Jan Cajulao🇵🇭
@cajulaojan.bsky.social
3rd Year PhD candidate. Bilder lab @ UC Berkeley.
Studying the role of aging in cancer.
Occasionally posting about tennis, baseball, and film photography
Studying the role of aging in cancer.
Occasionally posting about tennis, baseball, and film photography
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As scientists and educators, we can help our students and their families wrestle with complex issues. I just send this message to my Genetics class, and the relevant link to the study
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
September 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As scientists and educators, we can help our students and their families wrestle with complex issues. I just send this message to my Genetics class, and the relevant link to the study
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Previous politicians may have failed us, but we can choose a better future. We can choose building millions of units of affordable housing, Medicare-for-all, a Green New Deal, banning members of Congress from trading stocks, ending big money in politics, and ending funding of a genocide in Gaza.
August 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Previous politicians may have failed us, but we can choose a better future. We can choose building millions of units of affordable housing, Medicare-for-all, a Green New Deal, banning members of Congress from trading stocks, ending big money in politics, and ending funding of a genocide in Gaza.
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IMO the full understanding of the relationship between cancer and aging is all very much up for grabs still. But I deeply agree with the authors that cancer should be studied within the context of aging and aging studied within the context of cancer and somatic evolution in general. n/n
July 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
IMO the full understanding of the relationship between cancer and aging is all very much up for grabs still. But I deeply agree with the authors that cancer should be studied within the context of aging and aging studied within the context of cancer and somatic evolution in general. n/n
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All proceeds from my #sciart Etsy shop will now be donated to
@flybase.bsky.social . Due to fed cuts, this beloved resource that I use daily has lost it's funding, and I'm helping in my small way. Now's a good time stock up on #STEM & #drosophila gifts & swag!
www.etsy.com/shop/Picosti...
@flybase.bsky.social . Due to fed cuts, this beloved resource that I use daily has lost it's funding, and I'm helping in my small way. Now's a good time stock up on #STEM & #drosophila gifts & swag!
www.etsy.com/shop/Picosti...
July 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
All proceeds from my #sciart Etsy shop will now be donated to
@flybase.bsky.social . Due to fed cuts, this beloved resource that I use daily has lost it's funding, and I'm helping in my small way. Now's a good time stock up on #STEM & #drosophila gifts & swag!
www.etsy.com/shop/Picosti...
@flybase.bsky.social . Due to fed cuts, this beloved resource that I use daily has lost it's funding, and I'm helping in my small way. Now's a good time stock up on #STEM & #drosophila gifts & swag!
www.etsy.com/shop/Picosti...
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Happy to share a new publication: an introduction to comparative oncology in @natrevcancer.nature.com. Thanks to the leaders in the field for welcoming me as an invertebrate researcher.
rdcu.be/etKdN
rdcu.be/etKdN
Advancing cancer research via comparative oncology
Nature Reviews Cancer - Comparative oncology combines evolutionary biology, ecology, veterinary medicine and clinical oncology to better understand cancer, for example, by identifying the molecular...
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June 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy to share a new publication: an introduction to comparative oncology in @natrevcancer.nature.com. Thanks to the leaders in the field for welcoming me as an invertebrate researcher.
rdcu.be/etKdN
rdcu.be/etKdN
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All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!
May 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!
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This framing is all wrong
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
May 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This framing is all wrong
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”
They are our STUDENTS
They are the reason we EXIST
We teach STUDENTS
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May 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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ACTION ITEM ⬇️
Help us tell Congress: Don’t gut student aid.
$351B in cuts would crush low-income students & borrowers.
Fight back now with ACE’s action tool:
www.votervoice.net/mobile/ACENE...
Help us tell Congress: Don’t gut student aid.
$351B in cuts would crush low-income students & borrowers.
Fight back now with ACE’s action tool:
www.votervoice.net/mobile/ACENE...
Contact Congress about harmful cuts to student aid and institutional support
Congress is currently considering a reconciliation package, a legislative vehicle which can make sweeping changes to taxes and spending with only simple majority votes in the House and Senate. The rec...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
ACTION ITEM ⬇️
Help us tell Congress: Don’t gut student aid.
$351B in cuts would crush low-income students & borrowers.
Fight back now with ACE’s action tool:
www.votervoice.net/mobile/ACENE...
Help us tell Congress: Don’t gut student aid.
$351B in cuts would crush low-income students & borrowers.
Fight back now with ACE’s action tool:
www.votervoice.net/mobile/ACENE...
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I once asked a scientist whom I respect enormously her advice for a successful career and life in science.
Her advice: Leave every place better than you found it.
It surprises me that many people would try hard to do the compete opposite …
and we would elect them to run the country.
Her advice: Leave every place better than you found it.
It surprises me that many people would try hard to do the compete opposite …
and we would elect them to run the country.
May 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I once asked a scientist whom I respect enormously her advice for a successful career and life in science.
Her advice: Leave every place better than you found it.
It surprises me that many people would try hard to do the compete opposite …
and we would elect them to run the country.
Her advice: Leave every place better than you found it.
It surprises me that many people would try hard to do the compete opposite …
and we would elect them to run the country.
