Kelsey Schwartz, PhD

Check out one of our recently published clinical trials! We found that 6 weeks of losartan improved microvascular endothelial function and reduced angiotensin II-mediated vasoconstriction in healthy women with a history of preeclampsia.

A photo of the U,S, Capitol building.

If you're concerned about #biomedical research funding, it's time to raise your voice and take action. Sign up for APS Action Alerts to help elevate the collective voice and impact of the #physiology community: ow.ly/7gIr50WfGmX #SciPol #advocacy #FundScience 🧪

Flyer for a Stand Up for Science event on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on May 9th at 4:30 pm. Local band One More Hour will provide live music and there will be a gathering at The Green House after the event at 6 pm.

Stand Up with Us this Friday on the Pentacrest on the UIowa campus!!

We have speakers, live music from local band One More Hour, and information from local organizations about the threats to high education and how you can get more involved!

@standupforscience.bsky.social

APS Summit 2025 has begun and I have just landed in Baltimore! Catch me and @kelseyschwartz.bsky.social
from 1215-1 pm in the APS hub discussing how to becoming more involved in science advocacy and with the APS Science Policy Committee! 🥼

Harvard University Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu

University of Iowa friends: mark your calendars for May 9th. More details to be released very soon!

The funding for these long COVID research grants was given back bc disability activists urged us to contact our reps persistently, in high volume, and we did. Remember that these tactics work the next time someone tries to get you to passively react instead of taking an active part in organizing!

As a born and raised Iowan, I have remained here as a post doc due to the excellent research environment at UI.

As such, I would love to hear why MMM is not standing up for us and opposing the cuts to the NIH that have a direct and severely negative impact on constituents in her district.

Iowa district 1 friends! Join me TODAY at 2 pm at the (empty chair?) town hall for Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at the Iowa City Public Library

I’ll be speaking as a concerned constituent about how devastating the threats to biomedical research funding are, and will continue to be, to IA citizens.

Wonderful short bluetorial on how and why you should contact your elected reps to fight for scientific funding. Every single letter/email/call/meeting can have an impact on your representative. Call them today!!

📷: Mike Yen

Amazing time at #StandUpForScience in Chicago on Friday. Thank you to the IL team for letting me help organize!!

Reminder: call your representatives!! Use 5calls.org for a streamlined process to make your voice heard.

TOMORROW!!! Me and a car full of science homies will be traveling to Chicago for their rally! Staying in Iowa? Make sure you walk out at noon!!! (I see you UIowa, ISU, and Grinnell College registered on the map!)

Have noticed the same thing...early career folks (PhD students, post docs, junior faculty) are making the most noise. I am sure there are several reasons, but the lack of more established folks even acknowledging what is happening is unfortunate and telling...

What YOU do in the next few weeks matters. A lot.

Fun news: I’m officially joining our neighbors in #Chicago to #standupforscience on March 7 at noon at the Federal Plaza! Iowa friends—join me, I have room in my car or you can bring a car full of people, too!

Chicago info:
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

@standupforscience.bsky.social

NIH funding cuts could have ‘devastating impact’ on medical advancements, Chicago researchers say The National Institutes of Health under President Donald Trump announced this month that it was cutting payments covering overhead costs for research institutions that receive its grants.

Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation.

Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed.

And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.

My F31 submitted in 2023 went to AC review. Still shows the date and time (early 2024) of AC meeting in era commons as well.

Image of Iowa with the text, looking for iowa volunteers.

☀️📣 Looking for a STATE LEAD and VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in IOWA!

Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #iowa

I just called the Iowa AG! Happy to pass on the script I made (IA specific but you can replace with your funding $). Check replies in this thread for examples if you want to make your own, too.

Excellent thread on indirect costs, how they fit into universities, and how we got here. 🧪

UT Austin professor says Trump's policies could disrupt scientific research and hurt the economy The Trump administration directed federal health officials to pause external communications last week, which prompted the National Institutes of Health to cancel meetings used to determine which resea...

Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/n

www.kut.org/education/20...

Calls are being registered--when i spoke to someone in Senator Tillis' office this morning they told me many people had called already today. Call tomorrow!

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

I reached out to my senator on the Senate Finance Committee urging them to consider the harm that confirming RFK Jr will have on NIH funds for IA. Happy to help anyone find who to contact/what to say if you want to reach out to your state rep, too!
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-state/

Reduced AT2R Signaling Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction After Preeclampsia | Hypertension BACKGROUND: Women who had preeclampsia (a history of preeclampsia) have a >4-fold risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared with women who had an uncomplicated pregnancy (history of health...

Excited to share our recently in press manuscript in #Hypertension (@ahajournals.bsky.social) as my first official post here!

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...