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Mike Schultz

@michael-schultz.bsky.social
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Life sciences VC @Portal Innovations 🔬 Previously @Health Advances 💊 PhD at Harvard with David Sinclair lab on aging🧬 Opinions my own 🤷‍♂️

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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Join me on Saturday in Federal Plaza, Chicago to stand up for science! 📍Federal Plaza, 230 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604 🗓️ Saturday, March 7th, 1pm 🔗 More information and RSVP www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
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Anna Vlasits @annaintegrated.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hey #chicago! We're joining the national Day of Action on March 7 to Stand Up for Science @standupforscience.bsky.social It's time again to show your support for science in the US!
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Very cool paper showing a NAMPT activator that restores NAD+ in the brain can prevent Alzheimer's onset in an amyloid-driven 5xFAD mouse model. More evidence of a metabolic basis for neurodegenerative diseases. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Pharmacologic reversal of advanced Alzheimer’s disease in mice and identification of potential therapeutic nodes in human brain
Chaubey et al. demonstrate that restoration of brain resilience reverses advanced disease in two different mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), challenging the century-long dogma of AD irreversib...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/04/2025
Tax Day - round 3 - NIH 🩻🧠🧬 🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund: • Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs • Pandemic preparedness • Children’s health • Medical tech innovation • Mental health science & more NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.
A serious medical scene shows a healthcare worker in surgical scrubs standing in a hospital corridor. Bold white text overlays the image, reading: “Curing cancer. Preventing pandemics. What’s it worth?”A dark blue graphic with white text centered over a soft-focus medical background. The message reads: “Just $105 per year from the average taxpayer funds the national institute of health. That’s all it takes to help save lives improve care, and fight disease”A clean, square infographic with a dark blue background and light blue accents. The header reads, “What does that money actually do? Your $105 helps fund:” followed by six icons and descriptions:
	1.	Mental Health Research – Depression, PTSD, addiction
	2.	Cancer & Rare Disease Studies – From early detection to lifesaving treatments
	3.	Pandemic Preparedness – Vaccines, virus tracking, prediction and prevention
	4.	Children’s Health – Brain development, neonatal and pediatric care
	5.	Medical Innovation – Imaging, prosthetics, diagnostics
	6.	Basic Biomedical Science – Foundational research for future cures
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Sustained support for the NIH, NSF, FDA, and other science agenices is what has made American the best place in the world for biomedical innovation. It's important that we preserve it. Watch Portal's John Flavin on CNBC!
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Portal Innovation's Founder on the impact of NIH funding cuts on long-term drug development
John Flavin, Portal Innovations Founder & CEO, joins 'Fast Money' to talk how NIH funding cuts could be detrimental for the U.S. pharmaceutical industry and drug development.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
My colleagues Anna Slezak, Jeremy Langsam, and Karis D'Alessandro write about what the program is and why it's so important.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
In light of disruptions to federally-funded science, one program with bipartison support has fallen through the cracks. In December, Congress let the priority review voucher program expire. The PRV program incentives companies to develop drugs for pediatric rare diseases.
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Don't Put Sick Kids on Hold
On the importance of the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
@nbcchicago.com @abc7.bsky.social @wgntv.com @fox2now.bsky.social @wbbmnewsradio.bsky.social @msnbc.com @chicagotribune.com @nytimes.com @suntimes.bsky.social
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Thank you to the journalists who covered us at NBC Chicago, CBS 2 Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, WGN-TV, KTVI FOX 2, WBBM | CBS Chicago, MSNBC, Neil Steinberg and the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Federally-funded science faces ongoing funding freezes, firings, censorship, and attacks on diversity. Many of us see the impacts first- or second-hand. It's important that we speak up individually and collectively. Science is for everyone! Please reach out to learn more.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
12. Organizing Works, We Win Big Together - Madeleine Vessely 13. Take Action! - Professor Will Conrad
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
8. Clinical Research Saves Lives - Melissa Byrn 9. Defunding and Censoring Climate Research - Dr. Luella Allen-Waller @symbioecology.bsky.social 10. Censorship vs Public Health - Professor Tessa Bonney 11. Illegally Fired - Dr. Karl Rockne
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
4. Stand Together for Research - Senator Richard Durbin 5. Fight! Fight! Fight! - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky @schakowsky.house.gov 6. A Company That Would Not Be Alive Without the NSF and NIH - Anna Lisa Somera 7. Science Education Opens Doors - Elizabeth Rita Menig
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
1. A Clearcutting of Science - Professor Anna Vlasits @annaintegrated.bsky.social 2. Wounds That Don't Heal - Professor Tim Koh 3. Restoring Funding for Pediatric Cancer and Ag Research - Senator Richard Durbin @durbin.senate.gov
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Thank you to the 1,500+ people who battled the wet snow to attend the @standupforscience.bsky.social Chicago rally! If you weren't able to attend, watch the rally here: lnkd.in/gRhwH9nW
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Without NIH funding for research, "your mother's cancer will wait for a cure. Your child's genetic disorder will wait for a breakthrough. The research that could save lives may be delayed or never come." ~Melissa Byrn, UChicago @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
If you want a great nation, you don't eliminate research - medical, agricultural, across the board. Research looks into the future and gives us hope. We need to stand together! ~US Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Join us, tomorrow (Friday)! @standupforscience.bsky.social 📍 Federal Plaza, Chicago 🕛 March 7, 2025 | 12 PM 📋 Register: lnkd.in/gguRyePu 🔗 Learn more: standupforscience2025.org
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
📍 Federal Plaza, Chicago 🕛 March 7, 2025 | 12 PM 📋 Register: lnkd.in/gguRyePu 🔗 Learn more: standupforscience2025.org
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Thank you Chicago Sun-Times for featuring me and some of my co-organizers of Stand Up for Science Chicago. It's critical we advocate for protecting federally-funded science and highlight what's at stake for patients.
