Christian Cazares, Ph.D.

An undergraduate researcher that reached out to me has autism and would like to be connected with other biomed/neuro researchers that are also part of the autism community, any suggestions for how to help them find others?

Saturday 1-5 pm session, getting the poster out of the way before the parties and reunions! 🎉

4 grants due these next 2 months, locking in before sfn

Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism The Trump administration has frozen roughly $200 million in National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and other federal agency-funded research at UCLA, citing allegations the school d...

Suspension of all grants to UCLA www.latimes.com/california/s...

NSF and NIH suspend grants to UCLA Move follows Trump administration finding that school didn’t effectively combat antisemitism

Multiple federal agencies are suspending research funding at UCLA over allegations it didn’t properly deal with antisemitism on campus. scim.ag/4lbLAcx

deep ocean research > deep space research

Brown University reaches deal with Trump administration to restore $50m in funds Ivy League school will commit to nondiscrimination in admissions and campus programs, and grant officials access to data

"Brown University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration... Brown... will grant federal officials access to its admissions data.. The university has also agreed to implement the Trump administration’s definitions of male and female.."
#AcademicSky
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From left to right, Dr. Albert Mulenga, William Tae Heung Kim, Dr. Thu Thuy Nguyen, Dr. Alex Kiarie Gaithuma, Dr Hassan Hakimi and Emily Bencosme Cuevas. Kim is a Texas A&M researcher who was detained in San Francisco last Monday despite being a permanent resident of the United States and a green card holder. COURTESY OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

I NEED to tell you the story of Tae Heung “William” Kim.

He's a graduate student at Texas A&M where he's working on a vaccine for Lyme disease.

He's a *legal permanent resident* of the United States.

And he's been in ICE detention for 12 days & counting, transferred Tuesday to South Texas.

Court accepting updated list of plaintiffs/grantees impacted! MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1st 5pm EST! Please disseminate!!!

Message from ACLU team below:

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Their NIH Grants Are Back. But Nothing Is Back to Normal. Researchers say that picking up where they left off is complicated — scientifically, financially, and logistically.

NEW: Their NIH grants are back, but nothing is back to normal.

In June, a judge ordered the restoration of 900+ terminated grants. So how's that going? Scientists say they're happy, but also it's been a bumpy road—and they're afraid their funds will get cut again. www.chronicle.com/article/thei...

name of the grant: Testing if and how 3-factor learning rules operate at cortico-basal ganglia synapses to drive motor skill learning

Amidst all the chaos, I'm thrilled to have received a notice of award for my K99/R00! I've been waiting on pins and needles since this was scored in April (impact score of 14!!). I am officially on the job market - reach out if you are hiring or know of interesting positions anywhere!

congrats to @maribel-patino.bsky.social for being selected for the PRITE (Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination) Fellowship Program ! future psychiatry residents are getting cooler neuro questions in their exam 🧠🎉

LETS GOOO congrats drew, some much needed hopium

The "Autism" course at Cold Spring Harbor Labs reaffirmed my commitment towards understanding the neurobiology of this incredibly complex condition. The trainee community was amazing, and all the speakers were kind and helpful. Thanks to Jeremy, Jamie, and Sergiu for organizing 🙌

congrats! going to be a fun one

that 2nd one is only in US 👀

Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts The order applies to the entirety of new and, possibly, ongoing research grant dollars that go to universities and academic medical centers.

STAT Story

www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...

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Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.

NEW
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year

Chokes off billions in research funding

Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social

Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.

Tae Heung Kim, 40:
- Lived in US since he was 5
- Has green card
- Getting PhD at Texas A&M
- Researching vaccine for Lyme disease
- Has 1 minor pot charge from 2011, since sealed

Also: Detained incommunicado by DHS after returning from wedding in Korea

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

A major NIH grant to study ways to restore hearing was terminated by the Trump administration bc it was awarded through a DEI initiative—to a researcher who qualified bc of his own hearing loss www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/h... @manorlaboratory.bsky.social

great team, dont miss out!

We at @storiesofwin.bsky.social have dreamt of hosting an in-person event for years… and it’s finally happening!!!! 🧠💕

Fill out the interest form even if you won’t be in SD for SfN—we’re gauging interest in a virtual option too!

What U.S. science stands to lose without international graduate students and postdoctoral researchers Neuroscience in other countries will strengthen—at the United States’ expense—as rising visa restrictions and rejections block many international students from enrolling at U.S.

As rising visa restrictions and rejections block many international students from enrolling at U.S. institutions and dissuade others from applying, neuroscience in many other countries will strengthen—at our expense, writes Joshua Sanes.

#neuroskyence

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please read my insanely embarrassing piece in the NYT "It's Bad—Why I Revised My Thoughts Regarding Poo Poo" that I was paid $90000 to write

get the browser extension too!!

i think a lot about how zotero is actually one of the technologies academia actually should be pushing on students and faculty versus the lake-guzzling, town poisoning, and labor exploiting chatbots

I wish our media had the knowledge for pushback. NIH is not a business. Funds science that no business would touch. Provides momentum for science that companies run with. Trains a pipeline of scientists for pharma/biotech. That Vought’s own kid has the quality of life because of NIH funded research

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been…

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.

Now, their stories will begin to be told.

Starting here 👇

On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.

Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza

José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...