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Megan Povelones

@megpove.bsky.social
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Metabolism, cell biology, parasites

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ParasitesRule @parasitesrule.org · 27/05/2026
Registration and abstract submission are now open for the 2026 Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting (KMCB). @rmc9z.bsky.social @omarharb.org 🗓 September 8–12, 2026 ⏰Abstract deadline June 22 Submit your abstract and register at parasitesrule.com/kmcb #KMCB #Parasitology #Kinetoplastids
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 19/02/2025
In 2025, we continue to advocate for policy based on scientific evidence. This 2020 Editorial, “We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence”, resonates today as loudly as ever: plos.io/34lyl59. PLOS Biology also continues to push for DEI and a diverse scientific community: plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪
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We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence
In a world beset by attempts to undermine scientific evidence and evidence-based policy, we emphasize their important role in helping humanity rise to the challenges of our time.
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Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
National Science Foundation fired nearly 170 workers this morning in Zoom call. This included workers who had completed a 1-yr requisite probation and shouldn't have been included in termination but were suddenly told recently that the 1-yr should have been 2-yrs, revoking their permanent status.
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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
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dr. kristin d. lane 🔬 @kristindownie.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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Rick Huganir @rhuganir.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all. time.com/7216299/nih-...
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Experts Call NIH Budget Cuts an 'Apocalypse' for Science
The reductions target indirect costs that cover administrative and equipment costs.
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
All at risk - or ended - with today’s short sighted, indiscriminate firings at HHS (aka NIH, CDC, and more). www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘Wrecking ball’: RFK Jr. moves to fire thousands of health agency employees
Supervisors deliver bad news across NIH, CDC
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
I’ve been seething and grieving since yesterday’s Friday Night Massacre of NIH overheads, a seeming bit of bureaucratic trivial that will in fact destroy the US university system if unchecked. But I want to get away from budgets and rate breakdowns and F&A percentages for a moment. Humor me?
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
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Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
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Zen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 08/02/2025
Worst week for science EVER. Sunday: ASM scrubs DEI mentions from website. Tue: NASA scrubs DEI from website; ICE arrests a student on campus; NSF plans to cut staff; USAID halted. Wed: HHMI kills diversity program; NIH trashes applications for diversity F grants. Fri: NIH cuts indirects.
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David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Holy crap. While one can argue indirect cost rates were getting out of hand at some institutions, just cutting them to 15% and saying that’s a generous rate because private foundations don’t add more than 10% is “logic” that betrays a complete lack of understanding of how biomedical research works
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The US government has been turned over to a group of extraordinarily ignorant people, and they are working to destroy science in this country. Cutting over half the NSF budget would save < 0.1% of the federal budget, but do incalculable harm. Simply heartbreaking. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation
“This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China.”…
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Megan Povelones @megpove.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
Excited to see this finally out! Thanks to all my amazing co-authors journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Adhesion of Crithidia fasciculata promotes a rapid change in developmental fate driven by cAMP signaling | mSphere
Trypanosomatid parasites cause significant disease burden worldwide and require insect vectors for transmission. In the insect, parasites attach to tissues, sometimes dividing as attached cells or pro...
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