Reposted by Jena DoomSeth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 10hIf you're so innocent, then how did my staff find this receipt from you shopping at [squints] Traitor Joe's? 07811
Reposted by Jena DoomKaren Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 15hIt’s, um…interesting that the documentation req’d by disadvantaged folks to access social safety net programs - in the interest of “accountability” to ensure no improper use - is not req’d by the very politicians who rail about the need to be responsible with taxpayer dollars. 516855
Reposted by Jena DoomCole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not enough people take seriously "funding delays"/"bureaucratic nonsense can kill people" but here it is right here. If I was mad when a patient died because it took a few extra months for lawyers to try to look for a legal basis for an international data transfer, I'm incandescent, now.cnbc.comNIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't haveA delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options. 39643
Reposted by Jena DoomJJ Cutuli @jjcutuli.bsky.social · 15hNew coverage of the Trump administration's move away from housing first for folks experiencing homelessness: apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump’s shift from 'Housing First' is causing upheaval for homelessness programs and many they serveThe Trump administration is shifting federal policy and dollars away from the “Housing First” approach that has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy. 023
Reposted by Jena DoomKevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is ridiculous. The only avenue for fellowships for international scholars has been the K99. It was already so hard to get, and now there is no way for them to come and train and build a career in the US. It will decimate our ability to recruit the best scholars around the world. 01312
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A great overview of how the Trump admin cultivated fear inside NIH to force compliance, even with harmful, unethical & unlawful orders. Also covers origins of the Bethesda Declaration community. From my friend & co-organizer Dr. Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...psychologicalscience.orgNIH Employees Lived in A Culture of Fear, So They Started Keeping ReceiptsSylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure. 110856
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Please read this letter with important considerations for training the next generation of clinical trialists. Its powerful that so many organizations came together. Thanks to everyone involved. Consider commenting on the NIH RFI by the 9/30 deadline: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-095: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATORSNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL ... 03726
Reposted by Jena DoomMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement 14750274
Reposted by Jena DoomProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595923527
Reposted by Jena DoomPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 I agree with some points, not all. 1. America's world leadership is slipping due to the continued assaults on science. 2. Meanwhile. China ramps up its R&D spending. Now, Beijing accounts for 1/3rd of the world's clinical-stage drugs. 3. The NIH budget should be increased.🧵 🧪 archive.today/DtX6ywashingtonpost.comOpinion | I’m a Republican senator. America needs more science, not less.America should invest in NIH medical research, not retreat from it. 1316378
Reposted by Jena DoomNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Greatest trick AI leaders have pulled is convincing many people—especially influential people in govt, media, and business—that their software is intelligent, independent, yet never culpable. Humans build it, humans deploy it, but no one bears responsibility for the things that happen when they do. 421663463
Reposted by Jena DoomVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Send this to every university President in the country. 361960440
Reposted by Jena DoomTim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026One has to wonder if the NIH requiring a change in biosketch formats and releasing the new template just a week before one of their major submission deadlines is a feature or a bug? 212
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A great overview of NIH science under Trump: www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...npr.orgThese 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under TrumpStories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. bi... 03021
Reposted by Jena DoomLilia Cervantes @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The NIH RFI (NOT-OD-26-095) closes Sept 30. If leading a pilot on your K shaped your career, or losing it would affect your trainees, institution, or patients, please share your perspective: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... #NIH #ClinicalTrialsgrants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-095: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATORSNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): INPUT ON POTENTIAL NIH FUNDING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL ... 184
Reposted by Jena DoomAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/09/2026Apparently $12M was moved from HHS's Office of Minority Health to help fund RFK Jr's security, while grants supporting preventive care for low income communities were canceled. Waste, fraud, abuse, and a spectacularly bad use of public health dollars 😒wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 30485251
