Global competition for scientific talent is accelerating. Canada, China, and the EU are investing heavily to attract researchers just as federal research priorities shift. Now is the moment for New York to double down on investment in life sciences. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science

Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.

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We are grateful for the opportunity to meet with Assemblymember Robert Carroll and discuss how state investment in research helps sustain jobs, training, and innovation in #NewYork.

Thank you @sengonzalezny.bsky.social for taking the time to meet with us and discuss the importance of sustained state support for biomedical research in #NewYork.

Thank you for the time @amromero109.bsky.social - proud to be working with you to keep scientists and union jobs in NY.

We had a great time meeting with Senator Mattera about the importance of state support for early career researchers, especially in the current funding environment.

Huge thanks to @salazarsenate.bsky.social for working with us as we fight for funding stability for research in #NewYork.

‪Today we stood together with researchers @kaitlinmurtha.bsky.social @stepsbystef.bsky.social, students, educators, and supporters at the Stand Up for Science rally in NYC. This is what collective action for science looks like.

Join your local Stand Up For Science Rally this Saturday, March 7! See below for the time and location for your area. @standupforscience.bsky.social

We had a great time bringing together researchers @uawregion9a.bsky.social @rocsuaw.bsky.social faculty and patients @nycures.bsky.social and elected leaders Sen. Cordell Cleare @ebottcher.bsky.social in a town hall to discuss the importance of expanding life-saving science funding.

TAX THE RICH FOR SCIENCE. FUND OUR FUTURE.

Starting at 9:30 AM — watch the Workforce Development Budget Hearing live here: www.nysenate.gov/calendar/pub...

We are going to Albany! acesse.one/B8lTN

Join us for a Sinai-wide Town Hall to show our elected representatives the importance of expanding funding for early-stage research at institutions like Sinai. forms.gle/fWvvHRJhp2Uo...

Rally with FUND NY SCIENCE in Albany this Wednesday, February 25th, to call for greater investment in public services for New Yorkers. docs.google.com/forms/d/10Yy...

We are urging legislators to expand state funding for biomedical research and support early career researchers. Get involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/10Yy...

"Expanded state funding for biomedical research would help attract early career scientists, elevate research and innovation and keep NY competitive.” - Joseph Powell @weillcornell.bsky.social

We are urging our representatives to support biomedical research and the workers who sustain it. Get involved: docs.google.comformsd/10Yy8SaQEaEd...

"EBRI would help sustain the vital funding streams that keep progress in psychiatry moving forwards." - Justice Simonetti, Graduate Student Researcher Icahn School of Medicne at Mount Sinai

"EBRI would allow me to stay and continue the important research that sustains the well-being of all New Yorkers." - Stefano Cataldi @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @stepsbystef.bsky.social

"Before 2025 we relied on several grants from NIH but when they got expired we lost a lot of good scientists. As a New Yorker I believe we should keep investing in medical research to keep all of our work ongoing at the top level." - Debmalya Mitra, Associate Research Scientist Columbia University

"NY State has a long history as a leader in biomedical research and training and the proposed EBRI will allow us to continue to build this legacy by ensuring steady research and training funds that never hamper scientific progress." Matty Lesko, Grad. Student Researcher @sunyofficial.bsky.social

Lobbying in Albany with @uaw.org and @cpw-uaw4100.bsky.social for the Empire Biomedical Research Institute. Learn more: @fundnyscience.bsky.social.

Today in Albany, we made the case to dozens of state legislators and staff for investing in NY science through the Empire State Biomedical Research proposal. #FundNYScience

"Dedicated state funding for science could help to alleviate the growing uncertainty which will attract and retain talent coming to New York from all over the world to perform practice-changing research." - Juliane Grimm, Postdoctoral Fellow @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

In February of last year, a single diagnosis united the trajectories of two very different New Yorkers — one a sitting federal judge and one a young cancer researcher originally from Shanghai. - Read the full story: medium.com/@fundnyscien...

"Increased state funding for biomedical research in New York would combat recent threats to basic research and pave the way for discoveries that can benefit New Yorkers and stimulate the state economy.” - Paige Arnold, Postdoctoral Fellow @rockefeller.edu

"My Lab's funding has been affected by the Trump administration's attacks on higher education. This limits how much research can get done and how many students and postdocs we can recruit. We need state funding to protect research and researchers. The time is now to fund the #EBRI." - Andrea Joseph

"When science funding is disrupted, it doesn’t just slow down discovery, it also cuts short promising careers, with rippling effects on society and healthcare. We actually have a real opportunity right now to change the narrative, right here in NY." @samhegde.bsky.social

Over 600 New Yorkers attended our Virtual Town Hall today to advocate for state-based science funding! We were joined by researchers, patients, institutions, and elected officials. @amsnyc.bsky.social @nycures.bsky.social @uawregion9a.bsky.social

Our Virtual Statewide Town Hall for Medical Research is tomorrow, Friday Jan 9, 12pm. Join New York researchers and elected officials, medical colleges, and patients to discuss how state funding can drive life-saving biomedical research across New York.