NGM plate contamination says "boo!" Happy Halloween from our C. elegans lab to yours 😱

For those searching for info (like me), the reconciliation process used for the BBB cannot be used to address discretionary funding, like NIH & NSF. So those continue to operate under the continuing resolution until the next appropriations process, which will begin in July and end in September.

What is the level of funding for NIH and NSF in the current version of the budget bill?

Excited to share that I've been awarded a research grant from @pkdfoundation.bsky.social to advance our work on polycystin signaling via extracellular vesicles in C. elegans, with the goal of uncovering new mechanisms relevant to polycystic kidney disease. #cilia #extracellularvesicles

The Barr Lab welcomed back PhD alum Dr. Deanna De Vore and her 40 juniors from Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools.

IRACDA postdoc @katiejacobs.bsky.social led this all-hands-on-deck lab field day, which also included a Rutgers campus tour. These bright, young scholars are our future!

Recently, we found out that our R01 funded through PAR-22-241 was withdrawn by NIAID as the NIH no longer prioritizes research programs related to DEI. This has been devastating news for our young research group, and we are now trying to scram together for a path forward 🧵1/12

Looking for EGFR shrna plasmid urgently if someone has it🙏 if you could please check your connections it would be great as well!

Thank you

Writing a letter to the editor of your hometown newspaper about NIH/NSF funding is easier than you might think! As @barrlab.bsky.social said, JUST DO IT! Thanks for inspiration @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social !
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New preprint from Kade Power of the Barr Lab uncovering inter-organelle communication between cilia and mitochondria!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...