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Would #idsky please explain to me why viral genome sequencing and a bioinformatics platform are necessary to review our measles elimination status? Aren't confirmed cases sufficient? Thank you.

‘Stand Up for Science’ rally on National Mall targets Trump administration policies, RFK Jr. More than 2,000 demonstrators gathered in Washington as part of a global day of action calling for increased research funding and changes in health leadership.

More than 2000 demonstrators gathered on the National Mall yesterday for a rally organized by the advocacy group Stand Up for Science. Speakers criticized Trump regime policies & called for the ouster of RFKjr👇

How Congress can restore the independence of US science Members must go beyond reinstating US government research spending and re-establish decentralized governance at the National Institutes of Health and other agencies.

The most impt change at #NIH and to US science this year is bigger than grant cancellations— it’s how the agency is governed.

For 75 years NIH has been largely independent of presidential control. That’s changed this year. New piece from me and @nataliebaviles.bsky.social in @nature.com
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You need to read this thread

Jay Bhattacharya should not have been allowed anywhere near NIH leadership

He has shown—over & over—that he will impede the careers of early career researchers

He told my Duke colleague, a young post-doc who studies health disparities, that his science was “bad”

‘How is he going to have the time?’ NIH staff voice concern as Bhattacharya takes on CDC role Scientists fear NIH director will be even more absent and leave key issues unresolved as he takes interim CDC lead

Great new piece by @melodyschreiber.com in The Guardian about NIH/CDC Director Bhattacharya .

In it, I talk about asking Bhattacharya in January about a recent issue affecting the affordability of healthcare for thousands of early career researchers on the NIH campuses.

And Happy International Women's Day to the two most important people in science over the past year, @cdelawalla.bsky.social and @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social.

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Happy International Women’s Day

The Obama Presidential Center is gorgeous!

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Sign reading: No puppet masters. Impeach Russell Vought.

Some fantastic new artwork from the talented @drrabbithole.bsky.social for the impeach Vought campaign!

Please join us in signing! actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

Reading just the title of a grant is not a scientific evaluation.

Current NIH leadership want you to think they are using rigorous, consistent & scientific processes to screen studies to align them with agency priorities.

But the process that they have put down on paper is a sham.

It’s important to know NIH is not following its own guidance. Here’s why:

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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

Its time to impeach: actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

YouTube video by ProPublica Russell Vought: The Shadow President

Russell Vought is one of the most powerful people in the Trump administration. He may also be among the most cold-hearted, extreme and cruel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...

Sign showing RFK Jr as Scarface releasing pathogens on America. "Say Hello to My Little Friends"

Courage is Contagious shirt showing depictions of federal employees at agencies who dissented with the leadership older version

Washington, DC.
Sign and Shirt. You've see 'em. You know 'em. You fuckin' love 'em.

Americans trust Fauci more than RFK Jr. The DOJ's fight against gender-affirming care, the impact of Trump's 'Don't take Tylenol,' and more health news

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Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone - KFF Health News Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation's ability to respond to illness.

Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

The People — And Research — Lost in the NIH Exodus - KFF Health News Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its staff — as the Trump administration slashed the federal workforce. Hear from six scientists on wh...

The People — And Research — Lost in the NIH Exodus kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

If you have never died from a vaccine-preventable disease, you have benefitted from SCIENCE. Show your gratitude by attending an SUFS event near you, TOMORROW.

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NIH reneges on recognizing union for early career researchers The biomedical research agency says trainees in its labs are not “employees”

ScienceInsider: NIH reneges on recognizing union for early career researchers

By Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social @science.org

I thought Jay Bhattacharya was committed to helping young investigators 🤔

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SUFS ANNOUNCES DR. JENNA NORTON AS A SPEAKER AT THE MARCH 7TH NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION WASHINGTON D.C. RALLY!

Stand Up For Science announces Jenna Norton, NIH Whistle-blower (@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social) as a speaker at the Washington D.C. National Day of Action rally on Saturday, March 7th!

Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find a rally near you!

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NIH Says It Will No Longer Recognize the Research Fellows’ Union NIH leadership said the union “should never have been certified,” in an email to the union’s leadership.

NIH leadership wants to strip worker's rights from the majority of scientists on its campuses.

But, the NIH does not get to say whether we are a union or not. We do, and we are no strangers to having to fight for our union. Time for a short history lesson. 1/n

Disclaimer: all views are my own.

Supporting the NIH fellows union. Which legally speaking DOES still exist. Regardless what the administration tries to claim.

My quote of the day

By reading, you learn through others' experiences, generally, a better way to do business, especially in our line of work where the consequences of incompetence are so final for young men.

General James Mattis

Come for the rally. Stay for the class on how this administration is violating the Constitution.

Slow Release Of Federal Science Funds Holds Up Research Some money allocated for scientific research has been restored to the federal budget, but the White House OMB has been slow to release it.

This is why simply passing a budget that isn't a 37% cut is not sufficient. This is why "the extent to which funding was restored" cannot be the measure of success.

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NIH Says It Will No Longer Recognize the Research Fellows’ Union NIH leadership said the union “should never have been certified,” in an email to the union’s leadership.

Podcast Jay continues to attack the very people he promises to support, early career investigators. Now he wants to rip up the collective bargaining agreement with the NIH Fellows Union (illegal, BTW). Who's next, the NIH police union? The firefighters?
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Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers Many programs may be pushed into the next fiscal year, and some could face funding gaps

These NOFO delays have created so many gaps in longstanding programs, including programs that are congressionally mandated.

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