Kristin Bigos, PhD

Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns

Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h... It’s like they want babies to die. 😢

Who wants to spend a few hours with me and my lab? It’s two MRIs of your brain, cognitive tests, and some bloodwork. Help us find treatments for cognitive aging, by studying healthy cognition in mid life!

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Johns Hopkins doctor warns NIH grant funding cuts putting essential science years behind "If there is not a pipeline of people to come after me, and to fund the research, then this is going to take generations to fix."

I was interviewed about the NIH funding cuts and delays, which have been catastrophic for many scientists. My lab is waiting on a new grant on cognitive aging that has been delayed. I would hope this has bipartisan support. Consider calling your congress person; your health depends on it.

I'm chairing a session on "Global Strategies for Clinical Pharmacology and Labelling in the Treatment of Mental Disorders in Pregnant and Lactating People." I hope to see you in DC!

I’m proud to have been part of this! Thanks @mhagenauer.bsky.social

Yay!!!

Join me tomorrow 3/31 at 2p EST for the thesis defense seminar of the incomparable Robyn Wiseman, a PhD student in my lab, on “TARGETING DYSREGULATION OF NAAG AND GLUTAMATE IN COGNITIVE DISORDERS”. jhjhm.zoom.us/j/97836669328

NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health.

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The ACNP has joined forces with other brain and behavior organizations in opposition of the NIH imposed standard indirect cost rate. acnp.org/about-us/st...

NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.

That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.

Show me a better investment than that.
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There will be a nationwide walk-out and protest on Friday to draw attention to the gutting of federal scientific infrastructure and the silencing of scientists contradicting the administration's new decreed "truth".

Show of hands: Who's going?

Shall we start a protest sign idea thread?🧵

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.

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@ebi.embl.org:

Many scientists are worried that vital biomedical data housed in U.S. government databases is at risk.

Which aspects of NCBI are mirrored on EMBL-EBI?
Do you plan to back up more U.S. data?

@altcdc.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.

Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪

We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.

Join us TODAY, December 9th, for the Diversity and Inclusion Networking Breakfast, sponsored by the Diversity and Inclusion Committee from 8:00AM - 9:00AM MST in Wildflower BC.

All registered in-person attendees are welcome! #ACNP2024

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs The National Institutes of Health, the crown jewel of biomedical research in the U.S., could face big changes under the new Trump administration, some fueled by pandemic-era criticisms of the agency.

www.npr.org/2024/11/12/n...

Can you add the “follow all” button?

We are a small but growing ARMy and we are a force to be reckoned with.

I’m launching a small but mighty starter pack for Academic Research Moms- those of us navigating the travails of parenthood and academic careers- and those who support them! Aka 💪 ARMy bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Me on starter packs today. 😀

About me: I’m a single mom (only parent) to two boys (11y and 7y). I’m a clinical pharmacologist, specializing in psychiatry and neurology. I use brain imaging as a biomarker for drug development @johnshopkins.bsky.social I also lead Bullfrog AI’s CNS target discovery program.