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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · Jun 23

It’s been 2 weeks since we sent the #BethesdaDeclaration.

Nearly 30 thousand people have signed, including patients, family, advocates, friends, neighbors, academics & Nobel Laureates. Add your name to the growing list!
act.standupforscience.net/forms/add-na...

ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our summer high school student made brownies decorated with fucose and GlcNAc. 🔺🟦 #glycotime #futureofscience

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Jun 9

I urge others to similarly support our patriots at NIH who use their training and talents to improve human health and position the US as the world’s leader in biomedical discovery, innovation and technology development 🙏

Stanford AAUP @stanfordaaup.bsky.social · Jun 9

Stanford's professor and Bethesda Declaration signatory @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social notes that the declaration “represents the voices of the highly trained Americans at NIH who want to serve their country and steward the biomedical enterprise.” 🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...

NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown

In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes

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Jeremy BOO! Yoder 🎃💀🕷️ @jbyoder.org · Jun 8

Got a new op-ed in LNC/LancasterOnline this morning, on the importance of the curiosity-driven science the National Science Foundation is supposed to support

lancasteronline.com/opinion/colu...

Plant biologist from Lancaster reflects on Joshua trees and federal science funding [column]

Joshua trees are weird. I say this as an expert on Joshua trees.

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · Apr 27

Some good news for a change–Queen's has set aside funds to assist any students who have lost their visa status in the US and are looking to continue their graduate studies. Please share widely.

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...

Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · May 30

"The future of the US government’s premier training program for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduate students is uncertain after a recent scaling back of the program has led to talk that it will be essentially privatized" @policyhound.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Will NSF’s flagship training program survive under Trump?

Despite 50 Nobelists and 75,000 alumni, NSF’s graduate research fellows could be a vanishing breed

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · May 21

thank you. as a scientist, i have been trying to explaint to non-scientists what is happening. their response is often "i'm sorry," as if they are sorry for what may be happening to me. but i don't want sympathy for me, i would like to make them aware of the impact on our collective future.

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Jenny Yang @chemjen.bsky.social · May 15

Live in the US and feeling helpless about funding cuts? Spend 5 minutes making 5 calls. 5calls.org/issue/nih-ns...

Save NIH and NSF Research Funding ⭑ 5 Calls

Updates February 20, 2025: Despite a court order to unfreeze NIH grant funding, the Trump administration is continuing to block funding by preventing …

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Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · May 13

We are still accepting applications to attend the GRC on CAZymes for Glycan Conversions. This year's theme is ‘Unlocking CAZyme Interfaces’. This is one of my favorite meetings and I am excited to be the vice co-chair elect this year. #glycotime #biochemistry 🧪

www.grc.org/carbohydrate...

a cartoon of a pitcher and a cup of sugar on a table with the words `` sweet '' written on it .

ALT: a cartoon of a pitcher and a cup of sugar on a table with the words `` sweet '' written on it .

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · May 12

There are still spaces available to attend the 2025 Carbohydrates GRC and GRS. Apply now!

Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Mar 25

Registration is open for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Carbohydrates and the associated Gordon Research Seminar! 🧪 We have a exciting line-up of confirmed speakers and more to be added!
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
The conference will be held June 15 - 20 in Holderness, NH.

Confirmed speaker list and details about the 2025 Carbohydrates GRC

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Apr 30

what if the great economic success of the United States over the past 80 years was not due to unfettered capitalism but rather due to sustained investment in basic science research and workforce training (as laid out by Vannevar Bush in 1945 Science: The Endless Frontier)?

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Apr 21

We are also seeking financial sponsors. All contributions at a minimum of $500 will be gratefully acknowledged on the GRC website and throughout the meeting on PowerPoint slides. Contributions can be made at this link:

my.grc.org/p/contributi...

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Apr 21

Attendance at both the GRC and GRS is limited. Apply now to have your abstract considered for a short talk.

www.grc.org/carbohydrate...

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2025 Carbohydrates Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Carbohydrates will be held in Holderness, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Apr 21

A Carbohydrates Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will be held in conjunction with the GRC. Gordon Research Seminars are highly successful and unique meetings that enable young researchers to share in the GRC experience.

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Apr 21

Continuing a long tradition, the 2025 Carbohydrates GRC will be held June 15 – 20 in Holderness, NH. First held in 1961, this event attracts scientists from around the world. It provides a forum for presentation and discussion of frontier research at the cutting-edge of glycoscience. #glycotime

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Iain Wilson @iainwilsonwien.bsky.social · Mar 28

Carbohydrates GRC
This year's conference list has not yet met the registration goal, which is important for the continuity of this GRC.

www.grc.org/carbohydrate...

2025 Carbohydrates Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Carbohydrates will be held in Holderness, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Mar 25

Registration is open for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Carbohydrates and the associated Gordon Research Seminar! 🧪 We have a exciting line-up of confirmed speakers and more to be added!
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
The conference will be held June 15 - 20 in Holderness, NH.

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Mar 22

congratulations!!!

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Jennifer Kohler @doctorjj.bsky.social · Mar 20

thank you for doing this!

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This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · Mar 18

I sincerely think that universities should suspend their productivity standards for scientists and ask them instead to hold town halls in schools, public libraries, museums, shopping malls, and anywhere else and communicate what is being lost with the collapse of the research ecosystem.

James Sims @simsjames.bsky.social · Mar 16

“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on
@msnbc.com

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Michelle Francl @michellefrancl.bsky.social · Mar 7

Shouting. Recent op-ed on NIH funding. Re-posting in solidarity with today's @standupforscience.bsky.social rallies.

"Know a Trump voter? Ask them, be specific. Are they willing to forgo treatment with anything NIH funded? For cancer? For Crohn's?

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Shout

Roman Catholic wife, mother, writer and teacher blogs about life, laundry, prayer and God.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 7

Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4