Amy Bradshaw
@amydodd.bsky.social
Cell biologist: collagen, fibrosis, heart failure, and SPARC ❤️
The abrupt termination last year of thousands of research grants by the US NIH didn’t affect all groups of scientists equitably. A survey suggests that it disproportionately hit researchers from under-represented groups. go.nature.com/4tffr8c
NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
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Happy Caturday She’s off to an (almost) top drawer kind of day 🩷
My Ash isn’t feeling great but he’s still a magnificent being ❤️
Just a girl and her pillow, not impresssed with the field goal/punt so far
Probably means I’m both nerdy and of a certain mature age - but still love seeing the joy in Jeopardy contestants making it the finals.
share.google/Aj9vEYbqqnrZ... When I let fear drive my bus,I miss a lot of stops and end up back where I started. To avoid the scary bus loop, I’m embracing less fear to get me on the route to fearless, or at least the first stop.
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Super meeting, great venue, wonderful science. Thank you Farah Sheikh and Jen Davis for organizing a fabulous event #bcvs2025
The 2025 Collagen Gordon Conference was spectacular! Chair Doug Gould with @rachellennon.bsky.social & Alex Nystrom put together such a fabulous line-up. So excited for 2027!!
🗣️🗣️calling all cardiovascular researchers in the Chicago area and surrounding states.This one day symposium at Loyola is a great opportunity for trainees and researchers to network, present their research, and hear from the great Dr. Leinwand. 🫀🫀🫀 #cardiosky @barefieldlab.bsky.social
There's a circulating rumor that no studies have ever compared vaccinated to unvaccinated children when investigating autism risk. That's simply false. Here are just a few of the many high-quality studies that have made this comparison—and found no link ⬇️
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... Rachel Biggs et al is available on line! Check out our new paper on fibroblast phenotype in heart failure.
Persistent Fibrosis in Heart Failure With a Reduced Ejection Fraction Linked to Phenotypic Differences in Human Cardiac Fibroblast Populations | Journal of the American Heart Association
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Almost 60% of SC taxpayers would owe more income taxes for 2026 under GOP plan The first hearing on the bill is this morning scdailygazette.com/2025/04/01/a... by Editor Seanna Adcox
Almost 60% of SC taxpayers would owe more income taxes for 2026 under GOP bill • SC Daily Gazette
Collapsing SC's tax brackets into a single rate of 3.99% would reduce state revenues by $217 million. Still, most tax filers would pay more.
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Happy Trans day to all my trans friends 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
Taking action for justice takes courage, wisdom & spiritual grounding. How do we discern when & how to act? How do we prepare for risk while staying true to our values? Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen’s resource offers guidance for accountable action. 💡 bit.ly/4i6T7sA #Justice #Liberation #UU
A new member of the Susan Collins club! Fitzpatrick is “very concerned” about politicization of the FBI…
"President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress. Medical school faculty who helped treat him are facing potentially devastating federal funding cuts..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Trump honored a cancer survivor. The boy's doctors now face his budget cuts.
President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress amid proposing vast cuts to medical research.
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When was the last time that Lindsey Graham held a town hall?
South Carolina Democratic Party@scdemocrats.bsky.social · last yr.Senator Lindsey Graham refuses to meet with his constituents, saying he doesn’t need a town hall to know what to do. Does he work for the people of South Carolina or for Trump? 🧐 #SCPol #Accountability
“My colleagues and I are all worried about getting reinstated and then promptly fired again.” My latest story for @science.org—about an order to bring 6000 fired USDA workers back to work, at least temporarily. www.science.org/content/arti...
USDA ordered to reinstate nearly 6000 fired workers
Temporary ruling brings relief, but could be followed by a new wave of firings
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Registration is still open to this exciting meeting! Besides cutting edge science and nice people, it’s also a fantastic location to take a bit of a break from it all!
TanentzapfLab@tanentzapflab.bsky.social · 2y agoA reminder to colleagues interested in Cell-Matrix adhesion & anything ECM related that registration is now open for the Fibronectin, Integrins & related molecules Gordon Research Conference. Incredible list speakers! incredible location! it will 🔥 🔥 🔥 Please join us! www.grc.org/fibronectin-...
Registration for the 2025 Collagen Gordon Research Conference is now open: www.grc.org/collagen-con... Looking forward to seeing many of you there this summer! #CollagenGRC #TheMatrixIsEverywhere
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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We are #celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by highlighting some of our members! New entries are still welcomed, so keep them coming!
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.
Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for othe...
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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
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