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The world has lost a hero. Bill Foege helped lead smallpox eradication, guided the CDC in the early AIDS era, and shaped global health at the Gates Foundation and the Carter Center. As the Bill Foege Professor at Emory, I heard one refrain again and again: “Bill Foege is my hero.” He was mine too.
Unfortunately, the CDC budget was reduced by 15.8%. Write your senator as they vote next week on the bill
The House voted yesterday on the conferenced appropriations bill (H.R. 7148), passing it by a vote of 341 in favor and 88 against. This 954-page bill includes funding for NIH, CDC, and other federal science agencies. The NIH’s overall budget increased by 0.6% compared to FY25.
More video from the Francis Collins interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 1/5
Thanks to everyone at NIGMS. The NOA for my NIH MIRA grant arrived today - seven days after the Advisory Council met on May 22. Sorry for so many acronyms but I am a geneticist.
The Senate Appropriation Committee hearing on Biomedical Research chaired by Senator Susan Collins is worth watching for the bipartisan support www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/bio...
Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Dr. Sudip Parikh, the CEO of AAAS, spoke to the Senate Appropriation Committee today about the importance of both basic and clinical research funded by NIH and NSF.
Barry Sleckman testified today to the Senate Appropriations Committee chaired by Senator Collins about the important role of NIH and NCI in therapies for cancer. Take a listen.
That’s a wrap! We hope you enjoyed our 50th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium as much as we did! Thank you to all the speakers, students, faculty and staff who attended the event. Here’s to more amazing years at the Department of Genetics at WashU Medicine!
On April 24, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Department of Genetics at Washington University. We heard about its history from Bob Waterston and Eric Green and how the former trainees are moving science forward. NHGRI has great resources for those interested in the history of Genomics.
Having taught graduate students about the power of suppressor analysis in yeast, it was great to see suppressors being identified that help people with Alzheimer’s. From Nature Outlook: The genes of a Colombian woman who beat the odds might lead to a new way to tackle the disease.
Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u... The law suit is a good first step
Judge Permanently Bars N.I.H. From Limiting Medical Research Funding
The decision came as an initial win for a broad coalition of academic institutions that had argued the policy jeopardized ongoing research, but it set up an almost certain appeal.
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Love this "behind the paper" !!! @inikon.bsky.social
Inna Nikonorova@inikon.bsky.social · last yr.Just out! We used C. elegans to trace the cargo of ciliary EVs and found that their loading is a regulated process involving polycystins. @barrlab.bsky.social communities.springernature.com/posts/tiny-m...
Seven of my great Wash U colleagues were elected as AAAS fellows (American Association for the Advancement of Science). 🎉🎉🎉
She left Canada because, I believe, women were not allow to pursue research careers. She went to Berlin, then U of Chicago, then U of Pittsburgh where she spent the bulk of her career. She was even (eventually) promoted to full professor.
Miriam B. Goodman, PhD@wormsense.bsky.social · last yr.Ever wondered about who Michaelis and Menton were? Learn more here…
Data from Jeremy Berg’s Dashboard. Reductions across the board for NIH funding
Christina Stallings and I spoke at Stand up for Science in St Louis today about how to amplify one voice into a roar of support for Science!
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2025 Wolpert medal is Pleasantine Mill! bsdb.org/2025/03/05/2...
Want to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE? Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm! #standupforscience2025
This is a link with guidelines for writing an opinion piece for newspapers. You can explain why science is so important using your local paper. sciencehomecoming.com💓🧪🧪
Science Homecoming
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This is a link with guidelines for writing an opinion piece for newspapers. Explain why science is so important to your local paper. sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
Please consider signing this petition Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk "Share with Leadership & Faculty.
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Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
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Very useful post. One point clicked with something @jeremymberg.bsky.social wondered — who wrote the NOT? It doesn’t sound like career NIH staff. This may be why: per Congress “no funds given to HHS can ‘develop or implement a modified approach to such provisions.’” IOW it would be illegal.
Stuart Buck@stuartbuck.bsky.social · last yr.New essay on NIH and indirect costs: goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...
