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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

“They have dropped a bomb on themselves.” -Katalin Kariko, the Nobel laureate whose work led to the development of the Covid mRNA vaccine. The majority of the clinical trials have already moved to China. "China has already taken over. Scientists will move." 🧪 www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

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I developed mRNA vaccines. RFK Jr is endangering US public health

Katalin Karikó says the health secretary’s decision to pull research funding for the technology is akin to ‘dropping a bomb on the US’

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Kathy Roberts Forde @krforde.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Columbia. Harvard. UPenn. George Mason. UVA. UCLA. One by one, universities are being attacked—financially, politically, ideologically. Faculty & staff: don’t wait for it to hit your campus. Join the national movement defending higher ed. standtogetherhighered.org (sign up on homepage)

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Extra kudos and thanks to all the staff at NIH and NSF and other federal funding agencies for working extra hard in very small windows of opportunity to get grants reviewed and funds released before the attention-addled federal policies change again (on an hourly basis).

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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It's not just #NIH. It's not just #NSF. It's not just #NASA. The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US. We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.

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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network @acscan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

“A 57% reduction in CDMRP appropriation will most certainly risk vital advances in #CancerResearch, halting much needed innovation. CDMRP is responsible for several clinical cancer advancements, especially for prostate cancer.” - @llacasseacscan.bsky.social (2/3)

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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network @acscan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Today the House passed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations & Extensions Act. It contains no increases for federal #CancerResearch or prevention funding & significant cuts to Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP): www.fightcancer.org/releases/us-... (1/3)

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Bluetorial: Women, courage, and leadership What follows will include some generalizations based on population averages of what I have experienced over the course of my career. There are, of course, exceptions in every group who are substantially more to one extreme or the other.

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Salma Kaochar @kaochar.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Ramadan Mubarak to all observing! May this sacred time help us release grudges, cleanse our hearts, and absolve our sins. Let it deepen our gratitude for our blessings, and inspire compassion for those less fortunate. Wishing you and your families a peaceful and fulfilling Ramadan. 🤲🌙

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

This refers to the R35 MIRA applications.They are reviewed in six panels that have different topic responsibilities. I'd already noted that MRAA did not take place on 2/18. MRAD 2/25 did not occur. MRAB seemingly met 2/6, and MRAF on 2/10. MRAE is pending 3/4 meeting.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

ATTENTION The Washington Post is collecting data about funding issues. Please consider contributing. thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...

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Are you a scientist who has lost funding or grants in recent weeks? - Formstack

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Karolin Luger @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

seeing several positively glowing undergraduates in the lab today because they received offers from graduate school. Very exciting and very proud of them! 🧪. Despite the 'Endzeitstimmung, remember, this is why we are doing all of this...❤️❤️❤️

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Salma Kaochar @kaochar.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

So hard to do but I think this is the right decision. I have been seeing how everything we say to defend is getting twisted and turned against us. I am going to personally increase my focus on my trainees and the science.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Yup. By Bill Bramhall

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

NIDA has announced it, but all the NIH summer internship programs are likely cancelled. Sorry college students interested in STEM jobs, sorry high school students looking at science 🧪 careers. Trump and Musk are cancelling your futures.

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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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2025 Study section tracking

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Emil Lou, MD, PhD, FACP, FASCO @cancerassassin1.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Sharing this video and website from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance: The End of Colorectal Cancer Starts with Project Cure CRC - featuring many familiar faces from the GI Medical Onc community uniting to #EndColorectalCancer www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd77...

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The End of Colorectal Cancer Starts with Project Cure CRC

YouTube video by Colorectal Cancer Alliance

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

If leadership were a meritocracy, more women would be in charge. - women outperform men in education - women outperform men in so-called soft skills - toxic & destructive leaders tend to be men - women more likely to lead democratically & develop subordinates www.forbes.com/sites/tomasp...

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Women, Men, And Meritocracy: A Scientific Perspective

Will the current backlash against diversity and inclusion boost or harm meritocracy?

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

More stupid RePORTER tricks. I was looking at Type 5 (noncompeting) Notices of award dates last week to determine if there was a systemic halt. there was not. I re-checked today because of the database delay, sure enough I'm now seeing Type 5 issued after 2/15 and up to 2/22.

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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

"We will have many opportunities to demonstrate our value to Secretary Kennedy in the coming weeks and months." is toadie suck up talk. We are so fucking hosed. The Continuing Crisis, Part V: What the NIH Is Telling Its People | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...

