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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 29

The impacts are becoming apparent as institutes settle on new “paylines,” or the portion of peer-reviewed grants that meet the cutoff for funding. The dramatic drop at NCI is likely to result in “substantial loss of Pis and staff,” NCI Deputy Dir. Douglas Lowy recently told an advisory board.

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Jul 29

Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite

Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

www.science.org

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Jul 2

🧵 3/3 Bottom line for 🧪:

The last remaining fight over the Billionaires' Bill is this week (*right now*) and in the House.

The fight for science funding in FY26 starts *next week* in the House and will continue during the summer.

So: don't lose hope...it's a *summer-long* fight for science!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 14

There are LOTS of ways to #StandUpforScience!

Take your pick from our menu of actions: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...

And check out our event host guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Menu of action: We are in this fight for the long-haul. Some days are protest days and some days are 5calls.org days.

The Summer Fight for Science gives actions for
every kind of day.

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Jul 1

The "Big Beautiful Bill" isn’t the federal budget—it’s a reconciliation bill focused on tax cuts. The real FY26 funding decisions for NIH, NSF, and more are happening now in Congress.

www.ascb.org/science-poli...

The "Big Beautiful Bill" is Not the Budget - ASCB

If you’ve read recent news about Congress trying to pass “the budget,” you may have noticed that even Washington, D.C. reporters don’t always have a firm grasp on the details of what they’re covering....

www.ascb.org

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Jun 29

Call your legislators to stop slashing the budget of federal funded research in the “Big Beautiful Bill”. Find numbers @5calls.org

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jun 29

The proposed budget slashes NIH by ~40%, devastating medical research, clinical trials, treatment breakthroughs—life-saving work.

Thousands of lives at risk for tax cuts for the rich? NO THANKS.

Tell your senators to oppose the cuts HERE:
zurl.co/qiKdX

zurl.co/RCR0y
#CutsCostLives

Will the Senate Save NIH?

Rescuing biomedical research is every bit as important as saving Medicaid.

zurl.co

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · May 13

New report from Bernie Sanders, ranking member on the HELP committee

www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...

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Brenton Graveley @graveley.bsky.social · Apr 17

Bad, bad news for health and research in the US. Cuts to NIH are devastating

Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts

HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.

www.washingtonpost.com

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Apr 15

“If Harvard had not taken this stand,…it would have been nearly impossible for other institutions to do so.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’

But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.

www.nytimes.com

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Apr 13

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...

Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds

The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.

www.nytimes.com

AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Apr 2

It happened to a loved one today 😭, a person who worked tirelessly to protect you and me. This is the thanks they get

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MaRtiNA Hallegger @martinahallegger.bsky.social · Apr 1

Very excited and grateful to get this opportunity to study new aspects of TDP-43 with
@nicolasluxfawzi.bsky.social

@ayalalab.bsky.social
and Jeetain Mittal!

MaRtiNA Hallegger @martinahallegger.bsky.social · Mar 31

www.myname5doddie.co.uk/whats-on/art...

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation launches multimillion-pound Discovery Network to accelerate the search for effective MND treatments

www.myname5doddie.co.uk

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Mar 20

www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

Study shows drug may prevent Alzheimer’s. NIH slowdowns threaten future research

Washington University-led research shows a small group of participants in an Alzheimer’s study experienced a significant delay in the onset of symptoms.

www.stltoday.com

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Mar 19

On March 14, Senate passed the Continuing Resolution cutting CDMRP funds. It’s devastating to scientific progress and neurodegenerative disease research including ALS.
Ask the Department of Defense and Congress to restore funding for ALS CDMRP funds: alsnetwork.quorum.us/campaign/11362…

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Matt Kertman @mattkertman.bsky.social · Mar 8

Scenes from the incredible turnout today at Berkeley's @standupforscience.bsky.social rally. @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, and dozens of researchers, elected officials, and citizens defended science and the jobs, health benefits, and progress it creates for all Americans.

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Mar 7

Yay signs in #standupforscience2025

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AyalaLab @ayalalab.bsky.social · Mar 7

Today is the day. #standupforscience2025
Protect research, science saves lives
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · Mar 5

Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.

Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research

President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.

www.rollingstone.com

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Celeste Karch @karchlab.bsky.social · Mar 6

If you are in St Louis this weekend, join MO Jobs with Justice to support federal workers

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Jamie Bear 🐻 @jamiebear.bsky.social · Mar 6

If you’re in DC, the slate of speakers for this event on Friday is solid. I’ll be there.

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 6

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️

Dr. Francis Collins will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!

More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️

Image of Francis Collins, with text at the top of the image that says Speaker Announcement and at the bottom that says Stand Up for Science, March 7th, 2025 and a link to standupforscience2025.org.

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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · Mar 6

🧪 Idaho, Wyoming, North and South Dakota - time to get organizing, it is not too late!

Let's get this in all 50 states!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 5

2 DAYS until we STAND UP FOR SCIENCE!

More information on local sites available at www.standupforscience2025.org ☀️

#standupforscience2025

Navy background with white text that says "2 days until stand up for science"

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Mara Duncan @mcduncanlab.bsky.social · Mar 6

Hey Michiganders,

This Friday in Lansing many scientists and concerned citizens will gather to stand up for science at noon.

Come and show that Michiganders support science, and value the constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.

standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...

A poster for stand up for science. Lady liberty stands in front of red banners saying Stand up for Science and Science is for everyone.

The background reads standupforscience2025.org March 7, 2025

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Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · Mar 5

Just a reminder! Friday morning! Hope to see many of my Philly folk there!

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Rachel @rachelf22.bsky.social · Mar 1

📢 Atlanta! Time to stand up for science!

Why? Because science is for everyone.

Join us on 3/7 from 12-4 at Liberty Plaza- Georgia State Capital
@standupforscience.bsky.social

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