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“…the new policy creates a catch-22: investigators must demonstrate independence to successfully compete for larger trial funding, while the K award can no longer support the career development needed to demonstrate it.” Excellent piece, please read. 13818
Reposted by Jena DoomTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh. 322234585
Reposted by Jena Doomelizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Importance of Pilot Clinical Trials. James Feinstein, MD, Amy Huebschmann, MD, Russell Glasgow, PhD, & Lilia Cervantes, MD make a solid case for why NIH should continue to allow a mentored pathway for K awardees to lead pilot clinical trials. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comOn Becoming a Gold Standard ScientistThis Viewpoint discusses the recent National Institutes of Health announcement that its Career Development (K) awards cannot be used to conduct clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary studi... 098
Reposted by Jena DoomKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 24/09/2026*extremely tired voice*AI agents don't "go rogue". They are not sentient; they don't have agency. They work within guardrails set by humans. If the humans are so shit at building secure sandboxes for the agents to work within, that's on the humans. Stop using this framing. 32752312
Reposted by Jena DoomNatalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My department is looking to hire 3 new faculty members! Please share widely. Assistant Professor - Cognitive: apply.interfolio.com/193975 Assistant Professor - Social Psychology: apply.interfolio.com/193979 Associate/Full Professor - Mental Health: apply.interfolio.com/193984 25967
Reposted by Jena DoomTom Olino @olinotom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I will be reviewing applications this admissions cycle (pending funding). This time, I'll be looking for folks interested in research within our training clinic. We have implemented ROM, and want to build on that infrastructure. Other research is possible; the primary goal is clinical research. 1119
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Update on Vought’s #ScienceDeathPanels: The administration is reportedly backing away from the promised EO that would have furthered political oversight at NIH. Looks like our advocacy has worked (for now). www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u... When we fight, we win!nytimes.comTrump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards. 17325
Reposted by Jena DoomCope Feurer @copefeurer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We are hiring a research coordinator who will assist with this multi-site project (Pitt & UNC) involving the co-design, development, and validation of a new adolescent emotional faces stimulus set. We will also test if neural responses to the stimuli uniquely predict depression, anxiety, and STBs. 166
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What. A. Day. NIH grant-making was paused for several hours today. Not sure who gave the order. But in light of the Friday night Bhattacharya-Vought feud & threatened EO to implement #ScienceDeathPanels, my money is on Russell Vought. I learned of the pause from a colleague around 11:30. 🧵 7340171
Reposted by Jena Doomanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Congress was not a fan of the reports circulating this weekend that Vought is pushing for a commission to review all NIH grants www.statnews.com/2026/09/21/t...statnews.comMembers of Congress push back on plan to create a commission of political appointees to review NIH grantsSeveral members of Congress voiced strong opposition about a reported plan to create a panel of political appointees to sign off on NIH grants 29045
Reposted by Jena DoomNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"When it comes to the education of Black children in this country, there is nearly always going to be a struggle. It’s just a matter of which one." Whew, read every word of this. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 3308
Reposted by Jena DoomMark Histed @markhisted.org · 20/09/2026“The arrangement would give Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, a direct role in determining how NIH distributes its $48 billion in congressionally-appropriated money.” Bypassing the many checks and balances at NIH on grant funding decisions. 8271193
Reposted by Jena DoomAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“President Donald Trump is moving to put political appointees in charge of billions of dollars in federal health research grants in another attempt to cut Harvard’s funding.” 112860
Reposted by Jena DoomJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026There are many reasons why advance messaging might be perceived as politically useful especially in light of recent NIH leadership decisions to use (opaque) interagency transfers to send biomedical research $ to DoD. 1219
Reposted by Jena DoomAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Trump banning media outlets from the WH over their coverage is unlikely to affect their reporting much, but it is yet another example of how the right wing definition of “free speech” is that they can say what they want and you can say what they want. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comSpeak at Your Own RiskDonald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment 471718468
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Despite extreme ongoing censorship of NIH research, Russell Vought reportedly argued with Jay Bhattacharya at the White House yesterday, urging Trump to bring further scrutiny to NIH funded research. wapo.st/3UPK3BPwapo.stVought pushes for scrutiny of NIH grants in Oval Office clashA heated debate took place in the Oval Office on Friday, with some Trump officials accusing the National Institutes of Health of funding grants that conflict with the president’s agenda. 42714
