“Thousands of very competitive projects in areas like cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorders and public health improvements most like went unfunded in 2025. Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

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Happy Halloween from the Burger Lab!

Huge day @OHSUKnight! A ✌️two billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight that will be transformative for cancer care at the time it is most needed! The Burger Lab is doing their part to answer the calling of curing cancer as we know it and is incredibly grateful for this generosity!

The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, argues @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage:

How Scientific Empires End

And what it means for America

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Two new PhD candidates in the Burger lab! Congrats Alyssa Granados and Rohan Chaudhari! A great way to celebrate summer! 🎉

Current situation at Harvard Medical School for NIH grants view.u.hms.harvard.edu?qs=3ed8c01b9...

It’s the economy stupid- “There is no better investment than one that saves lives, supports local economies and drives America’s global leadership in biomedical innovation” www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report

National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

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Urgent! The U.S. House will vote TOMORROW on a bill that includes a 57% CUT to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), including #lungcancerresearch. Contac your rep NOW and tell them to vote NO on these harmful cuts. www.votervoice.net/LUNGevity/ca... #TakeAction

Big turnout today to #StandUpForScience in Salem, OR. Scientists work tirelessly every day to generate life saving medicines. All drugs have their origins in science funded from the NIH & this funding has over a 2.4-fold financial ROI. NIH funding should be increased, not cut!

This is a positive development. But a lot of work remains to correct the potential damage that could be caused and prevent new attacks on science and biomedicine. thehill.com/regulation/c...

A US Senator Joins the Fray. Thank you @murray.senate.gov ! More of this, please! www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...

Senator Murray Blasts Trump & Elon for Illegally Paralyzing Lifesaving Research Again, Threatening to Extinguish Ongoing and Groundbreaking Work - Senator Patty Murray

ICYMI: Murray Blasts Trump and Musk Decimating HHS, Risking Americans’ Health and Livelihoods Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and...

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Already bruised by the Trump administration’s first round of firings of federal workers, employees at NIH faced more bad news. NIH’s 27 institute directors were told this week that the agency must cut staffing back to 2019 levels, or at least 10% below its 2024 tally. scim.ag/3EP8gjy

More NIH job cuts coming? Agency's scientists already reeling after week of firings

NIH is appealing loss of some lab leaders among in-house research program while bracing for the next actions from the Trump administration

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Join me in standing up for science on March 7. in Salem, Oregon! Tell your friends and bring them too!! This is a nation wide event, with every state having at least one gathering. We need to show up strong!!! standupforscience2025.org

ICYMI: a post about why the firings at NIH this weekend devastated cancer research. And other biomedical research too. Building a science lab is like building a new company: it takes years to put together the right team. Many lab groups are now broken. altnih4science.subst...

IMPORTANT ACTION in response to the illegal firings of scientists and public health workers at HHS, NIH, CDC, and other federal agencies by the Trump administration. Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/... @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social

Get ready to #standupforscience in 2.5 weeks!

@katherinejwu.com getting straight to the ❤️ of the crisis. This current attack on science must be stopped to protect all Americans.

Adrienne LaFrance@adriennelaf.bsky.social · last yr.

An absolute must-read from @katherinejwu.com on the rapid destruction of American science: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

A US judge has blocked a policy that would have, beginning today, slashed billions of dollars of funding annually for US research institutions, including universities and hospitals. https://go.nature.com/4hvSeto

‘Devastating’ cuts to NIH grants by Trump’s team put on hold by US judge

The ruling temporarily halts a policy slashing research overhead costs in 22 states, which filed a lawsuit against the biomedical agency.

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This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research? All of them.

This will kill science in the US. This is how China wins. Why is this not on the news? Why are people not more upset about this? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Review @natrevimmunol.bsky.social @laurenrodda.bsky.social @georgecelis.bsky.social B cells in non-lymphoid tissues www.nature.com/articles/s41...

B cells in non-lymphoid tissues - Nature Reviews Immunology

B cells are major drivers of systemic immunity, but they also act locally in non-lymphoid organs. This Review highlights new insights into mechanisms of tissue B cell function as well as efforts to le...

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IL-27 elicits a cytotoxic CD8+ T cell program to enforce tumor control @nature.com nature.com/articles/s41...

The gears of the grantmaking machinery at NIH have begun moving again, after a 2-week standstill following a controversial ban on communications imposed by President Donald Trump. scim.ag/4aLQ0U6

NIH eases freeze on grant reviews imposed after Trump communications pause

Meetings of study sections and closed portion of councils back on track as agency also deals with diversity-related executive orders

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In HCC patients treated with anti-PD-1 and lenvatinib, a circulating effector memory CD8+ T cell population is critical for treatment efficacy www.cell.com/cancer-cell/... www.cell.com/cancer-cell/... preview by @meganburgerphd.bsky.social @cp-cancercell.bsky.social

Breaking @cp-cancercell.bsky.social 'Preview' from Peter Matulich & @meganburgerphd.bsky.social on exciting new #Immunotherapy #ImmuneCheckpointInhibitor + #Lenvatinib #Tcells #Tregs Study | www.cell.com/action/showP...

Circulating T cells fuel anti-PD-1 and lenvatinib efficacy

The mechanisms underlying synergy between checkpoint blockade and anti-angiogenic therapy remain elusive. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Guo et al. analyze hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated wit...

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Congratulation to @meganburgerphd.bsky.social on receiving a research grant from @lungcancerresearch.bsky.social! Dr. Burger's research is focused on optimizing immunotherapy sequencing to overcome resistance: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Grateful for support from @lcrf_org to tackle the important area of immunotherapy resistance in lung cancer.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation@lcrf.org · 2y ago

Announcing this year's class of LCRF research grantees! LCRF's 2024 Scientific Grant Program is funding $3.55 million in new #LungCancer research, the largest single-year investment in its history. Read more: LCRF.org/2024grants

A guide from Nature to landing your next job in science - in industry or academia 🧪 ✅ A personal tip - always make sure to send a follow-up email after your interview - it takes little time, and shows you really care about the position.. www.nature.com/articles/d41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social

A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science

A road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer.

nature.com

The MacPherson lab at Fred Hutch is hiring a postdoc to study the biology of small cell lung cancer. We employ in vivo models, genetic screens and genomic approaches to understand + therapeutically target subsets of SCLC. $78K salary ⬆️ to >$90K after 2 yrs careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/28757/p...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred Hutch is dedicated to the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.

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🧑‍🔬🏛️👩‍⚕️ Lots of our #CancerImmunology community now here 🦋, including @jimallisonphd.bsky.social 🏅! #AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #OncSky #StarterPack 1 is already full 🙌, so starting a another one. Let's continue growing! - Pack 1️⃣: go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP - Pack 2️⃣: go.bsky.app/93eqJbs