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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

#nesdb has been a wonderful meeting, so welcoming and such exciting science. Looking forward to the next sessions!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

thank you for keeping science going.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I just got tenured. A little light for me in the darkness surrounding us all.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I submitted an R15 today! Feeling good about #devbiowriteclub.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Submitted an R15 today to the NIH. Going to celebrate by calling my elected officials to remind them that they control government funding, not Elon Musk!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Congrats!! So well deserved!!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Ours at Simmons was too. No notice and the program was scrubbed from their website. We will continue our work making every curious student feel welcome in STEM.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I have to say that even with the surmounting challenges with this administration, I still love my job. I will stay and do my best to learn and teach and make every curious student feel like they belong.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

HHMI just cancelled our grant. We were in the second year of developing programs to retain students from all backgrounds in STEM. All that work, all that energy…..I am profoundly disappointed. Well-funded HHMI labs, what do you think of dismantling funding for these training programs?

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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5 wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

So true! Though I have to say at this point I can't even remember which side of the argument I took. Good times.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I absolutely love this amazing original piece of art by my student Terry Wu. I missed the adult frog made from lab paper towels the first time I saw it. Such amazing talent and excited to see biology inspiring our students! Thank you Terry!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Helpful to hear when you’re writing a grant in these uncertain times.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Thanks, needed that. Writing one right now and having some of those thoughts.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thank you SDB, proud to be a member.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Does it go: kakistocracy-> kleptocracy -> idiocracy or kleptocracy->Kakistocracy-> idiocracy? Trying to determine where we are currently and where we're going.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

恭喜发财 (with some help from Nikki :). Okay, back to writing!

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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Submitting an NIH grant right now

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This is welcomed news! But the judiciary won't save us in the long run. Keep calling your elected officials! www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

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Judge blocks Trump’s spending freeze

U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now.,

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The frankness is surprising especially since the directives from the White House are so light on details.

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Ari B Friedman @abfriedman.com · 28/01/2025

Dear fellow scientists, Go talk to the press about what is going on. Talk to local news about how it will impact jobs. Be specific, but don't pity yourself. Instead focus on how your own situation affects local jobs, the national economy, beating the growing scientific race with China. Suggestions:

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 28/01/2025

American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Scary and sad. I think it's already having a chilling effect on scientists.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

So this is getting scary...https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/27/trump-presidency-news/#link-RGIL3TW4LBAC3FFJT346EM4ZKU

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Asking for opinions: Are specific aims in a grant proposal better written as questions or statements? I have always written them a statements but I recently was told that questions are preferred.

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ophirklein.bsky.social @ophirklein.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Excited that our new lab website is starting to come together - thanks to the team, particularly Pauline Marangoni and Zhulin Dixon, for assembling this, and stay tuned for additional updates ophirkleinlab.org

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Home - Klein Lab

We are interested in understanding how organs form in the embryo and how they renew and regenerate in the adult. We research how development and regeneration

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Took a break for dinner and a chance to think about other things. My wife was working on the Monday New York Times crossword (which is always posted early). She asked me 51 Across "Funding sources for many labs" I took a look... (Spoiler alert)

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

My wife just said the same thing (literally while I'm a proposal to NIGMS)!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Yes! I just used your 2021 paper in my dev bio class to compare western and non-western histories. Every student in my biggest dev bio class yet both enjoyed the paper and were grateful to learn about diverse perspectives.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The rapid actions of the Trump Administration to shut down all communication by NIH, thus putting both study sections and councils on hold, is challenging for all of us. We can make our voices known. Below is an example email I sent to both NC Senators (text in alt text) 1/2 🧪

Bipartisan support for NIH and biomedical research is key to retaining US leadership
Dear Sen. Tillis,
I am a constituent, a Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and a biomedical researcher with 33 years of funding from NIH. You have been a strong supporter of NIH and biomedical research, recognizing the impact of the more than $2 billion in funding NIH brings to NC Universities and its broader economic impact. The US has led in biomedical research for many decades, yielding impressive improvements in treatment of cancer and heart disease, and stunning new opportunities to use gene therapy in diseases like Type 1 diabetes and sickle cell disease. In the last 10 years, China has massively increased investment in science, and is threatening our lead. To remain competitive, we need to continue our investment. The actions this week by the Trump Administration to shut down NIH study sections and pause funding sent shock waves through our community. We need to resume bipartisan support for NIH or lose a generation of scientists. I would like to connect with the aide in the Tillis office who handles HHS and NIH and have a conversation about these issues--please have them email me.
Thank you for your past support
Mark Peifer

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Linda Barlow @bizzarlow.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Finally some media attention…

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

An informational webinar for R15s originally scheduled for next week has been paused.

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Alyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The antidote for despair is action ❤️ * Dial (202) 224-3121 * Enter zip code * Leave voicemail * Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so) “The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.” Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Just called my senators and congressperson. Thank you

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Good thoughts to keep in mind as I apply for my next grant. Thanks!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Taking a break from #devbiolwriteclub to share our recent paper describing the adverse interaction between forever chemicals and common antibiotics in Xenopus. Proud of this work done entirely by undergraduates @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

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