Alix Berglund

Nope, my October payment still hasn’t been released

I didn’t get mine yet this quarter

And Charles Cross’ help

Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.

Quote graphic that reads "We are gravely concerned that American people will needlessly suffer and die as a result of policies that turn away from sound interventions. After careful consideration, we insist on Kennedy’s resignation to restore the integrity, credibility and science-driven mission of HHS and all its agencies." with AAI logo

We have joined @idsainfo.bsky.social, @asm.org, and 19 other medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, in calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to ensure the health of the American people.

Read the statement in full: news.aai.org/2025/09/04/j...

Translation for 🧪 folks:

Vought has been illegally covering up how he’s withholding appropriated $ from NIH, NSF, etc., an appeals court ruled.

The illegal coverup here = hiding data on how OMB/Vought is sending $ to agencies (called “apportionments”)

Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews. The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

NIH advisory councils are being gutted - reviewers were ousted before starting.

NIH staff were told to nominate Trump-loyal scientists, and warned that even those could be replaced by handpicked cronies.

What’s happening at Trump’s NIH is a hostile takeover of science.

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the lowest average gas price in america is in mississippi at $2.70/gallon. this is way beyond george hw bush not knowing how much milk costs

FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.

The NIH and FDA are accepting feedback on reducing animal testing in biomedical research until 7/14 here: www.fda.gov/news-events/...

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

How does FedEx always manage to mess up deliveries when I am expecting something extremely valuable on dry ice?

Exclusive: NIH still screens grants in process a judge ruled illegal Directives by the Trump administration are still being applied to grant applications despite court order.

SCOOP: NIH appears to be disregarding last week's court order to stop screening grants using a process a judge ruled illegal.

This has many NIH staffers confused and worried about the legality of their actions.

When ICE agents look like this, it is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for state and local law enforcement to step in and demand they identify themselves and show judicial warrants before detaining anyone from an immigration court.

Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”

In the US alone.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

It isn’t lost on me that the suspect in the assassination of one of the most prominent women in Minnesota politics had a target list with abortion providers and advocates. Misogyny is deadly. My heart is with the victims, their families, and everyone affected.

so in other words they are achieving their goal of re-segregating American organizations

(that were never all that integrated to begin with but even a little bit was too much)

⚖️🍿 Alright, let’s do it.

Live-tweeting oral arguments on a motion for preliminary injunction in APHA v NIH.

Hearing starts at 11a EDT today

This is scheduled to be an argument about whether the Court should reinstate terminated NIH grants on topics like DEI, trans health, HIV prevention. But...

Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith refuses to read a line from Republican's legislation that would provide a tax break for owners of tanning beds.

Fernandez: "So if you have a tanning bed, you get a little bit of a tax break and if you need a hospital bed in rural America, you're out of luck."

say it again:

4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities

ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x

demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

Violence against healthcare workers and violence against women are both normalized everyday occurrences in the US

BUT HERE IS THE THING

Per JCT, Congress' official scorekeeper, the bottom 20% of households - tens of millions of Americans - will see a TAX INCREASE beginning in 2029.

Republicans are cutting taxes for billionaires AND RAISING TAXES ON WORKING PEOPLE

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

OMFG.

If there's any agency that is NOT top-heavy, it's NSF. Over 95% of the money flowing through NSF goes to awards.

American conservatives calling the pope woke and Marxist is a great indicator for people who don’t realize just how unhinged American conservatives have gotten

Women: hey it would be great if men stepped up and did chores and helped out with childcare instead of dumping it all on us

Men: how about robot maids?

I’m teaching a class on Animal Health Policy and Communication in the fall and we’ve had to increase the number of seats due to so many students wanting to enroll. It’s encouraging to hear Gen Z wants to learn about policy and how it affects their field!

Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.

Terrified?! Sounds like just need to spend more time around them :)

Excited to be at #Immunology2025 and looking forward to leading the roundtable discussion for graduate students on finding a mentor.