⏰ Reminder to RSVP! Join us at our free #CCN2026 satellite meeting to hear how computational cognitive neuroscience is advancing mental health research. Reserve your spot today at this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Meghan Gallo@meghangallo.bsky.social · 4w ago

What predicts mental health disorders' onset and treatment success? Join our free #CCN2026 satellite meeting on the latest computational cognitive neuroscience parsing the multi-scale, dynamical systems of disorders that emerge across development, symptom expression, presentation & treatment.

#cpconf2026 FOMO is real! If you're at the meeting, be sure to check out the fantastic posters from Jing Li and Meghan Gallo from my lab:

What predicts mental health disorders' onset and treatment success? Join our free #CCN2026 satellite meeting on the latest computational cognitive neuroscience parsing the multi-scale, dynamical systems of disorders that emerge across development, symptom expression, presentation & treatment.

Working on a NIH multiyear funding tracker... This looks at the amount of multiyear funding (grants having a budget period 366 days or longer) for new and competitive renewal awards divided by the total amount of new and competitive renewal award funding over the same period. 1/5

So grateful for this opportunity! @investnscience.bsky.social

Ian L Morgan@ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I had a great conversation today with Amy Juravich at WOSU-NPR and @annadarling.bsky.social, a graduate student at OSU, about the state of science.

1. Are you an emerging aging research scholar? Consider the Butler-Williams Scholars program. The summer session is now accepting applications! The deadline is 2026/03/31, and the program will be 2026/08/03-2026/08/06. Qualified applicants must hold a doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., D.O., Dr.P.H.).

The language on multiyear funding (MYF) is ineffective. Final bill anchors MYF to 2025 instead of 2024. This means MYF will likely continue at the same rate we saw last year, where NCI's payline from ~10% to 4%. This is incredibly harmful to the US research workforce - especially early career.

Ian L Morgan@ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The final LHHS bill with funding for Health and Human Services is out this morning! At first glance, it looks similar to the Senate bill with a roughly 1% increase in total funding for the NIH. While it doesn't match inflation, it avoids many of the problems in the presidential budget request. 1/n

The Caribbean scicomm organization that I co-founded, Ciencia Pa' Todes, was featured today in #TheMicrobiologist by @amiposts.bsky.social We have done so much as a small group and I'm proud of the impact we continue to have every day 💜 Check out our work at: cienciapatodes.org #scicomm #stem

We couldn’t get people interested in science - until we started speaking their language

In 2020, Puerto Rico faced a misinformation crisis. Melanie Ortiz Alvarez De La Campa reveals how five STEM undergraduates created a sci-comm organization that helped pass legislation, educated thousa...

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"I hope that the wearing-my-humanity-on-my-sleeves part at least continues to normalize the process of 'You’re going to have great days, and you’re going to have atrocious days in life.'" It does, @okaysteve.bsky.social. It really does. (via @undark.org) undark.org/2025/10/29/i...

How Memories Might Be Used to Help Heal the Brain

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

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Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/

I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.

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🚨🚨 @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is a force. Her voice carries power, truth, and courage—threats to the regime. The only thing authoritarians fear more than a voice they cannot control is a chorus. So let’s give them one: speak up, speak loudly, and don’t stop. Stand with Jenna. ✊🇺🇸

Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/

While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.

As many of you know, more than one million federal employees have been furloughed since October 1, 2025. However, we never stop serving the people, near and far. @27unihted.bsky.social has collected 2,000 pounds of food and $20,000 for DC area food banks. #FEDStrong #NIHStrong

Going to SfN this year? Come share your science journey with @investnscience.bsky.social — from the questions that drive your work to the breakthroughs that inspire you. We are a group of scientists highlighting how science benefits everyone. DM me to sign up or with any questions!

investNscience@investnscience.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Going to SfN? We want to connect with you! Meet up with us to collaborate and share your science journey: from the questions that drive your work to the breakthroughs that inspire you. Sign up here: calendly.com/investnscien... And share with your science friends!

I have been a passionate researcher from the first time I touched a pipette, but my work and the work of hundreds of other scientists is at risk of ending because of the anti-DEI and anti-science rhetoric of the current administration. #neuroscience #postdoc 🧠

investNscience@investnscience.bsky.social · 9mo ago

How does drinking alcohol shape the aging brain? @neuronikki.bsky.social studies how heavy drinking impacts neurons as we age. Research has shown that alcohol use disorder (AUD) in middle age increases the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia - but how?

Someone asked me the other day*: How do we replace all the science that’s being lost across the US as NIH, NSF etc are being lawlessly destroyed? The answer is: we cannot. It is impossible. The task now is to defend #NIH and public funding for medical research. 1/ 🧪 #neuroscience

Not all treatments for depression work: Mel studies promising alternative drug pathways. #depression #depressionTreatment #novelTheraputics #investNscience #neurosky

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals. In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed. Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph... 1/4

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ALT: a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .

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Can the way we sense and detect pain change? Julia's work aims to help people with chronic pain. #neuroscience #pain #chornicpain #neurosky #neurobiology #academicsky #investNscience

What causes cerebral palsy? Connor studies how strokes early in life can change brain architecture. #cerebralpalsy #neuroscience #neurosky #academicsky #healthyfuture #investNscience

Aiee. We have also heard lots of rumors about this “multi-year funding” issue, and @baldwin.senate.gov, @drugmonkey.bsky.social, and @jeremymberg.bsky.social have all talked about it. This is very bad. “One weird budget trick” that will cut the number of grants this year in half! 🧪

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last yr.

New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...

New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...

Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget

NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.

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Grant Watch — now called Grant Witness — is the leading watchdog of lost research dollars from the NIH and NSF. I wrote about how the site came to be and about Scott Delaney (@scott-delaney.bsky.social), the Harvard research scientist who helped make it happen: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/b...

How a researcher from Medfield created the go-to database of federal research cuts - The Boston Globe

A lawyer-turned-Harvard scientist built what was known as Grant Watch from a Google spreadsheet over a matter of months.

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Could there be a better treatment for IBD? @srudas.bsky.social studies treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease using therapies to regrow gut lining - addressing the root cause of the disease and using the body to heal itself. #academicsky #researchsky #IBD #IBDtreatments #investnscience

I wrote a quick-start guide for people to replicate this across the country. It was, in our experience, a very effective way to get real action in a short amount of time. People are willing to talk to scientists! And when you provide everything, they are happy to contact their reps too. Try it!

Postcard Drives for Science Instructions

Postcard Drive Instructions The main goals for this outreach are: A.) Get the public to (continue to) trust in and care about federally-funded science. B.) Get individuals to contact their Senators...

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Grace Lindsay@neurograce.bsky.social · last yr.

Just got back from a great outreach event at Washington Square Park! We asked people to fill out postcards to their Senators to support science funding and got 25 postcards in less than two hours. Postcards had images of fired scientists from silencedsciencestories.com on them!

Could a simple blood test help diagnose Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease? Allison studies how neurodegenerative diseases develop with an eye towards tools for earlier detection. #neurosky #academicsky #parkinsons #alzheimers #dementia #earlydetection #diagnosis

Anxiety helps us stay alert, but too much can interfere with daily life. Camila studies how trauma and stress can change the brain and make anxiety spiral out of control. #anxiety #stress #trauma #amygdala #neuroskyence #investinscience

My quote of the day (Three parts from Elias Zerhouni on being a leader) First you have to have a big heart. Because if you don't have a big heart you will never be able to lead....You have to have a passion. You have to believe in some things that are your core values. 1/3

Every single scientist in America should submit a comment saying this is bad. That's you! You can do it! You should. It's easy. Scientists are good writers. This is the Schedule F attack on the civil service, now renamed Schedule P-C by Trump. History here static1.squarespace.com/static/5bedb...