Noam Ross
@noamross.net
Computational disease ecologist. Executive Director of @ropensci.org. Co-founder of https://grant-witness.us/. Brooklynite. One Health, open science, #RStats, cities, civics, bikes, fun, love, progress + justice. he/him
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In which I fruitlessly beg NIH grant-seeking folks to focus on what is actually important. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/i...
In which I fruitlessly beg NIH grant-seeking folks to focus on what is actually important.
A new webpage on the NIH site called “Implementing a Unified NIH Funding Strategy to Guide Consistent and Clearer Award Decisions” is causing a small kerfuffle on the socials. As per us…
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
In which I fruitlessly beg NIH grant-seeking folks to focus on what is actually important. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/i...
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good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/...
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/...
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
ESIP's new Repository Resilience project is developing "Repository Crisis Scorecards" to evaluate data repositories' capacity to survive disruptions and maintain mission-critical functions. They are looking for data managers and other experts and stakeholders to pilot the tool and provide feedback:
What can you do?
🤝 Sign up to let us know you’re interested: www.esipfed.org/rcs-interest
🔄 Repost to help us spread the word.
🔗 Learn more about the project: www.esipfed.org/repository-r...
#DataCenters #DataStewards #DataManagement #BigData #OpenData #DataRescue #DigitalPreservation
🤝 Sign up to let us know you’re interested: www.esipfed.org/rcs-interest
🔄 Repost to help us spread the word.
🔗 Learn more about the project: www.esipfed.org/repository-r...
#DataCenters #DataStewards #DataManagement #BigData #OpenData #DataRescue #DigitalPreservation
Interest Form: Repository Crisis Scorecards
Thanks for your interest in the Repository Crisis Scorecards (RCS) project, funded by the Sloan Foundation. This form is designed to gather general interest from individuals who want to stay informed…
www.esipfed.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
ESIP's new Repository Resilience project is developing "Repository Crisis Scorecards" to evaluate data repositories' capacity to survive disruptions and maintain mission-critical functions. They are looking for data managers and other experts and stakeholders to pilot the tool and provide feedback:
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Five professors explain why all colleges and universities should reject the Trump shakedown compact. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Five professors explain why all colleges and universities should reject the Trump shakedown compact. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
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Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
Abstracts – rainbowR conference
conference.rainbowr.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
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The man has to go. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
RFK Jr., American Psycho
He needs to go. Now.
www.thenation.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The man has to go. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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"The CDC is now two distinct agencies—a house divided against itself."
The staff and scientists trying to keep our basic public health infrastructure functioning are being undermined at every turn – in their work, their trust, and their safety – by these cranks, grifters, and fascists.
The staff and scientists trying to keep our basic public health infrastructure functioning are being undermined at every turn – in their work, their trust, and their safety – by these cranks, grifters, and fascists.
RFK Jr.’s CDC fills its autism webpage with anti-vaxxer talking points.
Analysis here with quotes from current and former CDC experts 👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/rfk-jrs-cd...
Analysis here with quotes from current and former CDC experts 👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/rfk-jrs-cd...
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"The CDC is now two distinct agencies—a house divided against itself."
The staff and scientists trying to keep our basic public health infrastructure functioning are being undermined at every turn – in their work, their trust, and their safety – by these cranks, grifters, and fascists.
The staff and scientists trying to keep our basic public health infrastructure functioning are being undermined at every turn – in their work, their trust, and their safety – by these cranks, grifters, and fascists.
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Weaponization of the premier public health agency in the country for personal clout and gain. The CDC website should not be trusted given the fact that it is controlled by people who will profit from spurious and false attempts to link vaccines to autism.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Weaponization of the premier public health agency in the country for personal clout and gain. The CDC website should not be trusted given the fact that it is controlled by people who will profit from spurious and false attempts to link vaccines to autism.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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Notice of early expiration of NIH SBIR/STTR funding announcements.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
NOT-OD-26-006: Notice of Early Expiration of NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Notices of Funding Opportunity and Guidance for Existing Recipi...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Early Expiration of NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STT...
grants.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Notice of early expiration of NIH SBIR/STTR funding announcements.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
If anyone knows the backstory, please share.
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What's this mean for NIH-funded scientists?
It means the next time that Trump/RFK/JB want to terminate grants on topics they don't like, they'll have less trouble in court defending their actions.
It also means less certainty for scientists, less research, and more harm to US scientific leadership
It means the next time that Trump/RFK/JB want to terminate grants on topics they don't like, they'll have less trouble in court defending their actions.
It also means less certainty for scientists, less research, and more harm to US scientific leadership
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What's this mean for NIH-funded scientists?
It means the next time that Trump/RFK/JB want to terminate grants on topics they don't like, they'll have less trouble in court defending their actions.
It also means less certainty for scientists, less research, and more harm to US scientific leadership
It means the next time that Trump/RFK/JB want to terminate grants on topics they don't like, they'll have less trouble in court defending their actions.
It also means less certainty for scientists, less research, and more harm to US scientific leadership
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We knew this regulation was going into effect, but we didn't yet know whether and how NIH might seek to use it.
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We knew this regulation was going into effect, but we didn't yet know whether and how NIH might seek to use it.
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
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Update on a significant development NIH grant terms.
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
1/
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
1/
HHS devises legal playbook for future grant terminations, internal memo shows
Exclusive: HHS devises a legal playbook for future research grant terminations, an internal memo shows.
www.statnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Update on a significant development NIH grant terms.
