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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 27d

An incredible first hand account of the chaos that has ensued in NIH funded research labs and its far reaching impact on the future of cancer research.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

#NIH #cancer #UMass

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Jul 26

Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · May 17

Looking forward to reading this!!

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · May 7

This is an incredibly informative piece on critical animal research in surprising ways. Please read.

Eliza Bliss-Moreau @eblissmoreau.bsky.social · May 4

The NIH move to restrict animal research is a bad one and not just about health - it's about national security.

More here:
medium.com/@eblissmorea...

This will kill us: restricting animal research

Tuesday, as my lab gathered to celebrate the completion of one of our big studies, the National Institutes of Health announced that they…

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Apr 2

Congratulations, Lucia!

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Katie Berry @katieberry.bsky.social · Mar 24

Now is a critical time for colleges and universities to coordinate a collective fight to protect our missions and freedom of expression.

Please consider signing in solidarity with colleagues at UMass Amherst and other universities targeted by recent threats.

sites.google.com/umass.edu/we...

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March 20, 2025 Dear Presidents, Chancellors, and Boards of Trustees of the 60 Universities that received a March 10th warning letter from the U.S. Department of Education: You are on the frontlines ...

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Mar 23

www.politicalorphans.com/forget-tesla...

Forget Tesla, Go After Twitter

Take down Twitter and you can ruin Elon Musk.

www.politicalorphans.com

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Feb 23

For my birthday, please call your representatives and senators. Let them know you are concerned about your friends and loved ones who have cancer or rare diseases getting treatments and services they so desperately need. Science saves lives. 7/7

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Feb 23

My concerns are not unique. Everyone who has a child with a rare diseases is concerned about research and healthcare now more than ever. Anyone who had cancer and beat it due to amazing treatments should be concerned that medical research is in a holding pattern and others won’t get the same. 6/n

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Feb 23

I worry daily that Grayson will have a seizure that lands him in the hospital. At night, I listen to the sound of his breathing for any change that happens with a seizure. I’m concerned he’s outgrowing his equipment, my ability to carry him, and we’ll need shortly to modify our house or move. 5/n

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Feb 23

I’m concerned about potential cuts to Medicaid. Medicaid coverage for Grayson pays for diapers, wipes, G-tube food and supplies, meds, wheelchair, leg braces and gait trainer (walker). Without services, meds, equipment, and after school care will be unaffordable. 4/n

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Feb 23

I’m concerned that without a job I won’t have affordable healthcare. 3/n

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Feb 23

I concerned I’ll lose my job since it depends on NIH funding; I’m submitting grants but NIH reviews and funding decisions currently aren’t happening. Plus, the research we are doing into Grayson’s rare disease will stop (no one else is working on it) and he will lose the chance for a treatment. 2/n

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Feb 23

It’s my birthday! It should be a happy day, but I can’t stop thinking about the personal domino effects that are likely to happen as a direct result of the drastic changes happening in our government. 1/n

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Seth Blackshaw @sethblackshaw.bsky.social · Feb 8

To my friends and colleagues at UAB, IU, UF, FSU, UL, WashU, OSU, CWRU, etc, etc. Call both your senators and your representative. They listen. Emphasize the direct economic impact of NIH research, and the indirect impacts on pharmaceutical/biotech. Underscore its relevance to national security.

Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · Feb 8

The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.

GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.

Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.

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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · Jan 28

Is the "temporary pause" of disbursement of all federal grants/loans an unlawful impoundment? It almost certainly is. A brief 🧵

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 27

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.

ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the
pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated
conducting merit review panels
No later than Febrar
- 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on
any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant
has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information
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To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Jan 23

Done! I was a little startled when a human answered.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Jan 22

No study section...no grant reviews
No grant reviews...no grants awarded
No grants awarded...no research
No research...no functional NIH

Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · Jan 22

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

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Nsikan Akpan @monscience.bsky.social · Jan 22

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

Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · Jan 22

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

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Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · Jan 22

My NIH study section that was to meet tomorrow was one of those canceled. This represents many months of work by the applicants and by the NIH staff and reviewers. Devastating is the correct word.

Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · Jan 22

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Jan 23

Great to see the completed work. Looking forward to reading it!

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Jan 20

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Ali Christy, MD, PhD @oligoclonalband.medsky.social · Dec 18

Medical students interested in child neurology or neurodevelopmental disabilities - Consider applying for Child Neurology Foundation grants! ❤️🧸🧠

Please share this with every medical student you know!

Child Neurology Foundation Scholarship Opportunities!
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- DR KENNETH F SWAIMAN MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Dec 17

Add me please!

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Kimberly Aldinger @kaaldinger.bsky.social · Dec 17

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