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UCSD Health Sciences Office of Faculty Affairs @ucsdfacaffairs.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🚨Deadline Extended🚨 Apply to the 2026 GWC today! Jr. faculty will develop a complete NIH proposal using feedback from NIH-funded senior faculty in this highly successful & evidence-based, 9-session online course. 👉 Learn more & apply @ gwc.ucsd.edu ⏰ Deadline: March 30 @ 11:59 pm

A banner displaying the Health Sciences 2026 Summer Grant Writing Course as the title. Underneath it says 'deadline extended and 'apply by March 30th at gwc.ucsd.edu.' The bottom part of the banner is a infographic of alumni outcomes for the course and says that the alumni outcomes are highly successful. There was a 49% increase in respondents' confidence to fund a study, 96% of respondents' submitted at least one grant, and 79% of respondents have least at one grant funded. These evaluation outcomes are from 2017-2021 and within 2 years of post course completion.

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UCSD Health Sciences Office of Faculty Affairs @ucsdfacaffairs.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🚨Applications are open for the 2026 Summer Grant Writing Course! Jr. faculty will develop a complete NIH proposal using feedback from NIH-funded senior faculty in this highly successful & evidence-based, 9-session online course. 👉 Learn more & apply @ gwc.ucsd.edu ⏰ Deadline: March 17 @ 11:59 PM

A banner displaying the Health Sciences 2026 Summer Grant Writing Course as the title. Underneath it says to apply by March 17th at gwc.ucsd.edu. The bottom part of the banner is a infographic of alumni outcomes for the course and says that the alumni outcomes are highly successful. There was a 49% increase in respondents' confidence to fund a study, 96% of respondents' submitted at least one grant, and 79% of respondents have least at one grant funded. These evaluation outcomes are from 2017-2021 and within 2 years of post course completion.

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UCSD Health Sciences Office of Faculty Affairs @ucsdfacaffairs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Hot off the presses! Our latest study finds the HS OFA grant writing course helps jr. faculty submit more grants, with 79% securing funding! Plus, participants report improvements in grant-writing self-efficacy! Applications for this essential training open in Feb! Visit gwc.ucsd.edu for more info!

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Building strong grant writers in academic medicine: outcomes of early-career faculty enrolled in the University of California San Diego Health Sciences Grant Writing Course

Abstract. The success of early-career faculty at R1 research-intensive institutions depends on institutions’ ability to establish an independent, grant-fun

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Morgan Mouchka @morgan-mouchka.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

LET'S DUCKIN' GO! For only $3, an 'impeach the quack' rubber ducky will be hand-delivered to your House Rep - help send the message that RFK Jr. is dangerous and must be removed! #31DaysOfAction 🚨 #ImpeachTheQuack 🦆 #StandUpforScience 🧪

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Our very own, @joann-trejo.bsky.social, on the Nature Careers Podcast! Dr. Trejo is featured in this eight-part Changemakers series and she speaks to the importance of mentorship in science careers! 🧪 🎉 👏 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Why strong mentorship was essential for my career success in science

JoAnn Trejo has turned mentoring into an evidence-based science, driven by her own exposure to inspiring mentors.

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Morgan Mouchka @morgan-mouchka.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Congress is heading home for summer recess, but we will not let up! Join us to unite and demand ZERO CUTS TO SCIENCE in the 2026 budget and NO RESCISSIONS! 🧪✊ #StandUpForScience www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...

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Join our 31 Days of Action for science now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Help add to the pressure on Congress to ensure ZERO CUTS TO SCIENCE in the 2026 Budget Battle this fall.

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

It's beens a tumultuous few months to say the least, but it's important to celebrate good news! Congrats to Alyssa Rodriguez & @yesdoc.bsky.social (Lamar Thomas) on their new positions! We are beyond excited & know they will continue to be excellent researchers, teachers, & mentors! 🎉

A flyer with photos of Dr. Alyssa Rodriguez and Dr. Lamar Thomas that says 'Congratulations SD IRACDA Fellows on your tenure track faculty positions!' Dr. Rodriguez will be starting as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Occidental College. Dr. Thomas will be starting as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at CSU Long Beach. The flyer is navy blue and has circles of various sizes, colors, and patterns (light blue, teal, and yellow) in the background.

