Emily Goldberg

Many of us have long been worried about the harm of the 50% multiyear funding (MYF) requirement.

When NCI published their payline at 4% AND cited MYF as the cause, I thought: “Someone in NCI is a hero. They took a huge risk to make the community aware.”

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Happy #caturday

Spamming you with this knowledge of a tariff waiver for scientific instrumentation which you can apply for retroactively! bsky.app/profile/sara...

My heart just aches from all of this

The massive list of suspended UCLA grants came out today: 300 NSF and 500 NIH grants. I am miraculously not on the list, but this is devastating. Science will be lost, progress will be frozen, people will lose jobs, and careers in science and medicine are being destroyed. This is not ok.

Well well well

Does he, though? 😅

Oooh I don't have this one. Probably good with other amaros though, right? 😆

Please send recipe!

You know the way

Perfect I'm great at playing sports while holding a drink

I hope they were on great tortillas!

Ping pong bar?! I'm interested

I hope you at least treated yourself to fresh sheets!

How's everyone coping tonight? Photo evidence and glib comments welcome

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SAVE LIVES: Last Thursday night, I was talking on the phone with my 87-year-old mother, and she had a SEIZURE WHILE ON THE PHONE! Rushed to the ER, had stroke symptoms that were reversed by a dose of the latest version of tissue plasminogen activator (clot-dissolving drug). 1/2

A small thing I learned from @booker.senate.gov's incredible filibuster is the importance of telling your stories to anyone who will listen. My senators aren't on this list but I'll email the members anyway 🧪

Given the lack of significant outrage, people are either unaware or believe they can weather this storm. The latter set reminds me of folks confident they would get on the lifeboats when the Titanic was sinking. At 5% success & a six-grant application limit, there aren't enough lifeboats. /2

I'm seeing lots of these stories and they ALL need to be sent to members of the appropriations committee. Many of these members have been asking good questions in hearings, and some GOP members have signaled clear support for NIH

www.appropriations.senate.gov/about/members

The NIH was healthiest when pay lines were in the 20th percentile range.

We are headed into an environment where pay lines are in the 5% range.

In my entire career, I’ve only had 3 grants that scored better than 5%. And my lab is considered a successful one.

This is going to destroy science.

1/ This is a long 🧵, so buckle up & I hope you read till the end.
The HHS Secretary, is planning to remove all 16 members of the USPSTF the expert panel that decides which preventive services (cancer screenings, HIV prevention meds) must be covered by insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

Easy tips for science advocacy. If you're looking for something you can do, start here!

I try to do this too! Try not to hand over my joy and make sure to acknowledge all the achievements in spite of everything else

Everything seems real bad, so I’m reposting the good when I see it

the soul might need a little bit of both! 🥂

Everyone repost this and share a positive science thing from your last week, month, etc.

I had a great paper editing session with undergrad Tabitha on her 1st author paper. She's grown so much and now enjoys the narrative development in addition to her passion for the discovery and details.

I've been spiraling about the downfall of US science, but I am trying to focus on the kickass week our lab has had:
1. paper revision submitted
2. new paper out for review
3. postdoc fellowship submitted
4. grant submitted

Finding hope and joy in science to renew my fighting spirit🧪👩‍🔬

Orange cat nervously hiding under the couch

Orange cat with big fluffy tail resting on my lap while we lay on the couch

Turner is ready for his #caturday debut

How it started... how it's going.

Thanks Amber, you helped crack the case for sure!!!

Excited to be involved with this work driven by @dremilygoldberg.bsky.social and her team! Read the preprint now!

"Neutrophil TLR2 signaling promotes lipid accumulation and vascular plaque growth"