Shannin N. Moody PhD

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

It’s stunning to me that the New York Times did not put the story on the bloodbath at the NIH, CDC, and FDA on its front page this morning.

NIH funding delivers exponential economic returns — Harvard Gazette Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.

This message needs to be heard widely.

It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.

When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.

Nearly every medicine we benefit from started with NIH-funded research. Early discovery work starts in academia.

Immunotherapies?
Gene therapy for rare diseases?
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s medicines?
Vaccines?
Novel cancer treatments?
Psychiatric medicines?

You betcha.

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Lets keep up the pressure and support those who are willing to turn on the orange monster and his minions crime boss. We must embrace anyone willing to fight with us and root out authoritarianism.

Start here, share this!

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I once was in a room where a very smart woman said something along the lines of, "create your own scientifc mafia" (e.g. a closed group of people in a particular field, having a controlling influence).

Never been prouder to be a part of a brilliant group of scientist who look out for one another.

Things are so grim, but seeing the #DSPAN fam stay strong, supportive, motivated, and united is a beacon of hope.

They can cancel our program, but they can’t cancel the community we’ve formed.

grants.gov page for the MOSAIC K99/R00 which used to expire January 30, 2025 and now expires September 7, 2027

Relieved that the MOSAIC K99/R00 grants.gov page is no longer expired (updated today), and it sounds like people are able to submit apps again 🧪

Just saying…

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F99/R00 AND K99/R00 DIVERSITY AWARD APPLICANTS

If you have applied for a F99/R00 or K99/R00 Diversity award and the study section for review is not listed on your eRA Commons page, please reach out to me.

DM me, email berg.grants.2029@gmail.com, Signal jeremymberg.78

THANK YOU

If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.

Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.

Per an NIH source:

“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”

So how’s it going so far?

"All I did was look around at the problems we're neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters." — Octavia E. Butler on "predicting the future"

Y'all coulda listened at any time.

The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

Now this is important. We knew, but this most reliable confirmation is devastating.

Tokens get spent 🤷🏽‍♀️

Good.

‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

In addition to the NIH halt, this order aims to create (among other things) a list of all federally funded grants that involve DEIA "under whatever name they appear". They're coming for research involving health equity, social determinants of health, centering marginalized populations, etc.

Oh no that’s horrible. I sure hope no one else sends fake reports to DEIAtruth@opm.gov.

I am astounded that @nytimes.com has not reported on the horrific letters that went out to all of the government agencies. Absolutely insane lack of journalist integrity. Shame on any news outlet not reporting this.

NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure

The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:

"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board

Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.

National Institutes of Health cancels scientific meetings after Trump directives An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

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

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This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions