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The impacts are becoming apparent as institutes settle on new “paylines,” or the portion of peer-reviewed grants that meet the cutoff for funding. The dramatic drop at NCI is likely to result in “substantial loss of Pis and staff,” NCI Deputy Dir. Douglas Lowy recently told an advisory board.

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Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

🧵 3/3 Bottom line for 🧪:

The last remaining fight over the Billionaires' Bill is this week (*right now*) and in the House.

The fight for science funding in FY26 starts *next week* in the House and will continue during the summer.

So: don't lose hope...it's a *summer-long* fight for science!

The "Big Beautiful Bill" isn’t the federal budget—it’s a reconciliation bill focused on tax cuts. The real FY26 funding decisions for NIH, NSF, and more are happening now in Congress.

www.ascb.org/science-poli...

Call your legislators to stop slashing the budget of federal funded research in the “Big Beautiful Bill”. Find numbers @5calls.org

Will the Senate Save NIH? Rescuing biomedical research is every bit as important as saving Medicaid.

The proposed budget slashes NIH by ~40%, devastating medical research, clinical trials, treatment breakthroughs—life-saving work.

Thousands of lives at risk for tax cuts for the rich? NO THANKS.

Tell your senators to oppose the cuts HERE:
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#CutsCostLives

New report from Bernie Sanders, ranking member on the HELP committee

www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...

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Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.

Bad, bad news for health and research in the US. Cuts to NIH are devastating

Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’ But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.

“If Harvard had not taken this stand,…it would have been nearly impossible for other institutions to do so.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...

It happened to a loved one today 😭, a person who worked tirelessly to protect you and me. This is the thanks they get

Very excited and grateful to get this opportunity to study new aspects of TDP-43 with
@nicolasluxfawzi.bsky.social

@ayalalab.bsky.social
and Jeetain Mittal!

Study shows drug may prevent Alzheimer’s. NIH slowdowns threaten future research Washington University-led research shows a small group of participants in an Alzheimer’s study experienced a significant delay in the onset of symptoms.

www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

On March 14, Senate passed the Continuing Resolution cutting CDMRP funds. It’s devastating to scientific progress and neurodegenerative disease research including ALS.
Ask the Department of Defense and Congress to restore funding for ALS CDMRP funds: alsnetwork.quorum.us/campaign/11362…

Scenes from the incredible turnout today at Berkeley's @standupforscience.bsky.social rally. @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, and dozens of researchers, elected officials, and citizens defended science and the jobs, health benefits, and progress it creates for all Americans.

Yay signs in #standupforscience2025

Today is the day. #standupforscience2025
Protect research, science saves lives
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.

Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.

If you are in St Louis this weekend, join MO Jobs with Justice to support federal workers

If you’re in DC, the slate of speakers for this event on Friday is solid. I’ll be there.

🧪 Idaho, Wyoming, North and South Dakota - time to get organizing, it is not too late!

Let's get this in all 50 states!

A poster for stand up for science. Lady liberty stands in front of red banners saying Stand up for Science and Science is for everyone. The background reads standupforscience2025.org March 7, 2025

Hey Michiganders,

This Friday in Lansing many scientists and concerned citizens will gather to stand up for science at noon.

Come and show that Michiganders support science, and value the constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.

standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...

Just a reminder! Friday morning! Hope to see many of my Philly folk there!

📢 Atlanta! Time to stand up for science!

Why? Because science is for everyone.

Join us on 3/7 from 12-4 at Liberty Plaza- Georgia State Capital
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Connecticut friends -- we're one week away! I hope to see you at the Capitol in Hartford on March 7. Let's bring some light to these dark times and stand up for science.

@standupforscience.bsky.social
@mcdb-yale.bsky.social

Protecting Scientists Engaging in Advocacy The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a webinar to help scientists and experts understand their first amendment rights, enhance their digital privacy, and navigate the risks involved in eng...

Joining the DC or your local Stand Up for Science event, or just want to learn how scientists can safely engage in advocacy? ☀️

Join this Union of Concerned Scientists event tonight from 8:00–9:30 p.m. ET - secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-02-26...

*not a sponsored post, just sharing out of interest!

There’s a branch of this (unaffiliated, but same message) being planned at RIT in Rochester , NY (3 hours from our capital in Albany) so that the density of students in western New York can also take part. 12pm walkout!

Scientists warn of long-term damage as Trump’s orders slow research By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding proposals.

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Scientists warn of long-term damage as Trump’s orders slow research