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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨 Call for Session Proposals: ISER 2026 🚨
The XXVII Biennial Meeting of @iser.bsky.social will take place in Valencia, Spain, August 23–27, 2026.
Share your session theme and include 3–4 confirmed participants.
🗓️ Deadline: October 29, 2025
📌 Submit your proposal here: kit-react.de/portal/react...

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌍✨ Call for Nominations: ISER International Prizes ✨🌍
@iser.bsky.social is now accepting nominations for its prestigious international prizes! 🏆
📅 Deadline: September 8, 2025
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Don’t miss the chance to recognize excellence in our field — submit your nomination today!

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Jul 28

This explains the drop in NOA for new and competitive grants

Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget

NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Jul 25

Light pollution and all the satellites saturating the night sky

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · Jul 23

a vulnerable post from me, but i am in the negatives, mostly from getting new tires for my car, groceries and such.

if you’re able to help a struggling grad student, it would mean the world to me. even if you can’t give, a repost will do

v e n m o: astrojaz
p a y p a l: www.paypal.me/Spacequeenjaz

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · Jul 18

Running the whole med school on grant tenure when the US grant infrastructure is collapsing …

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · Jul 18

"A Duke professor who spoke to Science on the condition of anonymity called the May guidelines a “creative way to go around the tenure system and force tenured professors to quit on their own.”" www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...

Duke School of Medicine plans salary cuts for tenured faculty who do not meet grant expectations

Set to go in effect in 2026, the proposed policy would apply to the School’s basic sciences units. These units rely heavily on grants from the National Institutes of Health, which have been increasing...

www.dukechronicle.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Jul 2

If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt working class families for generations to come. Call your representative today and tell them to vote no on this bill.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Jul 2

More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Jun 17

So happy for you! Congratulations 🍾

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Jun 5

And big congrats to @beccapfeiffer.bsky.social too! (just read the blog post!)

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations! Pittsburgh is lucky to have you!

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Jun 4

Congratulations!🍾

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · Jun 4

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here are the nearly 2,500 medical research grants canceled or delayed by Trump (Gift Article)

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · May 27

The good news for today, scientifically speaking for vision research is that the NEI appears to have survived the budget reconciliation process in the House. And the NIH budget was not decreased.

This still has to go to the Senate, but the National Eye Institute still lives in the House bill...

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · May 23

Donald Trump is attacking Harvard for refusing to carry out his political agenda. Now, innocent students are caught in the crossfire.

Harvard is right to fight back.

But this isn't just about Harvard — anyone who crosses Trump could be punished. It's a threat to all of us.

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 23

📣 TRAVEL GRANTS AVAILABLE for trainees and young investigators! Deadline: May 26

Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the ISER/BrightFocus Glaucoma Symposium & Fast Track with the support of a travel grant! @iser.bsky.social @brightfocus.bsky.social

👉 iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org/abstract-sub...

Abstract Submission – Iser/Bright Focus Glaucoma Symposium

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨
Don't miss your chance to share your research at the ISER BrightFocus Glaucoma Meeting 2025!
📅 Abstract Submission Deadline: May 27, 2025
🔗 iserbrightfocusglaucoma.org/abstract-sub...
@iser.bsky.social @brightfocus.bsky.social

Abstract Submission – Iser/Bright Focus Glaucoma Symposium

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 22

I can only imagine the stress of the international students at Harvard today 😢

Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 22

"Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status”

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 17

Thanks for supporting NIH mission

Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 5

Have you got the Valencian @iser.bsky.social orange at @arvoinfo.bsky.social ? Come visit us at ISER booth

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 4

@iser.bsky.social is at @arvoinfo.bsky.social. Come visit me and learn about our
amazing upcoming meetings

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Paloma Liton @palomaliton.bsky.social · May 3

Ready for #arvo2025

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Daisy Shu @eyedaisyshu.bsky.social · Apr 30

Looking forward to our annual WEAVR luncheon at @arvoinfo.bsky.social #arvo2026 and serving as a panelist! I’ll be sharing tips on being an academic researcher in basic science and navigating international transitions! Hope to see you there!

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · Apr 30

Gain valuable tips and tricks for successful career progression from our panel of experts at the @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation Women in Eye and #VisionResearch (WEAVR) Luncheon on May 6 (Salt Lake City). Tickets required. Proceeds support grants for women in #VisualSciences. bit.ly/41SDIDK

Promotional image for ARVO 2025's WEAVR Luncheon on Tues., May 6 from 11:30am - 1pm MT. Image features the panel topic, "Tips and tricks for successful career progression", as well as the 6 panelists and their speaking topics. Image features a link for this event, ARVO.org/am/weavrevent

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