My lab has an opening for an RTII position. If you or someone you know may be interested, please send me a private message for more details!

ISER is inviting experienced members to serve as mentors and mentees in the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Mentorship Program. This one‑year program pairs established investigators with ECR trainees for bi‑monthly meetings focused on career development, research pathways, and professional growth.

Grateful our NIH renewal is funded 🎉 Thanks to the National Eye Institute, taxpayers 🙏, eye donors 👁️, and our amazing lab 💪🚀. Excited for what’s ahead 🚀

#M1, the #CrabNebula, is located about 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. It is a supernova remnant formed from a bright stellar explosion observed in AD 1054 by Mayan, Japanese, and Arab astronomers. 11 hours of data

It’s exhausting to give a damn, isn’t it? To be a person of compassion in a time and place when compassion is in such great demand? Day after day, these legions of sorrows begin to take up residence in your body... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-letter-t...

A Letter to Those Who Still Give a Damn

It’s exhausting to give a damn, isn’t it?

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New work from the lab! Entering into the OMICs filed! Congrats to all the co-authors for the terrific work! And thanks to the Genomics and Proteomics facilities at @dukemedschool.bsky.social @dukeeyecenter.bsky.social

Comparative Multi-Omics Analysis of the Iridocorneal Angle Identifies an Immune–Fibrotic Profile in the DBA/2J Glaucoma Mouse Model

We present the first integrated transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of the iridocorneal region in the spontaneous murine glaucoma model DBA/2J and …

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If science fails… doing my first judge tournament today!

Finally had some time for processing My best one so far, the Tadpole Nebula, IC140, a star nursery 12,000 light years away. #astrophotography

This is how you undermine a nation, whether quietly or in plain sight. It will take decades to repair the damage and for the United States to regain its standing in science, if that ever happens.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)

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

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“The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources–because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.” ~ President Lyndon B. Johnson Hope everyone is safe today in NC

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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

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Vision Restored Using Prosthetic Retinal Implant

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🚨 Call for Session Proposals: ISER 2026 🚨 The XXVII Biennial Meeting of @iser.bsky.social will take place in Valencia, Spain, August 23–27, 2026. Share your session theme and include 3–4 confirmed participants. 🗓️ Deadline: October 29, 2025 📌 Submit your proposal here: kit-react.de/portal/react...

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This explains the drop in NOA for new and competitive grants

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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a vulnerable post from me, but i am in the negatives, mostly from getting new tires for my car, groceries and such. if you’re able to help a struggling grad student, it would mean the world to me. even if you can’t give, a repost will do v e n m o: astrojaz p a y p a l: www.paypal.me/Spacequeenjaz

Running the whole med school on grant tenure when the US grant infrastructure is collapsing …

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👀 What a time to propose this policy: "Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle" www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...

"A Duke professor who spoke to Science on the condition of anonymity called the May guidelines a “creative way to go around the tenure system and force tenured professors to quit on their own.”" www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...

Duke School of Medicine plans salary cuts for tenured faculty who do not meet grant expectations

Set to go in effect in 2026, the proposed policy would apply to the School’s basic sciences units. These units rely heavily on grants from the National Institutes of Health, which have been increasing...

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If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt working class families for generations to come. Call your representative today and tell them to vote no on this bill.

More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.

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Here are the nearly 2,500 medical research grants canceled or delayed by Trump (Gift Article)

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

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The good news for today, scientifically speaking for vision research is that the NEI appears to have survived the budget reconciliation process in the House. And the NIH budget was not decreased. This still has to go to the Senate, but the National Eye Institute still lives in the House bill...

Donald Trump is attacking Harvard for refusing to carry out his political agenda. Now, innocent students are caught in the crossfire. Harvard is right to fight back. But this isn't just about Harvard — anyone who crosses Trump could be punished. It's a threat to all of us.

📣 TRAVEL GRANTS AVAILABLE for trainees and young investigators! Deadline: May 26 Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the ISER/BrightFocus Glaucoma Symposium & Fast Track with the support of a travel grant! @iser.bsky.social @brightfocus.bsky.social 👉 iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org/abstract-sub...

🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨 Don't miss your chance to share your research at the ISER BrightFocus Glaucoma Meeting 2025! 📅 Abstract Submission Deadline: May 27, 2025 🔗 iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org/abstract-sub... @iser.bsky.social @brightfocus.bsky.social

I can only imagine the stress of the international students at Harvard today 😢

"Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status”

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