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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 13d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 14d

I and other participants of the Novel Approaches to Preventing Publication Bias Workshop, hosted by the NINDS Office of Research Quality in May 2024, have published a framework to encourage the publication of null results in science: 🧪

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...

journals.plos.org

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Rene Bernard @renebernard.bsky.social · 13d

Publication bias continues to skew academic literature. In our new @plosbiology.org article, we outline actionable steps for journals, funders & researchers to ensure all results—not only “positive” ones—are valued. A roadmap for more reliable science: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...

journals.plos.org

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Mariah Hoye @mariahhoye.bsky.social · 13d

IMO, tackling our bias against null studies is essential for improving the culture of science.

We want high-quality science,

BUT we evaluate research and researchers more on the outcome of their work (“positive” findings, novelty, etc.) than the process by which those results were obtained.

PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 13d

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. @scurry.bsky.social &co present a roadmap to a solution that has a role for everyone in the scientific community 🧪 #Academicsky #reproducibility
plos.io/3VwaU2O

Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...

plos.io

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Virginia Arechavala @varechavala.bsky.social · 14d

No publicar todos los resultados de investigación, incluidos los "negativos" es un problema que tenemos que afrontar juntos... @scurry.bsky.social explica mucho mejor que yo lo que contamos en nuestro último paper. @plosbiology.org

Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 14d

Let's get negative about scholarly publishing – a new paper (first in a long time for me!) on proposals to tackle the problem of publication bias that emerged from a NINDS workshop held in May last year.
occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/... [Direct link to paper: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Let’s get negative about scholarly publishing | Reciprocal Space

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Mary Munson @marymunson4.bsky.social · 14d

Grateful to @stephencurryuk.bsky.social and the other participants in this terrific workshop focused on how to combat our bias against publishing negative data (so important!) 👇

Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 14d

Let's get negative about scholarly publishing – a new paper (first in a long time for me!) on proposals to tackle the problem of publication bias that emerged from a NINDS workshop held in May last year.
occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/... [Direct link to paper: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Let’s get negative about scholarly publishing | Reciprocal Space

occamstypewriter.org

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Erick Turner @eturnermd1.bsky.social · 14d

"Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results"

Paper out today in PLoS Medicine by many of us who would like to see publication bias reduced or eliminated.

Especially happy that Registered Reports got shout-outs.

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...

journals.plos.org

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 13d

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. @scurry.bsky.social &co present a roadmap to a solution that has a role for everyone in the scientific community 🧪 #Academicsky #reproducibility
plos.io/3VwaU2O

Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...

plos.io

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 14d

Let's get negative about scholarly publishing – a new paper (first in a long time for me!) on proposals to tackle the problem of publication bias that emerged from a NINDS workshop held in May last year.
occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/... [Direct link to paper: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Let’s get negative about scholarly publishing | Reciprocal Space

occamstypewriter.org

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Kif Liakath-Ali @kifla.bsky.social · 13d

Null & negative results ≠ failure. They’re essential—but still sidelined.

Proud to co-author this @plosbiology.org paper tackling systemic bias & calling for culture change.

ECRs pay the highest price for this biased culture!

Blog by @scurry.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ysc23wrx

#PublicationBias

Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...

journals.plos.org

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Sep 2

There are currently 11 acting Institute and Center directors at NIH and this will add another. Two more and the majority of these positions will be vacant.

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hearing from multiple sources that Jon Lorsch is stepping down as NIGMS Director to become Deputy Director for Extramural Research, a job he has held in an acting capacity for some time.

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Mariah Hoye @mariahhoye.bsky.social · Aug 18

This is an awesome primer for peer review and also a helpful guide to get people thinking about the quality of their own experimental design!

Kudos to the authors!

Shannon Righi @shannonrighi.bsky.social · Jun 6

Excited to share our editorial on peer review, out now in #mBio! This was a mighty group effort with my mBio Early Career Editorial Board peer mentoring group
@proctordm.bsky.social and Rachy Abraham.

From novice to expert: preparing your peer review | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

From novice to expert: preparing your peer review | mBio

Peer review is the process that academic journals, conferences, and funding agencies use to ensure the quality of scholarly work before it is published, presented, or funded. Reviewers for academic jo...

journals.asm.org

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Mariah Hoye @mariahhoye.bsky.social · Aug 11

Congrats @federicamosti.bsky.social and @debbysilver.bsky.social lab! I’m excited to read it!!

Debby Silver @debbysilver.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sharing our newest study led by the incredibly talented @federicamosti.bsky.social investigating new molecular mechanisms of human brain development. We discover a human-specific enhancer HAR1984 that influences chromatin looping to promote cortical size and folding! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Aug 7

I am honored to be selected as an ASCB fellow! SO much thanks to those who nominated me and provided letters of support!