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Morgan Mouchka @morgan-mouchka.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon for the first time. This was an incredible feat fueled by the scientific innovation of NASA. On the heels of this anniversary, please support our colleagues and the core mission of NASA by signing the Voyager Declaration! 🧪🚀

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

One of our fellows, @fleabrained.bsky.social, is up for a Best Postdoc Mentor Award! (We're not surprised). Please cast your vote and help him get $1K in research funds!

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

URGENT (& EASY) ACTION: Please call & express your support for NSF & demand no cuts to the 2026 budget. (Note: you do not have to be in Rogers' district - anyone can call as he is the Chairman of the House CJS Subcommittee responsible for marking up the budget). 🧪 #StandUpForScience #NSF

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Our EPA colleagues are #StandingUpForScience & need our help! Please read the EPA Declaration of Dissent & sign the public letter of support! Scientific consensus should not be ignored! Progress protecting vulnerable communities should not be reversed! www.standupforscience.net/epa-declarat...

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Support EPA Staff Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Your solidarity with the EPA heroes increases the pressure on their Administrator Lee Zeldin.

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

SD IRACDA Education Coordinator & Program Manager @morgan-mouchka.bsky.social explains how illegal termination of funding has impacted SD IRACDA & trainees more broadly. It's important to share our stories more broadly so that people outside of the scientific community understand what's at stake.

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

NIH employees are Standing Up for Science! Please read the 'Bethesda Declaration' and sign the public letter of support. Current NIH employees are courageously speaking out, now it's our turn. #BethesdaDeclaration #StandUpForScience #ScienceUnderSiege www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

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Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

It's almost time! Join us June 6th as we #StandUpForScience and demand that our leaders commit to investing in training of the STEM workforce and the future of our nation!

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Another great SD IRACDA Retreat with an amazing keynote speaker! Thank you @elsanchez09.bsky.social for visiting and sharing your journey & perspective. We also celebrated the accomplishments of this talented group of scientists & educators! We will not give up & we will continue to celebrate!

A group of SD IRACDA fellows and leadership, along with our keynote speaker, Dr. Erica Sanchez, posed in front of a building at UCSD.

Dr. Erica Sanchez gives a keynote presentation to a group of SD IRACDA fellows. The fellows are seating around a large table and Dr. Sanchez is presenting on her academic journey.

Dr. Christian Cazares and Dr. Alyssa Rodriguez are presented Excellence in Mentoring awards by Education Coordinator Dr. Morgan Mouchka. The fellows are holding their awards.

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Erica Sanchez, PhD @elsanchez09.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Had a lovely day @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social hosted by the amazing @joann-trejo.bsky.social and the @sd-iracda.bsky.social team and fellows! Honored to share our lab’s research at the pharmacology seminar and meet IRACDA postdocs— so many inspiring rising research stars!

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Scientists & friends of scientists! Please sign this open letter to #StandUpForScience & condemn Trump’s EO that calls for political appointees to decide what research should be conducted (and how and by whom) under the guise of ‘rigor and transparency.’ www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...

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Open Letter in Support of Science — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Classes are ending, but SCIENCE is still under ATTACK! Join us and #StandUpForScience to let our representatives and leaders know that we will not let the pipeline for STEM education and discovery be dismantled! All members of the community are welcome! #SummerFightForScience

A flyer that says, "Classes are ending, but science is under attack. Stand Up for Science Education Summer Send Off - Rally, Friday, June 6th, noon at UC San Diego, Geisel Library/Silent Tree. Bring Signs! Hear Speakers! Take Action. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/5cuzx293." The flyer is red, white, and blue with flipflops and palm trees as accents.

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

On Wednesday we learned our grant (and those of countless other amazing programs) was terminated. 🧵 1/n

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ProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This open letter will be published tomorrow on the AAUP blog. Signatures will be accepted after that, but a high # of signatures in advance will help the organizers gain media attention that could benefit the effort. Share in ways you believe will get results! sites.google.com/view/we-must...

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March 20, 2025 Dear Presidents, Chancellors, and Boards of Trustees of the 60 Universities that received a March 10th warning letter from the U.S. Department of Education: You are on the frontlines ...

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Join research, healthcare, and education workers across the country on Tuesday, April 8th to demand NO cuts to education and research! UCSD rally at noon at Geisel. Not is San Diego? Find a rally near you at killthecuts.org! ✊

Flyer for Kill the Cuts rally at UCSD on April 8th, 2025 at Geisel library at noon. The text reads, "Save lifesaving research, healthcare, and education. By cutting funds to lifesaving research and medical care, the Trump administration is abandoning families who are suffering and costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Join research, healthcare, and education workers across the country to demand NO cuts to education and research.

