Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPNicholas Mancuso @nmancuso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today is day i overcome burnout 2111
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Outing my 5-month New Yorker backlog, but that's what happens when you're writing grants like your career depends on it. 020
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPCian O'Donnell @cianodonnell.bsky.social · 06/08/2026reason 47 why government funding for fundamental research is the only stable route to scientific progress 118349
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPGavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026New Yorker cartoon feels about right 025987
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Wendy syndrome: It’s that time of year when students are moving on from the lab—research assistants starting their PhDs, graduate students finishing theirs—and new students are joining. Somehow the students stay the same age, while I keep growing up. 060
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Reviewing page proofs for a manuscript in press at journal X. The editor asks me to add the issue and page number to a reference. Said reference has not yet been assigned to an issue, which the editor should know because the paper is in press at…the very same journal X. 🧪 230
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Scientists: how many times a year do you have a good idea? A legitimately novel, creative, good idea? I'll go first: 4-5 times a year. It's a delight, and I'm currently basking in the glow of this quarter's good idea. 🧪 #psychsky #scisky 040
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I am at the HiTOP conference awaiting said radar plots. @hitop-system.bsky.socialstatic.klipy.comGladiator: Is That All? Bring It!ALT: Gladiator: Is That All? Bring It! 050
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPRyan Carpenter @rwcarpenterphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Come on, @nytimes.com. You can print 2k words (w/o a single hyperlink to a scientific study) saying psych meds are overprescribed, hitting all the beats you'd expect in a B- student paper (Szasz, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) without one mention of psychotherapy? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/m... 2235
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The only good radar plot is a deleted radar plot. 🧪 #dataviz 12509
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPMekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 27/04/2026🤔Wait... What happened to that US Research funding line? Seemed like it was almost parallel to China, and then something weird happened recently? What happened recently? You can't do science if you fire the scientist, cut their funding, put anti-scientists in charge, and put your energy into hate. 48830
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 07/04/2026“They realized, well, that was a mistake,” said Sheriff Sam Hulse of Bonneville County, a Republican. “You started seeing deaths occurring in the community. We started seeing the numbers in the crisis system rise. The very thing we told them would happen was beginning to happen.”nytimes.comIdaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the Deaths Began. 043
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 19/03/2026The people developing the treatment for your cancer diagnosis in 25 years are not ok. American Science is not ok...and Republicans are letting it happen. www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...statnews.comNational survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’A nationwide STAT survey of NIH-funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, many scientists are reeling 35936
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇nature.comWhite House stalls release of approved US science budgetsThe US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed. 221131758
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPHiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The Call for Abstracts has been extended until March 2nd, and we're excited about building an engaging scientific program. We hope you'll consider submitting your work, and hope to see you in June! 053
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026As things stand today, all NIH institutes will have empty advisory councils by the end of 2026. NIMHHD will have an empty advisory council in 1 month, NIMH in 8 months. 🧪 Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to have no voting members. 100
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPWes Bonifay @wesbonifay.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Enroll in my new workshop to realize your dream of learning IRT #quantpsych #psychometrics #psychsky #statsskycenterstat.orgFoundations of Item Response TheoryThis workshop from Wes Bonifay focuses on the foundations and application of item response theory, particularly as applied to binary items. 0188
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 21/12/2025'Tis the season (for collider bias)! Check out Michel's very nice simulation and explanation of why you shouldn't pull your kid out of varsity chess club just yet. 120
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 18/12/2025And if you're interested in this kind of work and looking for a postdoc position, we are hiring! Please see the ad on my website, linked from my bio. 000
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Have you wondered why higher bipolar polygenic scores (BP PGS) seem to predict better outcomes among people with psychosis? Here’s why (1/6) 🧪#PsychSciSky 1127
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 10/12/2025CDG3 is out, with better-than-ever resolution of the genetic structure of psychiatric disorders. 051
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPHiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Congratulations to everyone elected to our Society's 2026 Executive Committee! President: Miri Forbes President-Elect: Chris Conway Secretary: Kelsie Forbush Treasurer: Len Simms Trainee Engagement Chair: Caroline Balling Membership Chair: Holly Levin-Aspenson Conference Chair: Martin Sellbom 1173
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPLaura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S. Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world. www.nobelprize.orgnobelprize.orgThe official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.orgThe Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for... 291196448
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2025New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated. [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health. 6478310
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Oh, I've been hitting the imaginary brake pedal since Spring. 020
