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Career Guidance for Trainees - Burroughs Wellcome Fund Mar 12, 2026

Calling all academic career professionals! If your role focuses on graduate student or postdoc development, apply for the Career Guidance for Trainees workshop + grant ($15K) to create new career-focused interventions. Apply by Mar 12! www.bwfund.org/grants/caree... #bwfcareer

Cholinergic modulation of dopamine release drives effortful behaviour - Nature In the nucleus accumbens, acetylcholine boosts dopamine release to promote effortful behaviour.

Congratulations to Neir Eshel MD PhD, BWF Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) awardee, on the recent publication
This work advances our understanding of neural circuits and behavior and shows the impact of early‑career support.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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NC STEM Policy Post-Graduate Fellowship North Carolina Sea Grant news

Are you a recent graduate with a passion for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics — and a desire to influence public policy in North Carolina?

The NC STEM Policy Post-Graduate Fellowship is now open for applications through March 9, 2026.

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Ashish Jha is Dean of the School of Public Health and Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University. He is both a practicing physician and a globally trusted expert on major… Ashish Jha, Physician and Public Health Leader - Academy Induction Address, 2025

At the 2025 American Academy of Arts & Sciences Induction Ceremony, BWF President & CEO Lou Muglia introduced Ashish Jha as a newly elected member.

Jha emphasized a core value we share at BWF: trust is the engine of progress, especially in the age of biology.

Now available: Free, on-demand course “Applying the ISSCR Standards for Research” The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and STEMCELL Technologies today announced the launch of Applying the ISSCR Standards for Research, a free, on-demand course designed to help…

Now available: Free, on-demand course “Applying the ISSCR Standards for Research”
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What is a “Good” figure: Scoring of biomedical data visualization Biomedical data visualization is critical for interpreting complex datasets, yet the clarity and quality of visualizations vary widely across tools and applications. This study introduces a…

From PLOS One - What is a “Good” figure: Scoring of biomedical data visualization
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Small Proteins: Big Hope | Felipe Quiroz What if the key to curing disease like Alzheimer’s lies in the tiny,...

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Holy Shift! Biomedical Breakthroughs Shaping Tomorrow : Small Proteins: Big Hope | Felipe Quiroz. Have a listen:

Applications are open for the Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP)—supporting postdocs as they advance cutting-edge research and build thriving scientific careers.
Learn more & apply: bwfund.org/pdep #bwfpdep

Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative - Burroughs Wellcome Fund by

The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
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It’s been so much fun connecting with the 2025 @bwfund.bsky.social PATH cohort! Such an inspirational group of scientist @novaislab.bsky.social @adore.bsky.social @virulentmind.bsky.social

A'Lester Allen, PhD, a postdoc in the @uicpharmacy.bsky.social and Cancer Center trainee, just became the first UIC postdoc to earn the prestigious @bwfund.bsky.social Career Award at the Scientific Interface!

Read more: bit.ly/3WzBnwO

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Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative - Burroughs Wellcome Fund by

The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
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Spatial and functional diversity of innate lymphoid cells in the human female genital tract may contribute to antiviral responses to HIV - Nature Immunology The authors spatially and functionally map innate lymphoid cells in the human female genital tract at homeostasis, uncovering tissue-specific and subset-specific distribution and functions, and rapid…

From Nature Immunology - Spatial and functional diversity of innate lymphoid cells in the human female genital tract may contribute to antiviral responses to HIV
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative - Burroughs Wellcome Fund by

The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
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Elon summit with RTI International examines humanity in the age of AI Researchers, thought leaders, and policy makers attended a daylong program in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park on Sept. 17, 2025, to develop research agendas and explore philosophical…

Elon summit with RTI International examines humanity in the age of AI
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The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
Apply now www.bwfund.org/funding-oppo... #bwfrepro

Application now open: Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) is a highly competitive program that provides $700,000 awards over 5 years for physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career
Deadline: 10/07/25
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RTI International and Elon University to host conference on the future of artificial intelligence Leading experts will explore humanity’s role in AI and develop a shared research agenda for responsible innovation when they convene for the Sept. 17 program in Research Triangle Park.

RTI International and Elon University to host conference on the future of artificial intelligence www.elon.edu/u/news/2025/... #bwfscicomm

🌟 Congrats to Román Ramos Báez, PhD, 2024 recipient of the BWF Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) Award! 🎉 He shares how the award shapes his journey + advice for future scientists.
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There Is No Such Thing as Alternative Careers for Ph.D.s (opinion) It’s time we free ourselves of the false binary of academic and nonacademic careers post-Ph.D., writes Briana Konnick.

There Is No Such Thing as ‘Alternative’ Careers for Ph.D.s www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... #bwfcareer

Are you a public school #STEM teacher in NC? Are you seeking support in the purchase of STEM related equipment, supplies, & materials?
Applications now open: www.bwfund.org/funding-oppo...
Deadline: 09/30/25
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AI reveals language links between Reddit groups for hate speech, psychiatric disorders A new analysis suggests that posts in hate speech communities on the social media website Reddit share speech-pattern similarities with posts in Reddit communities for certain psychiatric disorders.…

AI reveals language links between Reddit groups for hate speech, psychiatric disorders
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Are you a public school #STEM teacher in NC? Are you seeking support in the purchase of STEM related equipment, supplies, & materials?
Applications now open: www.bwfund.org/funding-oppo...
Deadline: 09/30/25
#bwfprism #stem

Application now open: Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) is a highly competitive program that provides $700,000 awards over 5 years for physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career
Deadline: 10/07/25
www.bwfund.org/funding-oppo...
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** Note - LOI due August 7, 2025

Career Awards at the Scientific Interface - Burroughs Wellcome Fund by

Now accepting applications for Career Awards at the Scientific Interface www.bwfund.org/funding-oppo... LOI Deadline: September 2, 2025 #bwfcasi

BWF is accepting LOIs for CHEX Centers—$2.5M over 5 yrs to support innovative work at the intersection of climate change + human health.

🗓 LOI due Aug 1, 2025
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#ClimateHealth #BWFChex #GrantOpportunity

APPLICATIONS OPEN - Seed grants to stimulate new connections between scholars working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health.
Deadline: July 24
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SE Raleigh student completes aviation program The Triangle Tribune is a newspaper serving the black communities in the Durham, Raleigh Cary and Chapel Hill

SE Raleigh student completes aviation program
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Deadline this week on 7/17 at 3 pm EASTERN for Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease: buff.ly/5q5jWxG #bwfpath