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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 13d

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What if NIH had been 40% smaller?

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

www.science.org

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · 18d

Cool! Looking over the documentation… what would be a suggestion for how to use this with Vt PET data (where arterial input and metabolite correction are needed due to no valid reference region)? For example TSPO PET.

Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · Aug 31

Similar concerns about NIH leadership. Basic research is under threat, this goes hand in hand with public health. Your constituents need your voice to support science in the USA!

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Harrison Ritz @hritz.bsky.social · Aug 17

Not Yet AlphaFold for the Mind: Evaluating Centaur as a Synthetic Participant arxiv.org/abs/2508.078...

Not Yet AlphaFold for the Mind: Evaluating Centaur as a Synthetic Participant

Simulators have revolutionized scientific practice across the natural sciences. By generating data that reliably approximate real-world phenomena, they enable scientists to accelerate hypothesis testi...

arxiv.org

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · Jul 30

@repdexteror.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov Oregonians want you to stand up for science! Join this fight—get loud!

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Jul 30

BREAKING: Trump wants to illegally cut off $15 billion in lifesaving NIH research.

Research to cure cancer, Alzheimer's, and so much more is on the line.

These people are LYING about waste, fraud, and abuse at NIH to justify attacking medical research—we all need to say so.

My full statement. ⬇️

Senator Murray Slams Trump Admin for Choking Off Lifesaving NIH Medical Research - Senator Patty Murray

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on reports today that President Trump’s Office of Manageme...

www.murray.senate.gov

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katja heuer @k4tj4.bsky.social · Jul 27

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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!

🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · Jul 24

New pre-print from an incredibly productive collaboration between my lab and the team led by @danielebertoglio.bsky.social

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Jul 23

Longitudinal Investigation of Structural and Resting-State Effective Connectivity Alterations in a Non-Human Primate Model of Huntington's Disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.18.665554v1

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · Jul 16

Very proud to work at a NHP facility with such stellar leadership and dedication to giving the animals the highest quality of life possible. now.ohsu.edu/member/post/...

ONPRC receives positive review following AAALAC site visit

The AAALAC site visit team recommended “Continued Full Accreditation with No Mandatory Findings or Suggestions for Improvement” — a rare and remarkable distinction that underscores the strength of the...

now.ohsu.edu

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Eliza Bliss-Moreau @eblissmoreau.bsky.social · Jul 8

Public comment on this new "no animal only studies" is open here:

www.fda.gov/news-events/...

It closes next Monday.

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SimianCollective @simiancollective.bsky.social · Jul 1

We are so excited to see you all soon !!

REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!!
Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!!

www.simiancollective.com/2025-confere...

@janzimmermann.bsky.social
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@anitadisney.bsky.social

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SimianCollective @simiancollective.bsky.social · Jun 26

REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!!
Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!!

www.simiancollective.com/2025-confere...

@janzimmermann.bsky.social
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@anitadisney.bsky.social

2025 Conference — Simian Collective

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · Jun 24

Biomedical research saves lives.

Great example of how studies involving NHPs are advancing the fight against HIV!

Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute @vgti.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations to our Picker and Hansen Lab teams and contributors, for the recent publication on neutralizing antibodies and MHC-E-restricted CD8+ T cells. Which have shown the ability to protect against the simian counterpart of HIV.

Read the article here:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40529575

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · Jun 16

I wrote a quick-start guide for people to replicate this across the country. It was, in our experience, a very effective way to get real action in a short amount of time.

People are willing to talk to scientists! And when you provide everything, they are happy to contact their reps too. Try it!

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · Jun 11

Sincere thanks for your steadfast support of biomedical research in this country—it saves lives! Echoing my thanks to @jeff-merkley.bsky.social as well. Do not relent, do not back down. People of the PNW support you both!

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Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · Jun 9

Those of you asking what you can do to help save medical research - please sign the support letter to the #BethesdaDeclaration and share it widely.

What is happening is not normal. Every name helps.

actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

actionnetwork.org

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · Jun 1

I spoke with CNN about why scientists like me are leaving the U.S.

🇺🇸: Your research in virology and #LongCovid is not relevant, and we no longer need you.
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇵🇹 🇨🇦: Come work with us, we want you.

Read behind the paywall here: dale-confirmation-1.ezihost.net

#BrainDrain #SpeakOut

For a couple of months, Beckman said she considered stepping away from her Covid-19 research, which has become increasingly politicized under the Trump administration.

But then she started getting interviews at institutions in other countries.

“There is interest in virology everywhere in the world except the US right now.”

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · May 31

@repdexteror.bsky.social @jeff-merkley.bsky.social and Ron Wyden… as your constituent I am counting on you to do everything in your power to prevent this! Fight! Oregonians are with you!

Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · May 31

How bad will it be? Catastrophic.

Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.

But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.

Speak up now before it is too late.

(inflation adjusted $-s below)

NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · May 28

OHSU Brain Institute @ohsubrain.bsky.social · May 28

An @ohsunews.bsky.social lab is working on a universal flu vaccine that could, in theory, protect people from the virus for life.

#Research on nonhuman primates is critical for being able to replicate how complex systems respond to new therapies. www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion: Vital medical breakthroughs still need animal research

Animal research remains critically important in the work of preventing, treating and eradicating debilitating diseases, write OHSU's chief research officer Peter Barr-Gillespie and primate research ce...

www.oregonlive.com

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · May 8

Thanks to the NACC and the judges who appreciated the value of translational NHP research! I am honored to receive this award.

Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · May 7

@repdexteror.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social

Please take bold actions to protect science funding in Oregon!

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · May 5

Must read!

“A nation without animal research will be less healthy and less safe”

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…

medium.com

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Dr Alison Weiss @dralisonweiss.bsky.social · Apr 24

Please fight to protect and ensure the continued federal funding for this important work! Science grants from NIH, NSF, and other orgs (including robust F&A support) must continue. Science is our future!

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katja heuer @k4tj4.bsky.social · Apr 17

I am thrilled for our upcoming online seminar around brain size, neuron numbers, and connectivity with 2 fantastic evolutionary neuroscientists, Kristina Kverkova and Kei Yamamoto: next Tuesday, April 22, 2pm UTC, 4pm Paris. 🧠 🐦 🐠 🦜. Join us on Crowdcast crowdcast.io/c/brain-size...

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Paul Taylor @afni-pt.bsky.social · Apr 11

The result of a large (42 authors!) collaboration:
"Go Figure: Transparency in neuroscience images preserves context and clarifies interpretation"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.07824
TL;DR: The FMRI world can (and should) improve results interpretation and reproducibility *today*, via transparent thresholding.

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