Valentina Dargam

A big thank you to @joshdhutch.bsky.social for being the kind of mentor who doesn’t just guide you but lifts you up and makes space for you to rise.

Here’s to new beginnings and impactful science!🫀🔬👩🏽‍🔬

#Research #NewFaculty
#EnvironmentalCardiotoxicology

Exciting news! 🎉 I’ve been awarded a grant from the Florida Heart Research Foundation to study how lead and cadmium exposure impact the heart and vessels—kickstarting my lab at @fiu.bsky.social! I’ve also started a new role as a Research Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department.

Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran

This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history

It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women

Unreal

www.science.org/content/arti...

BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.

This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.

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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

No study section...no grant reviews
No grant reviews...no grants awarded
No grants awarded...no research
No research...no functional NIH

Could have woken up to a woman president today… the contrast of what could have been versus what will be is making me extremely sad today. Virtual hugs to all that need it.

We are thrilled to introduce our 2025 LatinXinBME Executive Board! A new team brings fresh goals and renewed passion to strengthen our community! Here’s to another incredible year for LatinXinBME! Stay tuned for the exciting initiatives we have planned!

Today is the day! Join us at 1pm ET | 10am PT for NAVBO's DEI roundtable. It is not too late to sign up! members.navbo.org/ap/Events/Re...

Next Tuesday, Dec. 10th, I will be a panelist in NAVBO's DEI Roundtable: Fostering LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Academia. Everyone (including non-members) is encouraged to join this webinar to discuss unique experiences of LGBTQ+ scientists. See y'all there! #AcademicSky members.navbo.org/ap/Events/Re...

Persistance pays off!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!

Hi academic 🦋!!! New app, same me. Excited to build and grow the scientific community here!