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
1/
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
1/
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I really did not enjoy Jay Bhattacharya & Matthew Memoli’s screed against pandemic & virology research for the flagship blog of a “free-market think tank." Instead of getting mad, I accepted @jeremyfaust.bsky.social's kind invitation to take a factual & scientific blowtorch to it.
We've got a MASSIVE DEEP-DIVE rebuttal to the NIH leadership’s recent essay. They're arguing for a head-in-the-sand approach to pandemic preparedness.
The great @angierasmussen.bsky.social joins me in an extraordinarily detailed, line-by-line fact check.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/a-rebuttal...
The great @angierasmussen.bsky.social joins me in an extraordinarily detailed, line-by-line fact check.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/a-rebuttal...
A rebuttal to NIH leadership's screed against pandemic preparedness.
Dr. Angela Rasmussen joins Inside Medicine for a tag-team response to a poorly reasoned essay by NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and his deputy, Dr. Matthew Memoli.
insidemedicine.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I really did not enjoy Jay Bhattacharya & Matthew Memoli’s screed against pandemic & virology research for the flagship blog of a “free-market think tank." Instead of getting mad, I accepted @jeremyfaust.bsky.social's kind invitation to take a factual & scientific blowtorch to it.
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Our premier scientific institutions are failing to meet the moment.
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social the @ama-assn.org has caved to Trump. They invited known grifter Dr Mehmet Oz to give a speech, but, the AMA board/ John Whyte decided to censor all delegates in the following way.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our premier scientific institutions are failing to meet the moment.
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Well, this has now been thoroughly answered by the incomparable Jennifer Scheussler. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Well, this has now been thoroughly answered by the incomparable Jennifer Scheussler. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
The Gaza Support Network, a peer-to-peer aid network supporting Palestinian families, is putting out a call to help with shelter and clothing in the face of winter storms. Donate here: chuffed.org/project/1533...
Winter Appeal – Help Families in need Survive the Winter
🧣 Winter Preparation Appeal – Help 50 Families in Gaza Survive the Winter 🧥
chuffed.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Gaza Support Network, a peer-to-peer aid network supporting Palestinian families, is putting out a call to help with shelter and clothing in the face of winter storms. Donate here: chuffed.org/project/1533...
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Massive gratitude to @democracyforward.org and @aaup.org for defending higher education and first amendment rights. 💪 👏🏼
BREAKING: We won a court order blocking Pres. Trump’s attempt to stifle First Amendment rights and gain political control over the University of California system.
The President can't force people to think or believe only the way he does. This is a key victory for our clients and the rule of law.
The President can't force people to think or believe only the way he does. This is a key victory for our clients and the rule of law.
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Massive gratitude to @democracyforward.org and @aaup.org for defending higher education and first amendment rights. 💪 👏🏼
Another victory for those who chose to stand and fight instead of folding. Congrats AAUP and the UC faculty!
Worth reading the whole judgement, which in plain speak speak lays out how far outside the law the administration is, and how weak their defense.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Worth reading the whole judgement, which in plain speak speak lays out how far outside the law the administration is, and how weak their defense.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Another victory for those who chose to stand and fight instead of folding. Congrats AAUP and the UC faculty!
Worth reading the whole judgement, which in plain speak speak lays out how far outside the law the administration is, and how weak their defense.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Worth reading the whole judgement, which in plain speak speak lays out how far outside the law the administration is, and how weak their defense.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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CREID was using a "One Health" approach to perform basic research into all the pathogens out there to gain an understanding of their emergence, spread, and evolution - as well as their pandemic potential, including novel ones.
Again, critically important. And like AViDD, CREID was canceled.
Again, critically important. And like AViDD, CREID was canceled.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
CREID was using a "One Health" approach to perform basic research into all the pathogens out there to gain an understanding of their emergence, spread, and evolution - as well as their pandemic potential, including novel ones.
Again, critically important. And like AViDD, CREID was canceled.
Again, critically important. And like AViDD, CREID was canceled.
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AViDD was using a similar approach, but this time focused on developing novel anti-viral drugs, with a focus on broad-spectrum drugs. Similar to ReVAMPP, this would give us new drugs against existing pathogens, as well as a new arsenal for emerging ones.
AViDD was canceled.
AViDD was canceled.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
AViDD was using a similar approach, but this time focused on developing novel anti-viral drugs, with a focus on broad-spectrum drugs. Similar to ReVAMPP, this would give us new drugs against existing pathogens, as well as a new arsenal for emerging ones.
AViDD was canceled.
AViDD was canceled.
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That means that not only would we have new countermeasures against existing, and highly consequential, pathogens, but we'd be able to pivot existing platforms should a novel species within one of those families emerge.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
That means that not only would we have new countermeasures against existing, and highly consequential, pathogens, but we'd be able to pivot existing platforms should a novel species within one of those families emerge.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
This is extremely prudent, and frankly, a clever way of doing it.
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ReVAMPP is focused on developing novel vaccines and monoclonals for a whole range of high consequence pathogens using a "prototype" approach. In essence, for each key virus family, select a few prototype viruses and develop new countermeasures against those.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ReVAMPP is focused on developing novel vaccines and monoclonals for a whole range of high consequence pathogens using a "prototype" approach. In essence, for each key virus family, select a few prototype viruses and develop new countermeasures against those.
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There were three programs - ReVAMPP, AViDD, and CREID. ReVAMPP is still active, but the other two have been canceled - I was the PI on one of the canceled CREID centers ("WARN-ID").
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
There were three programs - ReVAMPP, AViDD, and CREID. ReVAMPP is still active, but the other two have been canceled - I was the PI on one of the canceled CREID centers ("WARN-ID").