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2025If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow. The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations. 9079102511
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPTed Schwaba @tedmond.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Extremely excited to share the first effort of the Revived Genomics of Personality Consortium: A highly-powered, comprehensive GWAS of the Big Five personality traits in 1.14 million participants from 46 cohorts. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 515370
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPAlex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 29/04/2025The Impoundment Crisis is alive and well. An anonymous NIH staffer explained to @donmoyn.bsky.social how Trump's team has used the federal register to disappear "study sections" that would have approved grants THAT WOULD HAVE BE GOING OUT RIGHT NOW. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...donmoynihan.substack.comThe NIH budget is on a fast track to disasterAn NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do 25618
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPJenny Zhen-Duan, PhD @drjennyzd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025I am really grateful to be part of the Latin American Genomics Consortium (LAGC) and excited that this paper is out in the world! Check it out! #pubs 021
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPIsabel Kreis @ivkreis.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Thought-provoking symposium on treatment resistance, short-comings of its definitions & of treatment practice @ #SIRS2025 @sirsofficial.bsky.social w/Ingrid Melle & @kgjonas.bsky.social (chairs), Sherry KW Chan, Jose Rubio, Oliver Howes - and my wonderful colleague @kristinwold.bsky.social (here👇) 061
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPClément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 20/03/2025If no single piece of the original ship remains in the current ship, is the ship still the Ship of Theseus? And if one percent of all my body's cells get replaced every single day, is it really me who, two months ago, accepted your review request? 611917
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPHiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 25/02/2025A preliminary brief version of the HiTOP self-report measure (“B-HiTOP”) is now available on our website: www.hitop-system.org/measurement-... 1/2hitop-system.orgMeasurement of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP)Information about HiTOP self-report measures, including HiTOP-PRO, the harmful substance use module, and B-HiTOP 13011
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 02/03/2025The institution of American science is on the front lines in the fight against fascism. This is more than just indirect cost caps. On March 7th, we stand for the freedom of thought, the power of knowledge, and, ultimately, democracy. #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall Please share widely! 9198103
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPClaire Cusack @claireecusack.bsky.social · 26/02/2025If you don’t have your plans to attend @standupforscience.bsky.social, now is the time to make them! Take the biggest action possible: go to DC, your local rally, plan a walk out, DONATE. With sincerity, I’m glad to be organizing KY. And it’s garbage that we have to. #ScienceForAll 44710
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPEmily Thomas @ebkthomas.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Hiring a full time post-bacc staff person for the THRIVE Lab at Iowa. Please apply and pass along to those who may be interested! jobs.uiowa.edu/research/vie...jobs.uiowa.eduResearch Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of IowaUniversity of IowaUniversity of IowaJobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa. 042
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPScience Magazine @science.org · 19/02/2025Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LADscim.ag‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protestsNew group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies 2723360
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Me leaving my windowless office after a day of writing. 🧪 #science 0100
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Can’t believe I’m typing this but… FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC. If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world. 921585510
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPHiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 03/02/2025A very colorful preliminary program for the HiTOP 2025 Conference is now available: www.hitop-system.org/hitop-2025-c...hitop-system.orgHiTOP 2025 ConferenceInformation on the HiTOP 2025 Conference 0136
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 02/02/2025It's more of a comment than a question 11076
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The science must go on: In an analysis of AddHealth data (N~4,400), Brooke Sasia of University of Wisconsin-Madison shows genetic risk for externalizing (EXT PGS) predicts the course of antisocial behavior and substance use. 1/4 🧬🧪#PsychSciSkycambridge.org 143
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPInternational Society of Psychiatric Genetics @ispg.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Unsure how recent changes in U.S. policy regarding the NIH will impact the psychiatric genetics world? You're not alone. Join ISPG for a Member’s Meetup for community discussion and support: 📅 Wednesday, January 29 🕗 3 PM EST 📍 Pre-Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 01219
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPJackie Flynn Mogensen @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH. I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comWhat the Hell Is Going on at NIH?Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented “Big Brother” research crackdown. 6537191415
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Me, an NIH-funded researcher, trying to stay positive and think of the research I could do when I lose my job and institutional affiliation. 🧪 #PsychSciSkyyoutu.beBeing a Deranged Clown’s Prisoner - Key & PeeleYouTube video by Key & Peele 0173
Katherine Jonas PhD LP @kgjonas.bsky.social · 13/01/2025If you write an angry letter for cathartic purposes, please don't burn it. The rest of us would like to read it when your correspondence is published posthumously. #PsychSciSky 🧪 #neurology #neuroscience 4377
Reposted by Katherine Jonas PhD LPShirley Wang @shirleybwang.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I'm hoping to hire a postdoc this year to join our growing lab at Yale! Looking for someone interested in EMA/digital phenotyping, formal theories, complex systems, & computational psychiatry. If this sounds like you, please reach out! Official ad coming soon. 010865