Gaine Lab @UIOWA

Many of you may not be familiar with #NIH grants. Here are some facts to help you understand the magnitude of this disaster.
1) NIH grants are extremely difficult to get & not "free money". Researchers must have preliminary data & write detailed proposals. Mine was >200pages & took years to put

Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder - Nature Using multi-ancestry genome-wide association study and fine-mapping, 298 loci and 36 credible genes are identified in the aetiology of bipolar disorder.

This PGC study go.nature.com/3PJhi3W shows the benefits of bringing together large-scale, multi-ancestry cohorts from different sources. A huge thank you to all who contributed their data, those who did the analyses, and our funders – this work would not be possible without you. 5/5

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

The TV says it all… @friesgabriel.bsky.social is a legend! Along with Salah and Rodrigo of course!@acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2024

First Bluesky post and first time at @acnporg.bsky.social! Great to hang out with my Iowa crew last night. Lots of laugh and even some science talk!