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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · Jun 8

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 7

The global LGBTQ+ festival was held for the first time in the nation's capital. Organizers say the current political environment has dampened the excitement surrounding the celebration.

WorldPride caps off its first D.C. celebration with a weekend parade

The global LGBTQ+ festival was held for the first time in the nation's capital. Organizers say the current political environment has dampened the excitement surrounding the celebration.

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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · Jun 7

Please tell your friends and family who are still parroting the lie that academic research can be replaced by private industry

Edward Doherty PhD. @drtcell.bsky.social · Jun 7

A study finds, US based academic research institutes account for 50% of new medical drugs in the last 4 years. 🧪

www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...

#science #savescience #stat

We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us

From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.

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Michal Caspi Tal, PhD @immunofever.bsky.social · May 31

Book research on how names shift science.
How do controversial ideas become accepted in medical research and medicine?
T-suppressor cells were "debunked" and then rebranded as #Tregs.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome now ME w/ #ChronicLyme to #IACI following #LongCOVID.
I want to hear your stories!!

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 1

Your state DMV probably won't text you about unpaid fees — but scammers will.

Americans are warned as latest DMV phishing scam targets phones

Your state DMV probably won't text you about unpaid fees — but scammers will.

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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 29

Hang in there, Tanya!

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Kelsie Wentz @kek-kelsie.bsky.social · May 28

The Wentz lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Applicants excited about joining a brand new research group and interested in the synthesis of new functional main-group based heterocyles and polymers can apply at the link below. Please share!
indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/29781

Postdoctoral Fellow - Wentz Lab

The Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts + Sciences at Indiana University, consists of a well-rounded research community with cutting-edge expertise in a wide variety of modern disciplines i...

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ChemKritzer @chemkritzer.bsky.social · May 26

Boston-area pharma/biotech people! Are you considering a future in teaching? Tufts Chemistry has a new part-time Professor of the Practice position focused on mentoring graduate students for a future in research. Please apply, or DM me with your questions!
apply.interfolio.com/168150

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Alán Aspuru-Guzik @aspuru.bsky.social · May 26

Go work with the amazing @valencekjell.com ! #chemsky

Kjell Jorner @valencekjell.com · May 26

Last week to apply to this position in my group.

Kjell Jorner @valencekjell.com · May 13

We are recruiting a PhD student in machine learning for photocatalysis! In this project, we will collaborate with the group of Frank Glorius @gloriusgroup.bsky.social to develop predictive tools for energy-transfer-catalyzed photocycloadditions.

Reposts appreciated!
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 26

Totally agree!

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · May 24

David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏

youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...

Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Amanpour and Company

YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 25

@repbonnie.bsky.social : May I humbly submit that this should be required viewing for everyone in Congress. I believe it does an excellent job explaining why taxpayers benefit from the federal government’s support of scientific research.

www.pbs.org/video/breakt...

Amanpour and Company | Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Season 2025

David Liu joins the show.

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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 25

@corybooker.com : May I humbly submit that this should be required viewing for everyone in Congress. I believe it does an excellent job explaining why taxpayers benefit from the federal government’s support of scientific research.

www.pbs.org/video/breakt...

Amanpour and Company | Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Season 2025

David Liu joins the show.

www.pbs.org

The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 25

Please consider passing around this very informative interview to everyone you know (especially non-scientists). I believe it does an excellent job explaining why taxpayers benefit from the federal government’s support of scientific research.

www.pbs.org/video/breakt...

Amanpour and Company | Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Season 2025

David Liu joins the show.

www.pbs.org

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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you for supporting efforts for tuberculosis treatments.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · May 23

HOOSIERS: I'm very excited to be in conversation with Michael Koryta for the Bloomington Book Festival. You can learn more and get tickets here: buskirkchumley.org/events/an-ev...

An Evening with John Green

BLOOMINGTON, IN — The Bloomington Book Festival, a three-day celebration that connects authors and readers, encourages literacy, and fosters community engagement, is thrilled to present an evening wit...

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · May 22

Stay strong @harvard.edu

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Ed Boyden @eboyden3.bsky.social · May 22

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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 21

Thank you for an amazing book that I am recommending to my research group members and all my TB research colleagues. If you ever want to speak to more faculty involved in TB drug discovery please let me know. www.newtbdrugs.org/pipeline/dis... : The pre-clinical candidate JSF-3285 is from our lab.

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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · May 21

If you are a PhD or postdoc and want to present your exciting science, make sure to check out the abstract challenge to present a Flash Talk at the Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social on September 30th.

#ChemBio #ChemSky #DrugDiscovery

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NPR @npr.org · May 21

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · May 14

Opportunity for computational chemist at Vertex (Oxford UK) ref: REQ-24796 | closing: 31-May-2025 #CADD #CompChem #cheminformatics #UKChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
vrtx.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/Vertex_Caree...

Senior Computational Chemist/Molecular Modeller

Job Description We seek a highly motivated and experienced Computational Chemist to join our Computational Drug Design group in Oxford. The successful candidate will play a central role in driving dru...

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · May 18

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · May 14

My ongoing request:

If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.

NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...

NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...

Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · May 14

NSF appears to be terminating hundreds of its grants to Harvard, per internal sources at NSF and at Harvard. At least one division has had all its grants cut.

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The Freundlich Group @freundlichgroup.bsky.social · May 14

Really sorry to hear this.

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