Savage-Dunn lab

Also, reframe "leading with conclusions" to "bottom line up front" or BLUF. With BLUF they know what you proposal is about first, then dive into the evidence and feasibility.

Advice from Judith Kimble: At the top of every page, in the header, put WHO CARES? Every page should clearly spell this out.

Miriam's Goodman's supper suggestion on Specific Aims. Write 2-3 versions w/different angles. Get feedback from diverse colleagues 🤌

@wormsense.bsky.social

Opinion | I’m an Immunologist. I Grew Up Unvaccinated.

So proud to see this guest essay in the NYTimes from @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social on growing up unvaccinated and what it taught her about science and trust. Liz was a postdoc with us ('16-'20) and is an exceptional science communicator. Also, her old desk is empty - open postdoc position (pls share).

I started in 1997 and received my first major NIH award in 2024.

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.

The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

Line graph of the number of NIH projects funded by NIH in fiscal year 2026 through February 20, compared to fiscal years 2020-2025. The fiscal year 2026 is following the curve for fiscal year 2025 but offset due to the government shutdown that occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year.

My weekly update on NIH

All projects

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Check out the global speaker line up. several travel awards and slots
for short talks open. Don’t miss this summer @faseborg.bsky.social events.faseb.org/event/TGF-B/...

Maybe science organizations don’t want to play outside game. FINE. 1. Apologize to your people for not responding well & 2. Support some activists who are doing the dirty work you can’t be bothered to do.

Not a SINGLE science org or society has donated to @standupforscience.bsky.social

Statement on 2026 BAFTA Awards When Tourette Syndrome involves racial slurs, it is deeply traumatic for those who hear them and that hurt cannot be minimized. It is also traumatic for those who utter them. Tourette Syndrome is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood and is characterized by involuntary movements and sounds called tics. Of the millions of individuals living with Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders, approximately 10% experience coprolalia: the involuntary vocalization of obscene or socially inappropriate words or phrases. Coprolalia occurs in response to the social context of a situation, and individuals often report ticcing “the worst thing at the worst time.” Importantly, these vocal tics are not reflective of the beliefs or values of the person experiencing them. The public discourse surrounding this moment underscores the continued need for greater awareness and understanding of Tourette Syndrome. We encourage the public to approach this moment with empathy and a commitment to learning, understanding, and inclusion. Every day, the Tourette Association of America supports and advocates for individuals and families with Tourette Syndrome in their schools, workplaces, and lives. To learn more please visit tourette.org

From the Tourette Association of America.

🪱Worm-friends! Join us this summer in Madison for the C. elegans topic meeting(s) - MAPSS *and* DevCell 🪱

Early birds get the you-know-what, and the early registration deadline is THIS FRI: conferences.union.wisc.edu/ceaging/

It's buy-one-get-one, and who out there doesn't love a deal?? 🙌

This afternoon I took my mom to the ballet. She was as a dancer and choreographer for decades & has been in memory care for 8 years. She can’t recall many details of her past but dance—and her identity as a dancer—lives in her soul 1/
#alzheimers

Thank you for this post 🙏

Let's try this again 👋

Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA.

I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?

NATIONAL DAY of ACTION Take back our science, health, and democracy! Join us MARCH 7TH, 2026 NEW YORK CITY, NY and nationwide! Register, volunteer, and donate! standupforscience.net/march7

NEW YORK CITY! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7

#rally
#March7
#ImpeachRFKJr
#science
#standupforscience

A line graph shown the number of NIH new and competitive awards funded for fiscal year 2026 (through 2/13/26) compared with fiscal years 2021-2025. The fiscal year 2026 is lagging well behind with only 569 awards made through 2/13/26 compared to >2000 for previous fiscal years.

New and competitive renewal awards.

The number of awards is 569 compared with more than 2200 through the same date in earlier fiscal years.

All ICs have now made awards except for NIAAA, NCCIH, NLM, FIC, and OD. NEI (Eye Institute) made its first award during the new period.

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Are you a student interested in science policy, or want to make a difference? Are you fed up with how this administration has treated federal science funding and pushed pseudoscience policies?

JOIN US this president’s day (Monday!) for an info session to learn about how YOU can make an impact! 🧬🧪

Congrats! Look forward to reading!

😭😭😭😭😭 the worm community is the best. welp, holler at ya girl if you want a Riddle strain not in the CGC 🙏

Any labs out there looking to hire a postbac/technician? I’ve got a an eager, kind, trustworthy team-player of a student looking for more research experience to prep for PhD programs. He’s been an important member of the Q-lab, presented at ASCB, contributed to a pub, & soon will be submit another.

Davis Summer Population Genomics Program Want to learn population genetics? Please fill out this form to indicate your potential interest in a 2-week intensive online summer population genetics course taught by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra and Graham...

Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!

A line graph of all NIH awards made in fiscal year 2026 compared to 2021-2025. There is a lag for the first 2 months due to the government shutdown, but the pace (through February 6th) is approaching the historically normal rate.

My weekly update.

Some good(ish) news.

The pace of NIH grantmaking appears to be picking up.

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🎉 LEE LAB PAPER ANNOUNCEMENT for this month's issue of #GENETICS! We're celebrating from both coasts, bc after defending her MS in 2024, Deepshi's now a biotech researcher in the Bay Area.

tl;dr: nucleosome remodeling is necessary to repair germline DNA damage 🧬
academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

🧵1/5 Six Months

Today marks six months since August 8th—

the day a man radicalized by disinformation opened fire on the CDC, unleashing hundreds of rounds and killing Officer Rose.

Six months later, the bullet holes remain.
The trauma remains.
And the silence from the top remains.

A word cloud from the titles of ~1100 NSF grants that were terminated. The most frequent words are STEM, ADVANCE, Student, career, and engines.

This a word cloud from the titles of ~1100 terminated NSF grants.

It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce.

@uupinfo.bsky.social, PSC, @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social, and @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social, together representing more than 80,000 academic workers, today issued a call for an end to the brutal treatment of immigrants and those peacefully demonstrating against actions by ICE.

psc-cuny.org/news-events/...

Third, journalists, non-profits, social media influencers, and everyday people need to be VERY discerning and careful about not amplifying unsubstantiated rumors about ICE or other law enforcement at or near the polls, because false rumors (even if well-meaning) WILL suppress the vote.

A line graph showing funding curves for all NIH projects awarded grants for fiscal years 2021-2026. The curve for fiscal year 2026 is lagging behind that for previous fiscal years substantially.

My weekly update on NIH funding.

This is for all projects.

The breakdown for competing and non-competing awards will follow.

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My outstanding postdoc is looking for a research job in Albany, NY. Please forward all leads and RT!

Morning class! Syllabus for Mobilizing for science 101 🤓✊

- Contact your rep and ask them to #ImpeachRFKJr standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

- Mark your calendars for March 7th! Volunteer at or host a local rally: standupforscience.net/march7

- Fuel the fight: tr.ee/piiPYJ

- Share this post!

Great news, congrats and thanks!