This is actually CO! Got the scenic route past Moab as well.
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This is actually CO! Got the scenic route past Moab as well.
11.12.2025 04:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reason #679 you should always take the window seat!
On my way to Georgia medical school/Augusta university!
We are doing pretty good so far on apps, equivalent to last year at least and prob more domestic apps.
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08.12.2025 03:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah, thatβs what I think too butβ¦why didnβt the just spell this out?! Sigh.
04.12.2025 02:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So hard to believe good news these days haha. But itβs not clear if the ICs will still βpunishβ grants that go beyond that limit. And this may be a prelude to stacking βindirectsβ in the βdirectsβ category.
04.12.2025 01:37 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π with all the stupid shit theyβve done recently. Iβm weary.
04.12.2025 00:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also, they could have just said βyou donβt need to ask permission anymoreβ. Much clearer π€·π»ββοΈ
04.12.2025 00:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yup. I just wanted confirmation.
04.12.2025 00:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βUpdates are super vagueβ lol. Thick fingers.
03.12.2025 22:31 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Maybe @jeremymberg.bsky.social can interpret this!
03.12.2025 22:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The latest NIH uidated are duoer vague. Today they announced that you cannot contact an IC to get permission to go above $500K Directs. Does this mean the cap is removed OR you canβt go over $500K at all and if you do submit a budget above, it will not go through?! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
03.12.2025 22:24 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 4 π 2Each student gets a custom sword and engraving! I use this company - www.strongblade.com
02.12.2025 01:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The last month has been..a lot. But itβs always a highlight to have a student defend their PhD! Kaelan worked his ass off and Iβm super proud of him.
Now just hoping for good reviews on his resubmitted epic paperπ€π»
Excited to see what he does in @tinakim-neuro.bsky.socialβs lab as a PD!
π§ͺπ§ A reminder to come join us in beautiful Park city for the 50th anniversary of the winter learning and memory meeting! Stellar program: parkcitywinterconf.org/conference-p...
01.12.2025 18:26 β π 5 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0Winter has FINALLY come to the Wasatch! βοΈ
30.11.2025 16:03 β π 22 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π’ having the same issues in the US now for scientists too. Really sad to see whatβs happening to basic science in NZ!
27.11.2025 18:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0lol
27.11.2025 03:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes! Didnβt have time to do Beethoven house. Next time!
27.11.2025 03:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Nice! They were just setting up the Christmas market.
26.11.2025 19:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks to @gokcegroup.bsky.social for playing βtour guideβ despite the weather! Hiked up to a cool castle above the Rhein and checked out the classic Christmas market in Bonn!
26.11.2025 17:26 β π 24 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Had a great day visiting the @dzne.science German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Bonn! Thanks to @sabinekrabbe.bsky.social for the invitation and hosting me.
25.11.2025 21:43 β π 22 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0SLCβ>JFKβ>FRA.
Looking forward to visiting the DNZE in Bonn!
First leg done.
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21.11.2025 23:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0FFS. Awesome. Love it.
21.11.2025 23:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks Christine!
20.11.2025 04:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We had to say goodbye to our pup Leo who had aggressive cancer. He was only 11 months π
19.11.2025 02:07 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0"The heart will break, but broken live on."
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