Amy Halbing, M.Sc.
neuro-amy.bsky.social
Amy Halbing, M.Sc.
@neuro-amy.bsky.social
Neuroscience PhD student studying fetal programming and the biological basis of intergenerational transmission of childhood trauma. Runner 🏃‍♀️ Snowboarder 🏂

Thoughts expressed here are my own and not a reflection of my institution.
So it seems like NSF funding of my area of research is effectively over. Great! 🙃
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reposted by Amy Halbing, M.Sc.
I must not be wording this right. Lemme try again.

There is only one (1) office (not even an institute) at the NIH dedicated to women’s health research. That office is now being dismantled, with only a bland landing page remaining on their website. This is a five-alarm fire!

orwh.od.nih.gov
ORWH Home
Established in 1990, the Office of Research on Women's Health serves as the focal point for women's health research at the National Institutes of Health
orwh.od.nih.gov
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Reposted by Amy Halbing, M.Sc.
Several Graduate T32s (G-RISE, IMSD, Bridges to the Doctorate) and the MARC T34 (for undergraduates) training grants now have expiration dates of today, 1/30/2025.
January 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I might not have won any academic awards, but I’m happy to say that I rounded out this wonderful past week by winning the Smitty Stevens Memorial Race at #WCBR2025.

This past week has been a dream come true for me, allowing me to combine two of my greatest passions: snowboarding and neuroscience
January 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM