Ted Morgan
@tedmorgan.bsky.social
Citizen, Dad, Husband, Scientist, program officer at NSF, former biology professor and sports “expert”. Views are mine and do not represent my employer. Returning to social media on my personal time .
“You cannot schedule the lizard’s gift, and you cannot rush the leukemia campaign.” True words from Jeff Coller. When the next lizard arrives with a gift, though, what we can do is recognize it faster. 🧪 unpaywalled: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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Sam was a great colleague. I hope he is enjoying his retirement while still being an advocate for science.
Jeremy Yoder says no war@jbyoder.org · last mo.Sam Scheiner accepts his @sse-evolution.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award by pulling up a slide packed with names of colleagues from his 26 years at NSF, and reminding us to thank federal agency staff and scientists who are still working to support research while going "through hell" #Evol2026
“Between January 2025 and February 2026, STEM and health employees at science-focused agencies saw nearly 15,000 jobs cut. The rate outpaced cuts among other federal workers.” OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.) NSF at -42%!
NSF PDs will be @sicb.bsky.social. Stop by booth 308 if you would like to sign up to chat with us or catch us in the conference center. Informal workshop and Q and A session, Sunday Jan 4th from 12:15 to 1:15 in B110/111. #SICB2026.
This is what work looks like these days. Interesting days at the NSF.
Leslie Rissler@ljrissler.bsky.social · 8mo agoNSF - Forced reorg - POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements) - Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …) I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing. “Details matter” 🙃
The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at BIOEDGE@nsf.gov if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Enabling Discovery Through Genomics (EDGE)
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www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The pain from the government shutdown is about to hit the public
Federal officials are bracing for the worst effects of the ongoing government shutdown to collide with the U.S. economy this week as missed paychecks and the absence billions of dollars of government ...
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Artificial selection for resistance to copper and off-target physiological and behavioral effects in Drosophila melanogaster https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679338v1
Another day testing the limits of resilience. The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels. Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels. The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.
‘This is bull——”: National Science Foundation employees protest HUD's takeover
Dozens of National Science Foundation employees crowded the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday to protest the news that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, w...
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Nice to hear Bill and Sam speaking about NSF.
Big Biology | A Science Podcast@bigbiology.bsky.social · last yr.In our most recent episode we talk with Bill Zamer and Sam Scheiner, two former BIO program officers at the NSF, about the recently proposed 56% budget cut to the NSF. 🎙️Listen now: bigbiology.substack.com/p/savensf-ep... #scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #SaveNSF #NSF
Had a very short layover in ORD tonight and the gate next to mine included my brother in law! So nice to see him on personal travel in Chicago for 25 minutes.
