Stephanie Grainger

@aoc.bsky.social I hope we can count on you!

The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray.

"Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.

"Trump’s interference in the sciences is something new. It shares features with the science-damaging policies of Stalin and Hitler, says David Wootton, a historian of science. But in the English-speaking world, it has no precedent, he told me: “This is an unparalleled destruction from within.”

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

See how the NIH cuts are impacting your area. scienceimpacts.org

As stressful as it is to run a laboratory in the US right now, my thoughts are often with the NIH staff living in the awful chaos trying to preserve the whole enterprise. I’m grateful for every moment they choose not to give up. These people are the only thing keeping it from entirely collapsing.

Good morning to all the reviewer 3s out there who believe in bioRxiv papers and the pandemic having disproportionate impacts on the junior faculty who started then.

The NIH’s 2024 budget of just under $37B generated $95B in economic activity in 2024 alone. 99.4% of new pharmaceuticals approved from 2010-2019 came from NIH-funded research. I’m hard pressed to think of anything that generates as much direct economic benefit as our NIH did before they destroyed it

I'm sure I'm not the only GenXer who is tearing up at this. If you were there when it began, then you know why.

K hear me out. Uber.

“With these considerations, we expect to fund through the 4th percentile.”

There it is, in black and white, the destruction of cancer research in the US.

graph showing lower courts are ruling against court, but SCOTUS is largely ruling with him

It is not just that SCOTUS is weakening Congress by giving its powers to Trump; it is also weakening other parts of the judiciary.
It is overturning decisions in a fashion it did not do under Biden (hat tip to @adambonica.bsky.social for the graph).
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-youre...

Travelers to the US must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' — What to know The fee will be at least $250, is on top of other visa fees, and may be reimbursable.

Do not organize conferences in the US with an expectation to invite international scientists.

www.nbcnewyork.com/news/busines...

Bruh, it’s pronounced nucular

Except grilled cheese.

Hahahahahaha

SAUCE 4 LYFE

Where does AI fit?

Cuban is inferior to pastrami on rye unless we’re going sauce free. You wouldn’t go sauce free would you?!

Fish>frogs. Discuss.

FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.

The NIH is asking scientists and the public to comment on plans to drastically limit animal model research. If you think animal models remain important tools for basic and clinical research tell them! Click the link below and scroll down to send your comments!

www.fda.gov/news-events/...

FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.

Birth defects kill twice as many children as cancer. Animal model are crucial; no stem-cell or computer models can yet recapitulate the embryo's complexity. If you support birth defects research tell NIH that animal models are important! Click & scroll below to comment.

tinyurl.com/mr3he6bx

Shock. Awe. More shock.

So proud and so well deserved!!

RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi Gavi works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Health experts say the move could have deadly consequences.

Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

Very VERY excited to see this addition to the SCIMaP project.
@joshuasweitz.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social

BOTTOM LINE: Proposed NIH cuts are estimated to result in ~50b in economic losses and over 200k job losses.

But hey! How are those egg prices??

scienceimpacts.org/fy26

Any interest in mid career recruits?

CONGRATS!!!

Blah air travel.

Heading to #ICDB #sdb in Puerto Rico for a few days! I only packed one bottle of sunscreen and that may have been an error…

"The National Institutes of Health limps along on invisible crutches, its significance on life support, its staff feeling diminished, dazed and confused. When this madness will end is anyone’s guess"
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