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The Continuing Crisis, Part V: What the NIH Is Telling Its People

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Michael Eisen @mbeisen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A truly bold public access policy would completely dissociate the NIH from the world of journals by refusing to pay into the corrupt and corrupting journal system, and directing NIH grantees to publish their work as preprints, exposing it to real and ongoing scrutiny.

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Salma Kaochar @kaochar.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

😖😖😖😣😣 Musk is looking for market for his Optimus/Tesla bot

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

NIH employs doctors, nurses, scientific leaders, PhD students, postdocs, staff scientists, postbac students, program-directing scientists, review-directing scientists, engineers, tech people, and other highly skilled people. Many are world-renowned and will go abroad. 2/

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Trump and Musk aim to push out 75% of federal employees. NIH has a highly trained workforce to perform, review, and support science in all 50 states. This cut will decimate America’s science. Cancer research will drop to a trickle. Talented workers will leave to go abroad. 🧪 #medsky 1/

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

BREAKING The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders. The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.

The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

NIH Updates Good news: It appears that at least of the submitted F31 diversity supplements for which the study section had disappeared from eRA commons are reappearing with the original study section. Still uncertain future, but it's a step. 1/2

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

@NIH’s new 15% cap on research funds threatens U.S. science. Call Congress now to oppose it! Your voice matters—act today. Find your rep’s number at govtrack.us. #SupportScience #cellbiology

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The Trump NIH is banning hires of new students and postdocs. This is devastating for NIH research and will result in a lost generation of researchers at the institution. Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..." #NIH 🧪 1/

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

"It takes years to build a science lab." New post from us. "The long timelines to build up a team... make science research work different than many parts of the private sector." Science is hard to build but easy to break. The uncertainty is right now breaking cancer research. 🧪

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It takes years to build a science lab

Productive science requires a great team, and that team develops together. That's one reason chaotic interference is dangerous for science.

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Salma Kaochar @kaochar.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

So, how are ppl handling budget for upcoming NIH grant? 😣

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The PCCTC @thepcctc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We are pleased to announce that science from seven Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC) studies will be presented at the 2025 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium later this week.

Science from seven Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC) studies will be presented at the 2025 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU) held in San Francisco, CA on February 13-15. ASCO GU features the latest high-impact science, multidisciplinary expertise, and evidence-based practices in GU cancer care. PCCTC investigators will share results from their innovative, hypothesis driven, multicenter studies, as well as summaries of trials in progress which will help shape the prostate cancer therapeutic landscape.

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Daniel Gorelick @danielgorelick.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify

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Laura White @laurakwhite.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.

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The War on Science (Feb 2025 teach-in draft)

The War on Science What’s happening? What can we do about it? An interactive teach-in for biomedical researchers Please share, modify, and repurpose this template presentation (with credit). Good luck...

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

If you are an NIH funded researcher at UCSF, the White House is quoting your colleague to tell the world everything will be just fine. Please make sure to thank him for easing your fears.

Vinay prasad justified nih cuts in White House press release

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Nima Sharifi MD @nimasharifimd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

It takes a community of scientists to make real advances - from foundational basic discoveries to translation and eventually clinical testing and implementation. NIH and NIH support is the crown jewel of US science and needs to be preserved.

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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Helpful table to determine how much your University or health system is set to lose if the NIH indirect cap is suddenly lowered to 15%. For SJSU it is $374k which is on the smaller end but devastating considering our other budget issues. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/l0ZqA/8/

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Estimated Single Year Loss of NIH Funding if 15% Indirect Cost Rate is Imposed

Based on analysis of 2024 NIH funding data. Sums are totals of losses in funding to programs if indirect costs had been capped at 15%

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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Organize your own! Book a room, order some food, and send some emails to your favorite science people to get calling. Copy and modify my NJ-specific slides here: docs.google.com/presentation... Copy and modify my handout here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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2025 Rutgers Life Sci Telethon slides.pptx

Rutgers Life Sciences Legislative Telethon 1 Script and info link

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I noticed yesterday that many of the NIH FOA related to diversity that had been taken off-line are now viewable again. Someone must have reconsidered the whole rewriting of history thing.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Contacting your congressperson is fine. But contacting your local TV station is better. One interview on local TV saying your congressperson should act is worth 1,000 office calls.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Whoa. We said earlier that the same billionaire donors were behind the NIH indirect cost cuts _and_ Jay Bhattacharya. But @michaelemann.bsky.social makes another connection— the same billionaires are behind that despicable DEI-critical website (which lists NIH scientists.) 1/

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Tim Clancy @viewfromarchstreet.com · 08/02/2025

On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH

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