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NY-CURES @nycures.bsky.social · 50m

Add your name ✍ at www.nycures.org so Albany sees 10,000 scientists calling for the future of biomedical research to be built right here in New York.

Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.

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Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · 8d

Impressive demonstration of how a leukocyte separates the two ECs to squeeze by.
Time to update my TEM lecture slides!

preLights @prelights.bsky.social · 8d

Excellent #postLight uploaded by @fadelvalle.bsky.social!

He revisits work from Werner van der Meer & colleagues originally posted as a preprint and now published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

postLight: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/l...

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 14d

Staff members at the NIH seem to have done the impossible: spend the agency's $48 billion budget.

“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.

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

NIH races to spend its 2025 grant money — but fewer projects win funding

Despite political obstacles, officials are on track to disburse all of the research funds allocated to US biomedical behemoth.

www.nature.com

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Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · 15d

@gabbyfredman.bsky.social

EPA+DHA may be considered as part of the management of patients with NYHA functional class II-IV HF, irrespective of etiology or LVEF.

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 15d

A long-awaited consensus statement on inflammation and heart disease
"We have thus entered an era when the evidence linking inflammation with ASCVD is no longer exploratory but is
compelling and clinically actionable."
@jaccjournals.bsky.social open-access
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

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Stephan Huveneers @huveneerslab.bsky.social · 19d

New vascular seminars coming up @evborg.bsky.social

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The Onion @theonion.com · 20d

Trump Administration Attempts To Link Autism To Tylenol
https://theonion.com/trump-administration-attempts-to-link-autism-to-tylenol/

“I guess it’s back to laudanum.”

Tre Duncan, Sauce Mixer

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Sep 8

David Baltimore passed away this weekend. A pioneer of molecular virology who won the Nobel prize in medicine & physiology for his discovery of viral reverse transcriptase. This essay he wrote in 2018 reflecting of his 60yr career in science is a great read.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Sixty Years of Discovery | Annual Reviews

Each of us is a story. Mine is a story of doing science for 60 years, and I am honored to be asked to tell it. Even though this autobiography was written for the Annual Review of Immunology, I have ch...

www.annualreviews.org

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Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · Sep 4

I guess so but it may be a question for @standupforscience.bsky.social

Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just signed it!
www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...

Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Join with us to sign our Citizens' Petition to the US Congress to choose the people over Trump and Impeach RFK Jr Now!

www.standupforscience.net

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Aug 5

Double the discovery, double the momentum 🚀

Europe doubles down on research competitiveness with a major boost to #HorizonEurope:

€95.5 billion foreseen for 2021-2027
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€175 billion proposed for 2028-2034
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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.

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The Histochemical Society (HCS) and Journal (JHC) @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, the Histochemical Society’s flagship journal for 70 years, is seeking manuscript submissions!

To learn more & submit: journals.sagepub.com/author-instr...

#callforpapers #histochemistry #immunohistochemistry #microscopy

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Journal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · Aug 10

ICYMI: Vasculopathy occurs early in systemic sclerosis, but intervention strategies are lacking.

Colin Jamora & team reveal ANGPTL2 as an inducer of vasculopathy that drives cutaneous fibrogenesis in mice—mirroring SSc—and present a therapeutic approach: UAS03.

buff.ly/xNYvnRj

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Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · Aug 5

Now the scientific method has about a 4% success rate 🧪🧅

The Onion @theonion.com · Aug 5

‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method

PARIS—In an effort to modernize the principles and empirical procedures of examining phenomena and advancing humanity’s collective knowledge, the International Council for Science announced Thursday t...

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨URGENT UPDATE ON ACLU/APHA vs NIH CASE 🚨

Court accepting updated list of plaintiffs/grantees impacted! MUST BE SUBMITTED BY **AUGUST 1st 5pm EST**! Please disseminate!!!

Message from ACLU team below:

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Microsoft Forms

www.aclu.org

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 1

Corrupt. Dangerous. Deeply deeply damaging.

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Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · Jul 28

Impressive work following over two thousand volunteers for over two years. Both intervention arms (structured and self guided) showed improvements.
Thank you ‪@alzassociation.bsky.social‬ for your work.

JAMA @jama.com · Jul 28

Editorial from @jama.com: The US POINTER study suggests that modest lifestyle interventions can enhance cognitive health in aging populations, offering a practical and cost-effective approach to dementia prevention.

ja.ma/3IIrv0f

#AAIC2025

Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Cognition in Later Life

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 27

Post Sunday morning shows Bhattacharya email...

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Siân Owen @sianowen.bsky.social · Jun 3

The Wadsworth Center is expanding it's research focus on #virology /vector-borne diseases!
www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/
This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!)
Reposts appreciated 🙏

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 25

Some sweet people have been sending physical cards and letters to the Bethesda Declaration signers. This is so kind and meaningful.

It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to

Ian Morgan
NIGMS
45 Center Dr, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200

Ian will share them with the signers.

harry potter is surrounded by a bunch of letters falling on the floor .

ALT: harry potter is surrounded by a bunch of letters falling on the floor .

media.tenor.com

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Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · Jul 22

It is a strange time when I think that a new policy from this administration makes sense and I actually support.
I miss the times where most notices made sense, though.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-25-132: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications NOT-OD-25-132. NIH

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · Jul 19

As Jay said, many of the #BethesdaDeclaration signers will meet with him on Monday. And oh boy are we prepared!

While not every signer was invited, we worked together and with our colleagues across #NIH to bring our concerns—and evidence to back them up.

Buckle up, this will be a long thread. 🧵

Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · Jul 19

bit.ly/4kJeCQz

Dr Bhattacharya opines on on why #BethesdaDeclaration signers "don't understand", on Colins and Fauci, on NIH-Bangladeshi third-gender research and so on

Wow

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‪@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Jul 19

There is a rally on MONDAY at 4:30 PM to stand up for NIH. Please join.

Many NIH employees signed the Bethesda Declaration, objecting to the destruction of NIH. The Trump NIH Director asked the signers to meet. The rally follows that meeting, in support.

actionnetwork.org/ev...

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Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · Jul 16

Congrats Pilar and Erin! Fantastic work. Always great to collaborate with you!

Alejandro Adam @aleadam.bsky.social · Jul 10

Rest in peace, Ivar

Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/s...

Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96

www.nytimes.com

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