Katherine McMurray's Avatar

Katherine McMurray

@katherinemcmurray.bsky.social

Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry at UIC interested in neurobiology of AUD/fear/anxiety/stress-associated disorders

59 Followers  |  160 Following  |  2 Posts  |  Joined: 16.11.2024  |  1.7928

Latest posts by katherinemcmurray.bsky.social on Bluesky

Post image

Proud of my kid's first science fair project testing rock candy recipes! When asked if she liked doing the experiment she said "Not really. I just want to eat the rocks" 🤣 so I guess what I'm saying is the key in science is figuring out what motivates you! ...and edible results rock!

01.05.2025 20:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Comparison of Research Spending on New Drug Approvals by the NIH vs the Pharmaceutical Industry This cross-sectional study examines National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical industry investments in recent drug approvals.

99% of new medicines developed by the pharmaceutical industry depend on NIH research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

10.03.2025 14:14 — 👍 890    🔁 442    💬 18    📌 25
Post image

Ready to #standupforscience
See you downtown Chicagoans 👩‍🔬🧬🔬

07.03.2025 17:20 — 👍 171    🔁 22    💬 4    📌 0
Preview
Inside the Collapse at NIH Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

By @katherinejwu.com

"The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,”

The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:

27.02.2025 17:29 — 👍 816    🔁 491    💬 11    📌 28
Graph of federal employees over time showing a flatline trend since the late 1960s

Graph of federal employees over time showing a flatline trend since the late 1960s

When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.

18.02.2025 01:17 — 👍 876    🔁 293    💬 13    📌 7
Post image

A new issue of Cell is out, featuring the 4 winners of the Rising Black Scientists Awards. Their essays bring hope, inspiration and reinforce the importance of equity in science. Do take a moment to check them out: www.cell.com/cell/current
@cp-cell.bsky.social

06.02.2025 19:41 — 👍 357    🔁 158    💬 5    📌 8

@katherinemcmurray is following 20 prominent accounts