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Chicago scientists reel from Trump funding cuts: 'We are just going to abandon all those discoveries'
On Friday, scientists will leave their labs to protest cuts to research in Chicago and across the country.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Stand up for those working to discover treatments for cancer, Alzheimer's and other devastating diseases. They need our help today, so they can help us tomorrow.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Stand up against: -Mass layoffs of federal employees including at the NIH, NSF, CDC, EPA, and FDA -Frozen research grants and funding caps that will devastate a generation of scientists -Government censorship of scientific information -Attacks on diversity and equal access
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I'm helping to organize this. Spread the word. Reach out to me to get involved. 📍 Federal Plaza, Chicago 🕛 March 7, 2025 | 12 PM 🔗 Learn more: standupforscience2025.org
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The NIH funding crisis has been stressful and potentially damaging to US science. America has the best innovation ecosystem in the world, and for any complex ecosystem, disruption can have cascading effects. Read this piece by my colleague Steven Lehmann on how the innovation landscape might change.
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Navigating a Shifting Biotech Ecosystem
The foundations of the biomedical research are shifting beneath our feet.
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Laura White @laurakwhite.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
There’s no argument that should reassure anyone enough to go back to business as usual, because none of these actions are happening in isolation. The war on US science won’t end with a court order on indirects.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This is the former dean of Harvard med school. He defended several pandemic misinformation doctors from “uncivil” tone, while dunking on those of us who tried to sound the alarm about misinformation agents. I tried to warn him and he got furious with me.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Kauai, where JP was filmed, was absolutely fantastic. From jungles, to canyons, to hidden beaches, every corner of the island was stunning.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I just got back yesterday from a trip to both the Big Island and Kauai. Mauna Kea telescopes aren’t open to the public but they’re cool to see from the outside. We did this tour and loved it! my-viator.onelink.me/y0Xw/c4ddd6d9
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Mauna Kea Summit and Stars Small-Group Adventure Tour
Experience big skies and incredible nighttime views on this Mauna Kea stargazing trip with a small group. Experience a warm pre-trip picnic, proceeded by a ride in a 4x4 luxury van to the summit of the Big Island's tallest peak. After admiring a sunset view, continue down to 9,000 feet (2,743 meters) for a stargazing session, complete with a telescope, hot chocolate, and dessert. The trip also includes a guide and a hooded parka to keep you warm.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Yet, we are still investing in the aging space. We highlight two stellar companies Pelagos Pharma (based in Houston) and Vincere Biosciences (based in Boston).
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
As my PhD was in the longevity field and I now work as an early-stage life sciences investor, I've had a continued interest in aging biotech. In this piece, we write about given how innovations from the aging field are commercialized, there is no such thing as an aging company (at least not today).
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
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There's No Such Thing as an Aging Company
Why we are investing in the aging space anyway
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Great book!
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Wow! Can you publish and/or patent this? 🌸
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/ash-...
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ASH: After landmark FDA approvals, Editas still thinks its gene therapy differentiates itself enough from competition
On the heels of Friday’s FDA approval of not one but two gene therapies | On the heels of Friday’s FDA approval of not one but two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease, Editas Medicine is shari...
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I agree that more competition and choice for patients is better. But drug dev and commercialization is expensive, especially for cell therapies. And lots of potentially good drugs go undeveloped. So was reni-cel different or better that CRISPR Tx/Vertex’s or Bluebird’s treatments?
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Wow, sci-fi Black Mirror stuff
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_ro...
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Coin rotation paradox - Wikipedia
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I’m stumped
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I read the abstract. Seems like bc crops in the Midwest are going to animal feed and biofuels, not directly for human caloric consumption.
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Shifty eyes in the gif looks sus
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Whoa. Can archea survive dormant for that long?? Any additional reading?
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Fascinating!
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Drew Berry wehi.tv @drewberry.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Happy Holliday Junction for those who celebrate
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
unusual for NIH directors — most have experience in basic, translational, and/or clinical research not to mention records of leading large biomedical research enterprises, pioneering their field of study, and a combination of visibility and service to the research community
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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Mike Schultz @michael-schultz.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Nice interview from @biotechtv.bsky.social Brad Loncar with CEO Sarah Hein of March Bio, which raised a $28M series A. Portal invested in the seed round. March Bio is making T cells that kill other T cells. www.biotechtv.com/post/march-b...
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Texas Life Science Forum: March Biosciences closed a $28.4M series A round last month to advance its CD5 targeting CAR-T
CEO Sarah Hein describes the rationale for CD5, and share her experience of what it was like making the raise come together.Sara FullBrought to you by
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