Reposted by Jena DoomTierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Journal editors: show me your proof of blood donation and I will happily peer review that one paper you just can’t find reviewers for - under the deadline. 053
Reposted by Jena DoomAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 16/09/2026Ask yourself this: how have institutions that for years have said they face budget shortfalls, deficits, shortages that “required” them to deny faculty lines, fire staff, raise tuition, cut research support, etc. suddenly find the money to pay for outrageously expensive contracts for AI services? 526864
Reposted by Jena DoomColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I want to be able to eat salad without risking my life, new cancer treatments, green energy, and DEMOCRACY! So, we launched the Science Victory Fund: a superPAC to bring in a Congress that will make save science, protect health, and defend democracy. WE NEED YOU: secure.actblue.com/donate/scien...secure.actblue.comDonate to the Science Victory FundThe Science Victory Fund fuels the victories required in this fall's Congressional elections to stop Trump and save science. 33211
Reposted by Jena DoomJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A deep dive into the memo that marks the end of how NSF has done business for 76 years www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchersNew document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas 10158119
Reposted by Jena DoomMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 16/09/2026We will pay for this far more than in dollars. If not in the near term, certainly in the long term. 15324
Reposted by Jena DoomAlexis Brieant @abrieant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Tenure track position in Clinical Psychology at the University of Vermont ‼️ Review begins Sept 30. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer any questions. www.uvmjobs.com/postings/88091uvmjobs.comAssistant Professor of Psychological Science: Clinical PsychologistOfficers of Instruction - Tenure Track 046
Reposted by Jena Doomanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Breaking: Federal judge hits pause on Trump admin's plan to limit visa length for grad students & postdocs on the day before the policy was supposed to go into effect this quote, from the temporary ruling, is quite something (from a George W. Bush appointee, I will add) 18325
Reposted by Jena DoomJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11/09/2026"We're poisoning ourselves for productivity" is about as late stage capitalism as it gets. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/c...nytimes.comA.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn (Gift Article)Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns. 622179
Reposted by Jena DoomJamie Hanson @jamielarsh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026More U.S. kids live in net worth poverty than income poverty, and almost no one studies it. Our new paper argues wealth deprivation shapes children's development in its own right, and that standard wealth measures miss the debts poorer families carry. academic.oup.com/cdpers/advan... 12613
Reposted by Jena DoomDylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The ABCD Study at Yale is hiring a new post-baccalaureate research assistant! This is a great position to gain hands-on research experience in the field and to learn more about adolescent brain and behavioral development! 🧠 @theabcdstudy.bsky.social candlab.yale.edu/sites/defaul...candlab.yale.edu 02930
Reposted by Jena DoomJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is the exact type of science the regime is trying to squash. But it's the science we need to build communities that foster health. Adverse social determinants in early adulthood are associated with higher coronary artery calcification risk later in life. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDeveloping a novel index for neighborhood social determinants of cardiovascular diseases in the CARDIA study - Nature CommunicationsNeighborhood social determinants of health influence cardiovascular risk, but early-life exposure effects remain unclear. Here the authors show that higher early adulthood neighborhood social determin... 15220
Reposted by Jena DoomLauren Forrest @laurenforrest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I’m accepting a clinical psychology PhD student for Fall 2027 at University of Oregon!🌲 Applicants interested in suicide, eating disorders, and/or quant-y things, esp as related to LGBTQ+ people, would be a good fit. My website includes tons of info and pro tips for applicants. Good luck! ✨💪 12014
Reposted by Jena DoomJoe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I don’t get the “I’m so flooded with peer reviews I simply must use AI” take. Just uhh turn them down? Click decline. 1211813
Reposted by Jena DoomArdem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/08/2026NIH's Aug 2026 proposal would scrap exact scores and percentiles for three broad bins (top = top 25%). With funding rates at 5% or lower, too much then rides on administrative discretion. It devalues peer review and is a deterrent to engage. Tell NIH before Oct 13. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer ReviewNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH 67458
Reposted by Jena DoomNatasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Great column today by my nytopinion.com colleague @jessgrose.bsky.social on the campaign to spread A.I. in schools, with little evidence of its benefits -- and a number of emerging studies on its learning risks. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | American Students Shouldn’t Be Guinea Pigs for ChatbotsEvery minute of delay in regulating A.I. use in schools is another opportunity for Big Tech to fill the vacuum. 13214