Reposted by Pinar AyataCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2026Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says. 331657977
Pinar Ayata @pinar-ayata.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I had to do a double take. Our provost was behind the bar yesterday. Incredible! 041
Reposted by Pinar AyataNeuroscience Initiative at the CUNY ASRC @asrcneuroscience.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Friend or foe? Let @pinar-ayata.bsky.social lab's soon-to-be doctor Anna Flury take you to the dark side of microglia at her pre-defense seminar on Tuesday, March 31. Join in person or via Zoom. 001
Reposted by Pinar AyataThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026The real story… under any other president this would be jail time… 719194088987
Reposted by Pinar AyataBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Potentially unsalvageable country. 1384195809
Reposted by Pinar Ayata𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Wow. 13133614616658
Reposted by Pinar AyataThe Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 02/01/2026Q: Would you be surprised if President Trump directs DOJ to indict you? Jack Smith: “No.” That answer should alarm anyone who cares about independent justice. www.readtpa.com/p/house-repu...readtpa.comHouse Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.12 takeaways from Smith's closed-door testimony 612079729
Reposted by Pinar AyataAlex Kwan @alexkwan.bsky.social · 13/12/2025This new @michellemonje.bsky.social preprint shows that #psilocybin promotes the rapid and persistent growth of... xenografted glioma in mice. 🫠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Enduring but maladaptive plasticity induced by #psychedelics. h/t @tylerekins.bsky.social @theborislab.bsky.social 2288
Reposted by Pinar AyataBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12/12/2025A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear: Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region. 111008184
Reposted by Pinar AyataBill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 05/11/2025New York City has fallen. Day 1 of living in Mamdanistan. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇 814640
Reposted by Pinar AyataThe Rockefeller University @rockefeller.edu · 05/11/2025The #TarakhovskyLab, as part of an international team of scientists, has identified a new molecular pathway that shifts microglia into a protective state. The findings may lead to Alzheimer's therapies that can reprogram the brain’s own immune defenses. rockefeller.eduThis immune circuit may protect the brain from Alzheimer's - NewsThe atlas makes the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study--and perhaps defeat one day. 001
Reposted by Pinar AyataMPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Protective Microglia Subtype Offers Potential New Therapeutic Pathway in Alzheimer’s Disease 🧠🛡️ A new nature.com study by the Schaefer lab and reseachers at Mount Sinai Medical Center, with rockefeller.edu and cuny.edu, identifies a protective state of microglia. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comLymphoid gene expression supports neuroprotective microglia function - NaturePU.1low CD28-expressing microglia may act as suppressive cells in Alzheimer’s disease, mitigating its progression by reducing neuroinflammation and amyloid plaque load, indicating potential immunother... 083
Reposted by Pinar AyataBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage. This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right. 132397244604
Pinar Ayata @pinar-ayata.bsky.social · 20/10/2025We joined the protests from the highest point in the northeast! 010
Reposted by Pinar AyataNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 19/10/2025A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History. 335119054188
Reposted by Pinar AyataLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 18/10/2025NYC: Aerial view of the #Nokings protest gives an indication of the magnitude of this unstoppable movement in downtown NYC. 19527211
Reposted by Pinar AyataChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/10/2025Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence. 457153255750
Reposted by Pinar AyataGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Everyone should listen to Chris Murphy's extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. First, he says the logic must be that the more lawless he gets, the stiffer the resistance. "If I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics then it just normalizes it all." 1/ newrepublic.com/article/2013... 582727987
Reposted by Pinar AyataScience Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥 We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪 Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh... 7643330
Reposted by Pinar AyataAteş Uslu @atesuslu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025We are witnessing the destruction of the remnants of Turkey’s already agonizing parliamentary democracy, as police forces occupy the Istanbul headquarters of the main opposition party, firing tear gas and plastic bullets both inside and outside against party members, MPs, and protesters. 1011257
Reposted by Pinar AyataCraig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Was just pointed to this newly posted clarification language about animal models in NIH research grants.nih.gov/news-events/...grants.nih.govHow Does the NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research Affect Research Proposing the Use of Laboratory Animals? | Grants & Funding 21414
