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Fred Chedin
@fredchedin.bsky.social
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Professor and Chair - UC Davis MCB. Director eMCDB T32 training program. Co-transcriptional R-loops and genome stability.
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Fred Chedin @fredchedin.bsky.social · Mar 8
Great turnout at Stand Up for Science march in Sacramento, CA!! Nice to see many colleagues and our wonderful trainees fight for science and a better world. Shout out to @doctheagrif.bsky.social @elisazhang.bsky.social and @rogerslabucd.bsky.social for inspiring speeches and organizing!
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · Mar 7
Representing and standing up for science in Sacramento! 🧬💪🏽
The Sacramento capital building with stand up for science protestors in front of it A chihuahua with a pink hat a sign that has a dog peeing on doge The Rogers Lab at the Stand up for science rally in Sacramento The Rogers Lab at the Stand up for science rally in Sacramento
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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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Theanne Griffith, PhD 🇧🇧👩🏽‍🔬🇭🇷 @doctheagrif.bsky.social · Mar 8
We did it!!!! ❤️💙❤️💙

www.kcra.com/article/stan...
Hundreds join ‘Stand Up for Science’ protest at California Capitol
Demonstrators converged at the Capitol in Sacramento on Friday as part of a nationwide day of action to “Stand Up for Science” and in opposition to early actions from President Donald Trump’s administ...
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · Mar 8
Thank you to the @sacbee.com for covering the Stand Up For Science rally in Sacramento yesterday! This is an informative write up about the issues American scientific community is facing. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Hundreds rally in Sacramento against federal science cuts: ‘Never been an issue before’
Hundreds rallied at the State Capitol Friday to protest Trump administration moves to eliminate science positions.
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Fred Chedin @fredchedin.bsky.social · Feb 8
If this stands, US biomedical research just ended. Simple.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Feb 8
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.

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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
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