Cydney Martin

Look, I know they call Ilia Malinin the "quad god" but I could watch him do that back flip land on one foot over and over without getting bored. Yes, I have now watched Surya Bonaly do the same a bunch of times. Since it's a legal move now, maybe we will get to see it in figure skating more often.

For real, we do not need to bring back that toxic 90s-early 00s thinking trend

They'll pink tax anything

One of the best parts of 2025 is I have finally discovered battery powered heated slippers. My yearly 6-month long battle with Reynauds is officially over (as long as I am at home).

Remember when earlier this year they voluntarily shut it down by blocking access to the Federal Registry?

ChatGPT probably

In what world is Johnny Cash "deeply uncool" because it isn't this one

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I spent far too long thinking this was about UT Austin and being very confused

Yay, Brody!! 🥳

Now at my 3rd #Neurotrauma meeting here in Philly this year! Not presenting this year but volunteering and representing. It's been a fun and interesting experience on the volunteer end. #NNS2025

I've not been good about posting recently. Had a great time presenting my research at #NEURAL2025 #UAB last week. Super fun little conference, made lots of friends and all the talks were so excellent! Hoping to see event photos soon as I forgot to take any pics. @uabneurorms.bsky.social

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission.

Please read this and share widely, especially with people outside of science.

Things are BAD in American bioscience right now and everyone needs to know just how bad - and dangerous - it is. apnews.com/article/nih-...

4 years ago I moved to Philly for graduate school. My mom is visiting me currently and showed me this picture of a moment between my dog and I from the move 4 years ago.

Improved my F31 score by 11 points from the first submission. Don't know if it is good enough for funding still, yet a relief to see actual improvement.

For some fun news, I was selected to give a short talk at the UAB NEURAL Conference 2025 in June. My talk will be about my ongoing dissertation project addressing limbic neuropeptides mediating sex differences in affective behavior after rmTBI during adolescence. @uabneurorms.bsky.social #NEURAL2025

I'd do anything for this face, though

My dog suddenly developing IBS (or maybe food allergies), pooping a bunch in the apartment and thus switching to the expensive prescription dog food diet is a sort of cherry on top of how this year has been going so far 🙃

None of the Fs submitted to the last December 8th deadline have even met for study section yet, I imagine council delays happened with last August deadline Fs as well

Last night’s article in the Washington Post about D.C. police responding to a 911 call by illegally letting DOGE onto private property is unlike any news story I have ever read. Every single person should read this article and think about where our society is going.

I mean, they are attacking biomedical science at every angle possible right now. You should see the censorship they are implementing at the NIH (like removing a mural of Fauci and then not allowing certain language in communications). Also no new grants since January

Haven't his ships all just blown up over the Gulf so far? Seems like he just kinda names random dates and then crosses his fingers

Voting yes is a punishment to working Americans, since that's what the CR will do. I voted for you, and I'm disappointed in your actions. Just run as a Republican next time so we won't be fooled again

In order to protect students from antisemitism at Columbia, the administration (advised by not one but two people who did a Nazi salute this year) is freezing support for students to learn science.

I wish anything made sense right now

I wonder if it is because the change to the forms/application that was already supposed to be in place for the April/May due date is now being pushed back another cycle. I noticed that the expiration is for the day after the May 7 due date.

Some good signs from Stand Up For Science Philadelphia yesterday

Hey my fellowship was also assigned to that study section (also found this out earlier)

This has really been the weirdest and worst way to really learn about how NIH grants work