Pinar Ayata @pinar-ayata.bsky.social · 10/07/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...nytimes.comThe Surprising Scientists Hit by Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts 000
Reposted by Pinar AyataStaci Bilbo @sbilbo.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Excited to share this new story from the lab and led by the very talented @bendevlin.bsky.social! In collab with Anne Schaefer and grateful for funding from NIH and @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social. a brief 🧵 2116
Reposted by Pinar AyataChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/07/2025My immediate thoughts on the most monstrous, immoral piece of legislation I’ve ever voted on in the Senate. But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either. 580101773205
Reposted by Pinar AyataBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing. 166154503851
Reposted by Pinar AyataNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement 821375928414
Reposted by Pinar AyataSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/06/2025Trump & my Republican colleagues want to throw 16 million Americans off health care – on top of 85 million who are uninsured or underinsured. Their actions will cause more than 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily each year. Why? So they can give massive tax breaks to the 1%. 711553319
Reposted by Pinar AyataRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 09/06/2025It’s not just that it’s clearly intentional, it’s that it’s clearly intentional knowing that he’s being recorded. They know they can do whatever they want with complete impunity. 21982592771
Reposted by Pinar AyataJaValle @handle.invalid · 07/06/2025Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today 620143134928
Reposted by Pinar AyataBill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Bryan Cranston, on MAGA. 🎯🎯🎯👇 28522
Pinar Ayata @pinar-ayata.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Is there any point to submitting F31s now? Is anyone getting theirs funded since Jan 2025?grants.govLock 000
Reposted by Pinar AyataClimate Science Breakthrough @climatescibreak.bsky.social · 02/06/2025US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱 Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated". #climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience 231170645
Reposted by Pinar AyataNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Every scientist should discuss the consequences of the NIH and NSF grant terminations and delays and failure to fund at their home institution at the end of a talk or seminar. Even if a scientist’s own funding is not threatened, I GUARANTEE there is someone at their institution affected. 6280111
Pinar Ayata @pinar-ayata.bsky.social · 24/05/2025“Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout…. You're not a Nazi simply because you use X-but also, what exactly are you doing there?” 030
Pinar Ayata @pinar-ayata.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Scialog was a great experience! And now we get to do some cool science based on the ideas born in Tucson. 020
Reposted by Pinar AyataDimitrios Davalos & Lab @davalos.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Why do the brain’s professional phagocytes stop clearing amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease? Can we restore microglial superpowers & rescue dying neurons in AD? YES, by stopping DGAT2-mediated lipid droplet formation! Checkout our latest manuscript @cp-immunity.bsky.social 👇🏼 www.cell.com/immunity/abs...cell.comAmyloid-β induces lipid droplet-mediated microglial dysfunction via the enzyme DGAT2 in Alzheimer’s diseaseWhy microglia stop reducing amyloid deposits from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brains is unknown. Prakash, Manchanda, et al. show that microglia increase their lipid droplets and lose their phagocytic cap... 67626
Reposted by Pinar AyataBernard Taylor @bernardtaylorforfl.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Stop listening to what is said and pay attention to what is being done. #trumpadministration #socialsecurity #medicaid #taxcuts 1323958
Reposted by Pinar AyataMarc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 06/05/2025"Organic food isn't pesticide-free - or better for the planet" It's nice to have such a clear statement directly in the title 👏 Interview with Ian Godwin from Queensland University, Australia for Contact Magazine. qaafi.uq.edu.au/article/2025... #PlantScience #OrganicFood #PlantNGTs #PlantGMOsqaafi.uq.edu.auOrganic food isn't pesticide-free - or better for the planetMany of us reach for foods labelled as ‘organic’, assuming they’ll be free from chemical nasties and hold a higher nutritional value. But is this reputation deserved – and is organic food worth the hi... 54512
Reposted by Pinar AyataPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 23/04/2025@chrisdjackson.bsky.social 671781583
Reposted by Pinar AyataSavage-Dunn lab @cswormlab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Just found out that @queenscollegecuny.bsky.social #NIH U-Rise grant for undergraduate research opportunities has been cancelled. More important than ever to attend this webinar. 21311
Reposted by Pinar AyataPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 22/03/2025www.investopedia.com/terms/p/plut...investopedia.comWhat Is Plutocracy? Definition, Meaning, and Example CountriesA plutocracy is a government controlled exclusively by the wealthy, either directly or indirectly. 36726