cas9 can selectively target DNA in tumor cells.
ThermoCas9 is inhibited by methylation, an important marker that helps regulate gene expression.

by Max Barnhart.
A graphic of a purple and magenta Cas9 protein, which is a somewhat round, but uneven, ball, bound to a yellow and orange strand of DNA, which is a long, thin spiral that is vertical to the protein.

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Are any NIH grants going out the door? Has anyone received funding in 2026? #Chemsky 🧪

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I just called as many members of congress as I could to relay the following message. Congress switchboard: 202-224-3121. Please do something!

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

“women have “less career support and fewer opportunities to advance.” Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, now says companies need more “masculine energy.” I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/o...

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Opinion | I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening.

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Spring has sprung in Seattle!!

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Trump Slashed Science Funding. Now the U.S. Could Face a Costly Brain Drain. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...

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Trump Slashed Science Funding. Now the U.S. Could Face a Costly Brain Drain.

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Yesterday’s March through downtown Seattle!

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

What could go wrong? #MedSky #GreenSky 🧪

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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Bonfire of the sciences: "Marvel joins an estimated 95,000 employees who have left federal science agencies ... Of those, an estimated 10,000 held doctorate degrees in the sciences" - a catastrophic short-changing of our future 🧪⚒️ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/c...

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Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

If, like me, you can’t afford all the paywalls you encounter and you wanted to read this article, now’s your chance… @drkatemarvel.bsky.social #GreenSky 🧪

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#NIH awards K99 to post doctoral researchers to help them become independent scientists. These are the next gen scientists that propel research forward. Early career scientists feel the brunt. For ongoing studies, data goes unanalyzed when funding was terminated abruptly. 🧪 archive.today/hr4uJ

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Researchers surveyed by STAT detail the toll of grant cuts: labs shutting down, data unanalyzed

STAT interviews with 30 respondents brought the unmistakably human impacts of federal science policy into sharp focus. Here are three of those stories.

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

For you scientists out there this goes without saying But for the non-scientists: once you slam the break on Science, like Trump is doing, you can't just restart from where you were There are literature searches to help determine whether some other lab is now ahead of you. 1/4 #MedSky #GreenSky 🧪

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Not an single academic biology scientist on this council. The tech bros have a combined wealth in excess of $900 billion. There is no priority on human health. But Trump may add more academics to the council. I expect them to be unqualified wellness influencers- on brand. 🧪 archive.today/7OtCC

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Trump’s new science panel includes 9 tech billionaires—and just one scientist

There’s a glaring hole in the president’s new science and tech council

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

U.S. Stocks Have Their Biggest Drop Since Start of Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/b...

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U.S. Stocks Have Their Biggest Drop Since Start of Iran War

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🧪 so, it’s looking more and more like I will be forced to shut down my lab after 38 years building knowledge in my field of expertise. Not a peep from NIH even though I received a fundable score. Can I core dump this knowledge somewhere? What a waste!!!

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Julie Kovacs @juliekovacs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“NIH 2025 Grant Disruptions: A study reported that in 2025, nearly 2,300 grants were terminated, impacting women and early-career investigators the most.” Of course! Women don’t know nuthin!

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