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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Sep 9

Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · Sep 8

generative AI and cognitive offloading of the kind offered by generative ai is a deeply authoritarian project to strip humans of their true humanity and imagination in an effort to rationalize behavior in the neo reactionary“world system”they believe is the future. It’s phase 2 cognitive colonialism

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Sep 8

Reading about this brought to mind a piece I wrote two years ago, inspired by one of my favourite authors.

Ursula K. Le Guin emphasized that there’s a big difference “between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” OpenAI’s AI-generated movie offers us nothing.

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Man, I just read a quote from Carrie Fisher that's going to be burned into my brain forever.

"Things are getting worse faster than we can lower our standards."

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 11

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.

My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.

We found 437 of them.

Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Jul 23

Would you like to know more about how to stand up for vision research / NIH funding? This is a fantastic resource to help you broaden your knowledge and get involved. www.seewhatmatters.org

See What Matters | Stand Up for Live-Saving Science

The National Eye Institute (NEI) is at risk of being consolidated into a larger Brain and Neuroscience Institute under proposed NIH reforms. This would dilute its vision research focused mission and j...

www.seewhatmatters.org

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Jun 9

Happy to share our collaborative work showing a switch in integrin signaling in young versus old primary human trabecular meshwork cells. a5 integrin expression is lost in old cells, while avb5 becomes activated. iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Jun 6

Congratulations! They are lucky to have you!

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congrats - very well deserved!

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Jun 5

Senate hearing on the FY26 NIH budget with Jay Bhattacharya
June 10, 10am ET
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...

A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

www.appropriations.senate.gov

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · May 30

Happy Friday 😄 #fluorescencefriday

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · May 19

Includes bladeless LASIK surgery. #fundNIH #fundNSF

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · May 19

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...

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9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything (Gift Article)

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.

www.nytimes.com

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · May 19

This is a great idea. There are going to be many brilliant brains let go.

Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · May 19

If people of means are interested in establishing a 2025 “Institute for Advanced Study” for displaced/defunded biomedical scientists, I know many people who will help, including myself.
@mcuban.bsky.social
@arcadiascience.com
@arcinstitute.org

John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · May 14

Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.

They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · May 18

This is just a partial glimpse of the destruction of American science by Trump and the GOP.

Table showing the massive cuts in federal science funding for EPA- 54.5%, NASA -24%. NOAA - 24%, NSF -56%, USGS- 38% etc.

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · May 7

I need to get more eyeball themed clothing for next year's conference! (although these will be hard to beat👀 #ARVO2025

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · May 3

Invest in the next generation of vision scientists by donating to the ARVO Foundation Matching Gift Campaign during #ARVO2025. Your tax-deductible gift will be generously matched by past @arvoinfo.bsky.social president Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, FARVO. Support today: bit.ly/3GwIJMW

Large group of ARVO Foundation travel grant awardees standing on stair levels and waving

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · May 2

I came home today and sat out in the yard listening to the birds sing, while the woodpecker was hammering away. A great destressor!

EarthlyEducation @earthlyeducation.bsky.social · May 1

Feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Try this: listen to birdsong.

Research shows that it can soothe your nervous system—it signals safety. Our ancestors evolved to relax to birdsong birds. So next time you’re anxious, open a window or find birdsong online. Let nature remind your body it’s okay.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 23

ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM

Implementation of Schedule F

This is what a lot of us have been worried about.

This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.

BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...

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ALT: the word alert is in a purple circle

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Apr 18

These are my thoughts entirely

Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · Apr 18

Well written and sobering take-down of the blue origin flight. Worth a read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan

The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Apr 14

The vultures are circling (I feel very fortunate that this is the view from my office window).

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Apr 11

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Apr 10

Maybe because more folks/kids had access to a doctor via Obamacare ? (it won't be reported by RFK even if this was a factor)

Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Apr 9

I heard about bloom scrolling, so here you go 🌱🌼

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Apr 1

She sounds incredible. I wish I had the chance to meet her. Sending hugs.

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · Mar 25

Tis the day for opinion pieces! This one in eLife by my favorite person who is not on bluesky, Nick Gilpin at LSU. Here he lays out why NIH is a great investment for taxpayers. elifesciences.org/articles/106...

Science Under Threat in the United States: The NIH is a sound investment for the US taxpayer

Research funded by the National Institutes of Health is essential for improving the health of Americans and developing new drugs and treatments for a wide range of diseases.

elifesciences.org

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Mar 25

Happy to share our latest study investigating fibrosis gene expression in glaucoma cells. Several fibrotic biomarkers are elevated, but you should check out the size of their focal adhesions. Mightily impressive!!

arvoiovs.bsky.social @arvoiovs.bsky.social · Mar 24

Kate Keller et al. @katekeller.bsky.social
investigate Fibrosis-Related Gene and Protein Expression in Normal and Glaucomatous Trabecular Meshwork Cells, iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx....

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Dr Kate Keller @katekeller.bsky.social · Mar 19

They just announced a couple of gigs in London for the 1st time in 25 years. Maybe a bigger tour is coming soon?

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