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SFMTA board is voting on April 7 to cut MUNI lines to save a measly $7 million. MUNI is the best it's ever been right now, and cutting lines is a drop in the bucket of the budget deficit it faces. Let's come up with actual solutions here instead of creating another doom loop.
April 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
SFMTA board is voting on April 7 to cut MUNI lines to save a measly $7 million. MUNI is the best it's ever been right now, and cutting lines is a drop in the bucket of the budget deficit it faces. Let's come up with actual solutions here instead of creating another doom loop.
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New this evening (3/28): Major update in NIH grant termination numbers.
❌ 695 NIH grants now terminated (up from 429)
❌ 232 on HIV/AIDS
❌ 44 on cancer
❌ 28 on Alzheimer's
❌ 123 on Covid*
*And this doesn't count cancelled non-NIH Covid grants.
HUGE THANKS to @noamross.net for pushing the updates!
❌ 695 NIH grants now terminated (up from 429)
❌ 232 on HIV/AIDS
❌ 44 on cancer
❌ 28 on Alzheimer's
❌ 123 on Covid*
*And this doesn't count cancelled non-NIH Covid grants.
HUGE THANKS to @noamross.net for pushing the updates!
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March 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New this evening (3/28): Major update in NIH grant termination numbers.
❌ 695 NIH grants now terminated (up from 429)
❌ 232 on HIV/AIDS
❌ 44 on cancer
❌ 28 on Alzheimer's
❌ 123 on Covid*
*And this doesn't count cancelled non-NIH Covid grants.
HUGE THANKS to @noamross.net for pushing the updates!
❌ 695 NIH grants now terminated (up from 429)
❌ 232 on HIV/AIDS
❌ 44 on cancer
❌ 28 on Alzheimer's
❌ 123 on Covid*
*And this doesn't count cancelled non-NIH Covid grants.
HUGE THANKS to @noamross.net for pushing the updates!
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This program has existed for 30+ years, through multiple administrative transition and with bipartisan support. The canceling of these programs is executive overreach by this administration.
Today was yet another sad day for science. All U-RISE training programs, including the one at SJSU, got stop work orders. We've had a version of this program at SJSU for 30+ yrs. Devastating for the students who got their stipends & tuition pulled w no notice & for the future of science 🧪 1/
March 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This program has existed for 30+ years, through multiple administrative transition and with bipartisan support. The canceling of these programs is executive overreach by this administration.
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Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
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Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
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Many of these grants are fellowships and training grants supporting smart young people interested in bettering the world through their research. It is sad to see NIH funding used as an indiscriminate tool of retribution.
March 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Many of these grants are fellowships and training grants supporting smart young people interested in bettering the world through their research. It is sad to see NIH funding used as an indiscriminate tool of retribution.
Incredibly fun (and important) meetup especially given the times! Thank you for taking us out @olzmannlab.bsky.social 🇵🇭😀
To my (small) bluesky following, if you know of any Filipino scientists, especially trainees, please send them our way! We'd love to link up :)
To my (small) bluesky following, if you know of any Filipino scientists, especially trainees, please send them our way! We'd love to link up :)
Fun boba outing with some of the UC Berkeley Filipino graduate students. Thank you to @cajulaojan.bsky.social for organizing! ☺️ #ChichaSanChen
March 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Incredibly fun (and important) meetup especially given the times! Thank you for taking us out @olzmannlab.bsky.social 🇵🇭😀
To my (small) bluesky following, if you know of any Filipino scientists, especially trainees, please send them our way! We'd love to link up :)
To my (small) bluesky following, if you know of any Filipino scientists, especially trainees, please send them our way! We'd love to link up :)
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Got ideas to help Stand Up For Science? We need to keep this momentum!
But our work is far from done—science is still under attack.
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...
How do we keep Standing Up for Science?
A heartfelt thank you for everyone that Stood Up for Science with us on March 7th—whether it be volunteering, donating, sharing, or attending in event, we're forever indebted to people like you who ca...
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March 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Got ideas to help Stand Up For Science? We need to keep this momentum!
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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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The lawsuit was progress but NIH funding is still halted because of their use of the Federal Register to halt Council and Study sections. Please act to reverse that or we'll have a 100% cut in funds.
Why does National Institutes of Health funding matter? It’s the fuel to find cures for:
- Cancer
- Alzheimer’s
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pediatric Cancer
- ALS
- MS
- Parkinson’s
Trump tried to cut it, but thanks to AG Campbell, a judge blocked the cuts. This is why we fight.
- Cancer
- Alzheimer’s
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pediatric Cancer
- ALS
- MS
- Parkinson’s
Trump tried to cut it, but thanks to AG Campbell, a judge blocked the cuts. This is why we fight.
February 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The lawsuit was progress but NIH funding is still halted because of their use of the Federal Register to halt Council and Study sections. Please act to reverse that or we'll have a 100% cut in funds.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s idea of efficiency is stopping research on curing cancer.
February 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s idea of efficiency is stopping research on curing cancer.
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This is a remarkably important thread. Even if you've decided to reduce overheads, its the all at once approach that can only be described as designed to decimate universities.
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is a remarkably important thread. Even if you've decided to reduce overheads, its the all at once approach that can only be described as designed to decimate universities.
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...