Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is the case. The Biosketch has a certification so that happens when you generate the document. They updated the current certification to expire Sept 26. So you need new one 146
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This place was just normal pizza place- they moved from Atwood onto Forbes and they have a new AI slop menu. The breadsticks look diseased 030
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This last part, sadly, makes it seem that he doesn't understand or want to, what research overhead is for, how creating instability in whether researchers' institutions will even have overhead to support projects adds quicksand to any proposal, and there are already extremely tight COI rules 8/ 1161
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That is unfair to the researchers and untrue about the process their awards were granted, but I give him credit here for asking that terminated grants be allowed to be revised. I thank him for this 7/ 1152
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here, he has to be dishonest to reach his audience. He implies that there are unmeritorious grants that have been funded (and now canceled) but suggests that some have been canceled because of unfounded accusations toward researchers larding up their proposals to curry favor with Biden admin 6/ 2122
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here, he invokes the specter of 'DEI' as being wasteful. And equally worrisome and wrong, he conflates "overhead", which means paying for research infrastructure with waste, and then suggests there may be a COI problem 4/ 2112
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here he discusses "long overdue reform"- this is standard question begging as he is standing on a trope his audience expects 2/ 191
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Penguins got me going with this background- who came up with this???? 100
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ok who knows what this background is or could possible argue that it isn’t what it looks like - haha this is amazing 000
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My Outlier scores show that I’m right at a certain limit. I think once I could see the type of crazy words that 900+ types use maybe I’d get better but my lane is 840-860 110
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 23/08/2026R01s were relatively normal for funding rate while application numbers dropping at NIGMS over time. They then cratered 2024/2025 131
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Is this account a bot? Anyhow, here is the table - see my other comment 130
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"Figures 6 & 7. Amount of NIH funding obligated to new and competing MYF RPGs and R01s (current U.S. dollars), Oct. 1-Aug. 8, by fiscal year; Number of MYF new and competing research project grants (RPGs) and R01s awarded, Oct. 1-Aug. 8, by fiscal year" 100
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 02/08/2026@hooverstreetrag.org I laughed because of the coach 010
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Air Quality of 123 in Pittsburgh. Can smell the smoke inside. We got over 200 in 2023 (this is nothing compared to when NYC hit 800 in 2023). But this is looking almost as bad as that over upper Midwest - stay inside if you can 160
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Seems like they can be direct about some things? Someone over there wanted to write "Tourist flies into air after bison-involved tossing" 4384
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Me: Time for the Harry Lime speech about Switzerland Group chat: Centuries of peace and prosperity produces 220 goalless minutes. 160
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Divided the MYF ones by number of years in the budget. MIRA much more tightly arranged (ESI, ESI renewal, and people turning one R01 into MIRA). Some of the R01s are tiny. 110
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Histograms of Total Cost for funded R01 grants from NIGMS in FY26 so far (left) and funded R35 grants (right). I know last year there were a number of 2 year R01s that were MYF, allowing people to be eligible for MIRA. Looks like quite a bit of MYF in the R01s 120
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Update of my NIGMS funding estimates/data. Thanks to @needhibhalla.bsky.social for pointing to some FY2025 numbers showing funding rates. Funded grant # are from Reporter. FY2026 is in progress. A few points 1/ 21512
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I wanted to throw up listening to that. If applications being up are the main driver, simple math should support that idea. Anyhow, I highly doubt that is the case. Here are the numbers 134
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Two different smoke plumes from these fires on two different days in two places, over a hundred miles away in different directions. Last pic is ash accumulated on edge of car window 131
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Yes, it is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow and comments on regulations.gov 110
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I don't know what this means, but it seems bad- seems like it says gov can cooperate with private actors choosing to sue institutions 8/ 231
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Every single payment requires specific justification (DOGE is back) 7/ 151
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026More threats to institutions, likely regarding anything considered "DEI" 3/ 142
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Peer review proposed to be discretionary with vague threats to institutions 2/ 143
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Grilled pork tenderloin sandwich with red onion jam, garlic scape chimichurri, mayo, grilled ciabatta 2121
Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Very interesting here (@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social the minefield lower courts have to navigate due to SCOTUS is obscene and you will see how dark this passage is) 24910