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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 2d

148 clinical trials have been impacted, with 138k patients due to be enrolled or already enrolled.

Once research stops, some won't pick up where they left off. Even when terminated funding was reinstated, things do not go back to normal.

There is so much waste happening.
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The damage done - Nature Medicine

When clinical trials are suddenly halted by US funding cuts, there are repercussions for investigators and patients, and they do not stop at borders.

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 4d

We’re hosting @anapineda.bsky.social from I Focus and Write tomorrow at noon ET. Join us for a walk through 4 mistakes grant writers make.

GLIA-Leadership @glia-leadership.bsky.social · 4d

One hour. Four fixes.

Fewer rewrites. Ana Pineda @anapineda.bsky.social walks us through the top mistakes in grant writing and shows practical swaps you can use this week. Free Zoom, Mon Oct 6, 12:00 ET / 18:00 Amsterdam

Register here👇

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FREE class to get funded 🎊

An online event with the FREE class Getting funded: 4 mistakes to avoid when you write your next grant.

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 6d

Last chance to join us today at 1pm ET. Link in thread.

Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

I invite you to let your #NewPI & #FuturePIs know:
Tomorrow I’m running a short session on building a lab that can hold up in “winter”—the season when paylines are tight, rules keep changing, and hiring/approvals slow down.

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

Registration: leadership.stefanierobel.com/newpi-oct25 Recording available for all registrants.

From New PI to Tenure

3 Moves to Launch a Research Program That Survives Budget Cuts, Productivity Bottlenecks, and Craziness That Was Unthinkable a Year Ago

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

A lab culture that runs itself so you can focus on the work that matters during work hours (stronger day-to-day performance without micromanaging)

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

What to do with your portfolios (not just funding) to make them winter-proof (avoids burning money & effort on dead ends)

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

We’ll talk about:

Setting up “machines” so you don’t start from scratch each time (cuts rework, frees scarce PI hours, keeps papers & grants on schedule)

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

What I’m most excited to share: the mistakes I made early on… and the simple moves that would have saved months and $$$

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 7d

I invite you to let your #NewPI & #FuturePIs know:
Tomorrow I’m running a short session on building a lab that can hold up in “winter”—the season when paylines are tight, rules keep changing, and hiring/approvals slow down.

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 10d

No worries. His cabinet is gonna talk him into "it's the democrats' fault" in no time.

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 11d

leadership.stefanierobel.com/newpi-oct25

From New PI to Tenure

3 Moves to Launch a Research Program That Survives Budget Cuts, Productivity Bottlenecks, and Craziness That Was Unthinkable a Year Ago

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 11d

Have you are a New PI and recently thought:
"This isn’t the dream I thought it would be." Been there, done that! And you have it way harder right now. But you don't have to do it alone!

📅 Oct 3, 1:00 pm ET
From New PI to Tenure: 3 Moves to Launch a Research Program That Survives
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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 13d

If you are a new PI, I hope you will join me.

And if you know someone who just started their lab, please share this with them.

👉 leadership.stefanierobel.com/newpi-oct25

From New PI to Tenure

3 Moves to Launch a Research Program That Survives Budget Cuts, Productivity Bottlenecks, and Craziness That Was Unthinkable a Year Ago

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 13d

That is why I am offering a free session on Oct 3 at 1:00 pm ET:

From New PI to Tenure: 3 Moves to Launch a Research Program That Survives.

It is not about working harder. It is about building stability in a system that feels shaky.

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 13d

Even then, things were not as uncertain as they are now.

Today’s new PIs face startup funds that vanish faster, tenure paths that feel less predictable, and a constant pressure to do more with less.

It can feel overwhelming. And it can feel lonely.

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · 13d

🔬 New PIs: this one’s for you. When I started my lab 10 years ago, I thought I knew what I was getting into. I had the training, the passion, the drive.

But the reality hit harder than I expected.

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · 24d

Penn State Psychology is Hiring!

Full-time Assistant Professor of Quantitative/Computational Psychology. The position is co-funded by @ssripennstate.bsky.social

Questions can be sent to:
[email protected].

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Assistant Professor of Quantitative/Computational Psychology

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 27d

Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.

Our department is amazing - come join us...

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Assistant Professor-Neurobiology

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · Aug 26

My MCDB dept is accepting applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level!

Applications Due by October 15, 2025

We welcome applications from all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal levels.

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MCDB Opens Search for Faculty | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

MCDB welcomes applications at the Assistant Professor level from outstanding biological scientists in all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal le...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · May 31

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Joao Pereira @jdpereira.bsky.social · Aug 30

When I was a kid, due to either neglect, trust in the tv, precognition, or a combination, my parents left me alone to watch 1954’s animated version of “Animal Farm.”

I was six.

I consider the experience of watching Animal Farm alone as if a Disney cartoon it was, a keystone of my upbringing.

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Aug 27

Applications are now open for the Stanford Science Fellows postdoctoral program, opportunity to join an exciting community of scholars!

stanfordsciencefellows.stanford.edu

Science Fellows

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Stefanie Robel @stefanierobel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Got my Labwork to Leadership book by @jenheemstra.bsky.social today! Can’t wait to dive in #researchteams #researchleadership #PIs

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