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

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Cancelled NIH grant information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

National Park Service Rally and Teach-in on March 22nd at noon at Cabrillo National Monument! Come support the NPS to demonstrate that Americans want their public lands to be preserved and protected for future generations! Not in San Diego? Find your local rally here: tinyurl.com/2s4yh22n.

A flyer with birds and details on a rally at Cabrillo National Monument on at noon on Sat, March 22nd. The rally is to protect national parks.

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UC San Diego @ucsandiego.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Behind every breakthrough at UC San Diego is a team of researchers driven to make a difference. But without federal support, progress stalls. Learn why protecting research funding matters—and explore our new Behind Every Breakthrough initiative. ➡️ bit.ly/3Fti0jE

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Rod Rahimi @rodrahimi.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

"university indirect cost rates are analogous to operating expenses divided by R&D expenditures. For 2023, these ratios were 60% for Merck, 138% for Pfizer, and 105% for Roche...cutting governmental indirect costs to 15% for medical research conducted in universities is clearly unfair."🧪⚕️

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Is flat 15% fair?

An NIH funding policy is misguided and damaging

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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

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NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report

National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Check out the latest episode on the Podcast Inflammatory Content! We have to ##StandUpForScience anyway we can. Share with those outside your scientific community and let's change the narrative. #science is good and benefits society

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Amazing turnout today at the @ucsandiego.bsky.social #standupforscience2025 rally! Our collective voices are powerful and we will not back down!

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JoAnn Trejo @joann-trejo.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

March 7th at UC San Diego 200+ scientists rally to support Science - a great start to the movement for SCIENCE!!! #StandUpforScience2025 @ucsandiego.bsky.social @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social @ucsdpharmacy.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

My friends and colleagues spanning the gamut from faculty, administration, postdocs, PhD students, undergrads, and professional research staff showing up in big numbers at UC San Diego to organize, educate, support one another, and most of all: #StandUpForScience 🧪 🔬 🦠 🧫 🧬

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Christian Cazares, Ph.D. @fleabrained.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I'll be talking about some of this at the rally at UCSD tomorrow, thanks for having me!

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Are you a scientist or student heading to a @standupforscience.bsky.social ‬rally this Friday? We want to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and why you’re going, how far you’re traveling, why you’re fired up, and whether there will be car snacks. Call or text us at (646) 767-6532.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/03/2025

Science fuels economic opportunity—creating jobs, driving education, and supporting mobility. We're standing up for science to protect the critical infrastructure that makes this possible. Stand Up for Science with us on March 7th! #scienceforall #standupforscience2025

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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The chaos and confusion of the Trump administration's science policy is taking its toll on early career researchers. Some prospective PhD students I spoke with have had informal offers rescinded as universities reduce or outright halt their programs. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts

Nature talks to prospective students left in limbo as some institutes withdraw offers and put applications on hold.

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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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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Leave your laptop, put down your pipette, and #StandUpForScience - Rally on March 7th at Noon at Geisel Library/Silent Tree! All are welcome!

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Programs focused on increasing the diversity of the scientific workforce are imperiled. Ten trainees funded by these programs spoke with The Transmitter about what the uncertainty of the past few weeks has meant for them, their research and their futures. www.thetransmitter.org/funding/a-gu...

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‘A gut punch:’ How U.S. neuroscience trainees are grappling with diversity-based funding flux

Ten trainees spoke with The Transmitter about how the precarious state of U.S. federal funding is affecting their research and career plans.

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Chris Anderson, PhD. 🏳️‍🌈 @canderson0402.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Gave my first lecture of the semester earlier this week & now get to write exam questions for the first time! It's really a lot of fun getting hands on teaching experience thanks to @sd-iracda.bsky.social and our partners at SDSU! Gotta keep some normalcy and excitement in my training especially now

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Seth Campbell @alpinesciences.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Please repost this government led survey to get this into every fired government employees hands! 🧪 democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

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Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

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CantlonLab @cantlonlab.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠 sciencehomecoming.com

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Science Homecoming

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/02/2025

Three weeks until #standupforscience2025! We’ve had incredible support, with volunteers signing up across 25 states – but we’re not stopping there! We’re still looking for passionate advocates who believe in the power of science to make a difference. Sign up today! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...

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