Ethan Cicero (he/they/dr)

I wanna signal boost this - I am looking to recruit a prospective PhD student to join my Stress and Health Equity lab at the University of Delaware in HDFS. My research concerns biopsychosocial mechanisms of health across the life course with an emphasis on stress and coping.

Compliance with fascism won’t save your endowment tax rate Emory. Shameful shameful day.

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In these difficult times—when trans people, their health, & trans research are being targeted by the current admin—this issue represents a powerful/timely statement. Nursing Outlook is centering trans health & providing a platform for scholarship that affirms, protects, & uplifts trans communities.

Nursing Outlook continues to prioritize the health and well-being of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TNGE) communities. I’m honored to serve as a guest editor—alongside Dr. Linda Wesp—for a special issue focused on Advancing Health Equity for TNGE Populations.
Deadline: 7/1/25

Nursing Outlook continues to prioritize the health and well-being of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TNGE) communities. I’m honored to serve as a guest editor—alongside Dr. Linda Wesp—for a special issue focused on Advancing Health Equity for TNGE Populations.
Deadline: 7/1/25

The NIH Is Canceling Grants for Research About Trans People At least a half-dozen research grants were terminated last week by the NIH, which said that “programs based on gender identity are often unscientific.”

Our stories covered by Chronicle on Higher Ed www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Veep Vance thinks NSF or NIH grants discussing sampling bias need to be terminated for promoting DEIA. #dontbelikejd

This part. There’s more at stake here than your research program, comrade. Not being the “tallest blade of grass” will not save your work when they are coming for the whole lawn with a flamethrower.

NIH puts former Sexual & Gender Minority Office employees on administrative leave After reassignment to other NIH jobs in December, employees of the Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office were recently put on administrative leave.

This office didn’t give out specific funding for research, but really helps to build capacity of junior researchers like myself. Another horrific cut to LGBTQIA+ research at NIH.

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the full quote here

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YouTube video by Erin Rook Sen Markey questions NIH nominee on terminated research grants

We shared our story about our NIH-funded LGBTQIA+ Alzheimer’s disease grants being terminated with Senator Markey team. It was brought up in yesterday’s hearing for new NIH director.

Our voices matter even if the outcomes don’t change.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=AEJD...

@erinrook.bsky.social

He’s lying left and right

New: Trump-controlled NIH begins targeted purge of LGBTQ+ research. Citing "agency priorities," some grants were terminated on Friday, leaving researchers with uncertain futures.

New: Trump-controlled NIH begins targeted purge of LGBTQ+ research.

Citing "agency priorities," some grants were terminated on Friday, leaving researchers with uncertain futures.

Two researchers share their stories:
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Two NIH-funded researchers whose funding was abruptly terminated on Friday shared their stories with us.

That's in this morning's Inside Medicine, which will be live at 7am ET.

It's free. Subscribe to get it first...
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Reducing the indirect rate on NIH grants to 15% will kill biomedical and health research in the US. I'm not exaggerating here. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Historically underrepresented in clinical studies, LGBTQIA+ people face systemic barriers that perpetuate health inequities and hinder the advancement of medical knowledge tailored to their needs.

A Comment article in Nature Medicine argues that clinical research should recruit participants from LGBTQIA+ populations, which requires specific actions and policies to create affirming and welcoming environments. https://go.nature.com/3WILuQi 🧪

Trans health, research programs ordered to stop by Trump administration Despite litigation, federal officials are moving to cut off funding for efforts to improve the health of transgender people, leaving organizations in limbo.

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I anticipate my NIH funding will be stopped soon.

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order New York Attorney General Letitia James is telling hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive orde...

Anyone who seeks health care in New York should be able to receive it.

Our state laws are clear that no one can be discriminated against based on sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

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list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

A page with the title "LGB Travelers"

‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".

The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.

If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you

NIH’s Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) website has been removed. dpcpsi.nih.gov/sgmro

Same, and I’m not finding anything online. You?

I want to remind everyone that the far right sees transgender people as being worthy of segregation out of general society, "separate but equal" treatment that of course, is never equal.

So much so that Iowa Republicans literally tried to redefine the word equal to not mean "same" or "identical."

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