Lai (Linda) Chan 🫶

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When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety

Who knows what will happen now

Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )

Stopped watching his show many years ago.

Yup, but not shocked.

Despite These Times...my department is hiring! I really like my department, we have a good mix of disciplines and organisms and we're really low-drama. We also get pizza at faculty meeting. So if you're a computational and structural biologist, join us! 🧪 jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/260...

Good luck with yours, too!🍀 Looking forward to catching up. It's been quite a year. 😅

Who’s shaping the future of cell biology? 🌟 Find out at the MBoC 2025 Early Career Award Webinar (Part 1) → Oct 7, 12–1 pm ET.

Free registration 👉 www.ascb.org/ascb-meeting... #ASCB #CellBiology

Same...just doing what I can now. I am planning to go to ASCB this year. See you there?

Mine is going through internal review. Fingers crossed.

Awesome!!!!

Anthony G. Letai to be named NCI director The Dana-Farber and Harvard physician-scientist is an inspired choice, colleagues say - The Cancer Letter Anthony G. Letai, a physician-scientist at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute whose research is focused on apoptosis and functional diagnostics, has been tapped by the Trump administration to become the 18th director of the National Cancer Institute. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, […]

SPECIAL REPORT: Anthony G. Letai to be named NCI director
The Dana-Farber (@danafarber.bsky.social) and Harvard physician-scientist is an inspired choice, colleagues say
https://cancerletter.com/nci/20250925_1/

Happy birthday!

"Based on what I feel..." 🤦‍♀️

2-mile walk at the Lake View Cemetery.🚶‍♀️

Early afternoon walk. #HappySaturday

Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.

Dinner with friends. #HappyFriday

Food looks good!

#candlelightconcert

Taking a break from writing. #candlelightconcert

U.C. Berkeley Gives Names of Students and Faculty to Government for Antisemitism Probe

The University of California, Berkeley, said on Friday that it provided the names of students, faculty and staff in cases of alleged antisemitism to the federal government, complying with the Trump administration’s investigation of universities it has accused of failing to protect Jewish students.

Full professor complaining to an assistant professor on how hard it is to get funding nowadays

It's called Piggy Figgy with fig jam and goat cheese.

Had this for dinner a couple of weeks ago.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation Critics say he is undermining trust in vaccines and public health.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...

#HappySaturday

Photo dump.

Very important issue to track.

Congress needs to assert its authority.

Follow the #NIH on Bluesky!

😅

I’ve had a lab for less than 3yrs. In that time the costs of many science reagents have grown faster than inflation. I ordered an antibody today that I paid $383 for in 2023- today with a good promotion, I paid $467. Tariffs on top of that.
Other easy examples:
Grids are up about 30%
Gloves up 25%