"The Trump administration admitted that it terminated nearly 300 federal research grants 'solely because' the projects were connected to states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 and had two Democratic senators in office, according to court filings." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump administration concedes it canceled research grants in blue states

The administration said 284 research grants were canceled because they were in states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024.

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28 years of cyclosporiasis testing Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. All are back because of this science denying administration.

Facts, plain and straightforward 💯🎯

Holy hat trick, batman. #Messi

At the end of 2024, the National Academies put out a report concluding the NIH has woefully underfunded women’s health research, and they suggested $15 B should be invested over the next 5 years. Here’s what’s happened instead. Hard to study women’s health if you can’t say “women.” wapo.st/4euUt1c

Deadline this week!! 🌟ISEH 2026🌟- submit your abstract to present at the annual meeting in Germany! #ISEH2026 👇👇

ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology@isehsociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Abstract submissions close 17 April. Don’t miss your chance to present at #ISEH2026! Share your science with the global ISEH community. 🔗 iseh.org/Annual-Meeti...

Science is good. We should fund it.

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets

The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

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Bad Bunny “together we are America”

Abstract submission just opened for #ISEH2026 in Frankfurt. Outstanding scientific program; welcoming community; and more than double the number of short talk slots for abstract to be presented in. Looking forward to seeing you there. @isehsociety.bsky.social

ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology@isehsociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Submit an abstract by 2 April for opportunities to present your work at #ISEH2026 🏙️! With over 45 short talk slots, don't miss this opportunity to share your findings with the international scientific community. Learn more: iseh.org/Annual-Meeti...

I think this gets to the heart of things, but the whole thread is worth a read. 👇

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Am I asking too much to ask that the Director of the National Institutes of Health gets his facts approximately correct? There are examples that would illustrate his point, but this is not it. This really makes me crazy; it reflects lack of knowledge, scholarship, and care. 13/14

I got the chance to talk to Dr. Jennifer Trowbridge @trowbridgelab.bsky.social about ISEH and how the society supports the hematology community... and what we should be expecting in the year ahead! Have a listen 😊! @isehsociety.bsky.social

ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology@isehsociety.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This week on #SimplyBlood 🩸 we're sitting down with the 2026 ISEH Vice President Jennifer Trowbridge @trowbridgelab.bsky.social, to hear about upcoming work in her role, the benefits of the ISEH community, advice for trainees and much more➡️ iseh.org/Publications... @macnamaralab.bsky.social

279 postdoctoral fellowships! Download freely our database of postdoctoral fellowships and grants. For each entry, we provide eligibility criteria, $ amount, deadline, etc. Good luck! Here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

The president -Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries -Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory -Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership -Is talking about canceling elections

Submit your research for a chance to give a short talk at the 2026 Mini Symposium taking place 16 April. The presenter of the best short talk, as voted by attendees, will earn a speaking spot at #ISEH2026 🏙️ and will be awarded a Travel Grant! Submit by 28 February to be considered👉

2026 Mini Symposium Abstract Submission

April 16th, 2026 - 3:00 - 6:00pm (US CDT) Online symposium Contact: info@iseh.org The 3rd Mini Symposium organized by the Junior Faculty Committee of the International Society for Experimental…

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TODAY at #ASH2025 New Frontiers in Neutrophil Biology. W311 at 4pm. Ostuni, Bonnet, Findlay. See you there!! @welner.bsky.social @leegrimeslab.bsky.social

NIH has for decades used a rigorous recruitment process to hire its top scientists, the institute directors. The Trump NIH is changing that. They’ve already installed one political hire this way, reportedly a friend of JD Vance. This post describes the process. Demand the Trump people follow it.

Demand that NIH Maintain the Scientific Credibility of its Institute Directors

The institute directors at NIH are top scientific leaders who in principle can redirect grant money as they please. The Trump NIH must not install new directors without a real hiring process.

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Methodology

NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.

Thanks for all the supportive comments from folks in the chat - it means a lot. I want to address the comment from the anonymous HHS official. Is it “radically leftist” to believe NIH policies should not harm research participants? 1/2

Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up. Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.

Max Kozlov@maxkozlov.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say. Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration. Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".

No Kings-Chicago, IL

Holy fuck! No Kings protesters are marching through Center City in Philadelphia. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

#TheResistance

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#A_NewHope ✊

Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭

Nature@nature.com · 10mo ago

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development. go.nature.com/4hj9NNV

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.

Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com · 10mo ago

The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

marrazzo is one of the most respected and accomplished physician scientists/public health experts in the world

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“In her complaint, the scientist, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who had directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, objected to Trump administration actions, alleging that they had endangered research subjects, defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.”

Staff members at the NIH seem to have done the impossible: spend the agency's $48 billion budget. “Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NIH races to spend its 2025 grant money — but fewer projects win funding

Despite political obstacles, officials are on track to disburse all of the research funds allocated to US biomedical behemoth.

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According to news reports, NIH is on track to award nearly all of its FY25 budget. Program officers—working long hours despite staff losses—made it possible. Take a moment to thank your PO for their dedication.