And congratulations to the other Fellows selected! 🎉🥳🎊

American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Aug 7

Meet the 14 scientists named 2025 ASCB Fellows! Honored for excellence in research, mentorship, and service, they’ll be recognized at Cell Bio 2025 this December in Philadelphia.

Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

Fourteen Visionary Scientists Named 2025 ASCB Fellows - ASCB

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is proud to announce the election of 14 outstanding scientists as 2025 ASCB Fellows—a prestigious honor recognizing their exceptional contributions to cell...

www.ascb.org

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Jul 31

🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost!

Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).

"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.

ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.

Full Committee Markup of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Acts | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

www.appropriations.senate.gov

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Nafisa Jadavji, PhD, FAHA @nafisajadavji.bsky.social · Jul 25

Read more here: www.repro4everyone.org/blog/p5zqp5d...
Looking forward to getting started! @comm4rigor.bsky.social NINDS Office of Research Quality @mariahhoye.bsky.social

R4E community members awarded NIH NINDS METER Grant! — R4E

R4E community members Drs. Nafisa Jadavji (PI), Nele Haelterman, Michael Malek-Ahmadi and Mrs. Sue McClatchy have been awarded an NIH NINDS METER grant titled ‘Educating Biomedical Researchers on ...

www.repro4everyone.org

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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · Jun 23

🧠 Tomorrow (6/24: 12-1) I will be doing an interactive webinar with Christophe Bernard and Daniela Schiller to discuss our paper, “Promoting Open Discussions of Scientific Failure within the Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference”. Come join & submit questions!
neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r...

Promoting Open Discussions of Scientific Failure within the Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference

<p>Join this interactive session as Megan Hagenauer and Daniela Schiller discuss their paper, “<a href="https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0524-24.2024">Promoting Open Discussions of Scientific Fail...

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MM @phdeez.bsky.social · Jun 13

the reissued NOFO for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) is finally published! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

PA-25-422: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) PA-25-422. NI...

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · Jun 13

Also be sure to read the instructions a Forms I SF424. These Fs will have the new format/review instructions so there are different components from the previous NOFOs.

I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · Jun 13

Yas! Parent F32 (PA-25-423) and F30s (PA-25-426, PA-25-425) are also published.
simpler.grants.gov

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Mariah Hoye @mariahhoye.bsky.social · Jun 13

And I would take issue if a study with null outcomes was written up to say “this proves the null hypothesis”, etc, but rigorously-conducted null studies are important contributions to a body of scientific evidence.

I really like how this paper lays it out: elifesciences.org/articles/21451

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Bob C-J and Geoff Cumming @thenewstats.bsky.social · Apr 7

What happens when scientists discuss mistakes they've made?

Here's a lovely paper about developing of a conference series normalizing errors ("Oh Sh*t: Great Scientists Tell Stories About Their Greatest Failures").

#stats #neuroscience #metascience #neuroskyence

tinyurl.com/5n96e5em

Promoting Open Discussions of Scientific Failure within the Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference

The annual Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting is a bonanza of scientific achievement: famous keynote speakers, beautiful scientific results, and award ceremonies. This focus is exciting and invigo...

doi.org

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Mariah Hoye @mariahhoye.bsky.social · Jun 13

I love this paper too!

The author, Rick Born, is part of the @comm4rigor.bsky.social which is developing educational units on topics like confirmation bias!

For anyone interested in learning more, check out the beta form of the unit at c4r.io (and give us feedback so we can keep improving it)!

Bob C-J and Geoff Cumming @thenewstats.bsky.social · May 6

In the genre of thinking about bias, I like this recent paper in neuro alot. What I prefer about this is the framing of worrying about bias generally (inflating or diminishing), not just emphasizing a certain direction (diminishing).

www.eneuro.org/content/11/1...

Stop Fooling Yourself! (Diagnosing and Treating Confirmation Bias)

Confirmation bias (CB) is a cognitive bias that allows us to fool ourselves by selectively filtering data and distorting analyses to support favored beliefs or hypotheses. In this article, I will brie...

www.eneuro.org

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Mariah Hoye @mariahhoye.bsky.social · Jun 13

Also no 😅

But I take your point. I think the issue in my field (molecular/cellular neuroscience) and many others is that numerous studies have shown that we apply more scrutiny to studies with null outcomes than positive ones, even when you condition on experimental design (sample size, etc).

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Alexander Harris @dralexharris.bsky.social · Jun 11

What does a 40% NIH budget cut mean for funding chances (now ~15%)?

You might think “60% of the money left = 9% success”

❌ NOPE!!!

1-3%

because 80% of the budget is for existing grants

New science? Starved
Ongoing grants? Slashed 😢

#FundingScienceSavesLives

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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · May 22

If you are a current or former NIHer and want to be in this starter pack, please comment below for an add.

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