Francesca Taraballi

“If we in academic medicine give in to the campaigns against DEI, the consequences will include resegregation and fewer opportunities for marginalized groups.” (The Lancet, June 2025) Science thrives on diversity. Equity isn’t optional, it’s foundational.
#DEI #HealthEquity #TheLancet #NoGoingBack

Slashing NIH isn’t fiscal prudence, it’s deleting the source code of American biomedical innovation so we can keep doom-scrolling with flawless skin and extra caffeine.

Meanwhile, that “tiny” NIH line is what powered checkpoint inhibitors for #cancer, continuous glucose monitors for #diabetes, endovascular thrombectomy for #stroke, statins & PCSK9 inhibitors for #heart_disease, and battlefield-ready regenerative foams for #trauma.

$58.7 billion on micro-transaction-stuffed video games.
Roughly $55 billion on single-use bottled water (the stuff we already pay to filter at home).
About $103 billion on beauty & skincare fads driven by TikTok dermatologists.

The draft FY-26 NIH budget clocks in at ≈ $27 billion—barely a single shot of espresso in the trillion-dollar latte that is the federal budget.

For comparison, Americans will casually pour ~ $110 billion into coffee this year alone. And coffee isn’t even the silliest line-item crushing science:

The 100 days that shook U.S. science Trump’s chaotic push to remake federal research will have lasting consequences

Let’s be real: innovation doesn’t come from austerity. It comes from investing in talent, infrastructure, and ideas. The latest “restructuring” proposals don’t support science—they erode it. Talent goes where it’s valued. Let’s not stall the future. #SciencePolicy

This isn’t about resisting change. It’s about making sure science policy understands science. Consolidation for control isn’t the same as coordination for collaboration! Let’s not trade complexity for convenience.

NIH funding slashed by $42B while RFK Jr. plays science cosplay in the Idiocracy reboot no one asked for. We're gutting real medicine so a conspiracy theorist can LARP as a health expert. America: where facts go to die, and diseases get a comeback tour. #NIH #ScienceMatters

Francesca Taraballi, La scure del Doge su cura e ricerca medica | il manifesto Usa (Internazionale) #custom_field-ochiello. Di #custom_field-autore

Ho intervistato @taraballiphd.bsky.social per farmi spiegare l'enorme problema che sta attraversando il mondo scientifico per via dell'amministrazione Trump/Musk. E no, non è un problema solo americano

Negli Usa è il momento delle liste dei “nemici di Trump” | il manifesto Usa (Internazionale) #custom_field-ochiello. Di #custom_field-autore

Questa è inquietante: liste di nemici pubblicate online

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