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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 29d

This is awesome.

@ellecordova.bsky.social

For our scientists

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E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Sep 8

What a huge loss. I am so sorry to hear this news. David was a tremendous positive presence across all biomedical science. A once in a generation kind of scientist. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...

David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87

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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.latimes.com/obituaries/s... RIP David Baltimore. A true giant of biomedical research. Made so many fundamental discoveries: Reverse transcriptase; NF-kB; Rag genes (among others) Also shut down his lab for a week in 1970 to protest the US invasion of Cambodia.

David Baltimore, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and former Caltech president, dies at 87

Baltimore played a role in virtually every important national debate over the use and potential misuse of the science of genetic engineering.

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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · Jul 24

Good grief, the US National Cancer Institute projects it will fund only one in 25 RO1 grant applications in 2026. This is massively defunding cancer research. Despicable vandalism. www.cancer.gov/grants-train...

National Cancer Institute projection of a 4% pay line in FY2026.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · Jul 11

Try and make it through this. Really watch.
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Do Not Look Away

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Terkild Brink Buus @terkild.bsky.social · Jun 19

❗How can a cancer exploit its environment and still resist treatment?
✅The answer: co-existing malignant subclones.

Let me walk you through our latest study investigating how divergent evolution drives adaptability, aggressiveness, and drug resistance of T cell cancer. 1/🧵

doi.org/10.1158/2159...

Schematic figure showing divergent evolution of malignant subclones and how they migrate to different tissue compartments (blood vs skin), respond differently to extrinsic stimuli such as Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins, and how subclones differ in their intrinsic resistance to anti-cancer drugs.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 30

McCarthyism 2.0: Now with added racism.

Trump wants to purge Chinese students from U.S. universities under the guise of “national security.”

This isn’t defense — it’s discrimination, plain and simple. We stand up for international students.

www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Behind Trump’s long campaign to target Chinese student visas

The president's action comes amid a fragile trade truce on the line.

www.politico.com

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · May 28

Congratulations @kedmiranit.bsky.social and team!

Ranit Kedmi @kedmiranit.bsky.social · May 27

Incredible! Over the past 2 months, 5 independent manuscripts — from @TheColonnaLab, Dan Littman, @gardnerlabucsf.bsky.social and @chrysothemisbrown.bsky.social , and our own (now in @nature.com, www.nature.com/articles/s41...), reports that the dietary pTreg program is initiated by RORγt⁺ APCs. /1

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · May 23

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · May 16

The BOSS: “"In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration."

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Bruce Springsteen’s Message to America: A Protest. A Prayer. A Wake-Up Call.

YouTube video by The Seneca Project

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · May 15

So many things wrong with this case and with this gov’t!

sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · May 14

My understanding is she was carrying frog embryos for cancer biology work in her mentor’s lab at Harvard - this is not some espionage ffs!

Given the political views that many Russian expats hold, deporting her back to Russia is inhumane to say the least!

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/h...

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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · May 14

Another example of the current administration’s war on science. Instead of allowing a talented and highly trained scientist to do her job and make discoveries that will benefit human health they are trying to deport her. Shame. 😳😱

The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 14

The Trump administration intends to deport a Harvard scientist back to Russia, government lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday. The scientist fled the country in 2022 and fears she will be arrested there over her protest of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

U.S. Tells Court It Plans to Deport Scientist to Russia

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · May 2

The rise in autism diagnosis rates is real. The panic over an “autism epidemic”? Manufactured by the likes of RFK Jr., who has led the ignorant down a dangerous path of disinformation.

The Autism Epidemic That Never Was

RFK Jr.'s scientific illiteracy has led the ignorant down a dangerous path.

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Andrea L Graham @grahammunology.bsky.social · May 2

Devastating indeed for the future of basic research 🤬 but also portends further tanking of the current economy!!! 😵‍💫 by this clueless culture warring (?) administration that needs to receive a lot of FEEDBACK no make that BLOWBACK please people 💪🚫

Christian A. Meissner @cameissner.bsky.social · May 2

As a former program officer at NSF, I can say that this will have a devastating impact on basic research. The Foundation has set the gold standard for review of scientific merit, driven by the discovery of transformational and innovative ideas.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

www.nature.com

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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · May 2

Recent federal actions have done great harm to scientists all across the country.

Tell Congress your story & urge strong NIH support for FY26 ($51.3B+)! #InvestInScience

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · May 2

This keeps getting worse.

I am yet to hear a single republican express any real concern about the impact the cuts to NIH and the abrupt stop in funding by NSF will have on US science and healthcare, let alone see any evidence of “bipartisan” action.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Apr 30

Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · Apr 30

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...

I have to admit, John Oliver outlining exactly what is wrong with HHS cuts and with RFK in great detail, was not what I would have expected. But this is sadly very accurate.

RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations John!

E John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social · Apr 30

Honored and humbled. I have been very fortunate to have worked with amazing, inspirational colleagues in my lab, at Penn and in the broader community. Science matters
www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...

National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members - NAS

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original res...

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · Apr 28

www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...

I wish this was sensationalized or exaggerated - but the impact on US biomedical research outlined in this report is, unfortunately, very much real.

Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations

Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.

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sbkoralov.bsky.social @sbkoralov.bsky.social · Apr 27

Congratulations @khannakm.bsky.social @yeungadventures.bsky.social @payalyokota.bsky.social and the rest of the team!

Kamal M Khanna @khannakm.bsky.social · Apr 25

Nerve- and airway-associated interstitial macrophages mitigate SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis via type I interferon signaling: Immunity www.cell.com/immunity/ful... our study out now [email protected] #macrophages

Nerve- and airway-associated interstitial macrophages mitigate SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis via type I interferon signaling

The local immunoregulatory mechanisms that safeguard the host from excessive lung infection inflammation remain unclear. Yeung, Yokota et al. uncover the essential role of nerve- and airway-associated...

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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · Apr 23

In their defense, the authors of the Constitution could never have predicted that American voters would be this stupid.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Apr 15

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

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Shruti Naik @drshrutinaik.bsky.social · Apr 16

APRIL 30th Senate session to discuss NIH funding cuts and biomedical research in America. Mark your calendars and call your senetors!!! www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/bio...

Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

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