Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH
@shelbysimar.bsky.social
Bioinformatician and genomic epidemiologist, deep in the heart of Texas (Houston). Gardening, hiking, and sourdough enthusiast.
Reposted by Shelby Simar, PhD, MPH
NIH cutting COVID research because “the pandemic is over” is like grounding all weather satellites because it’s sunny out today ☀️
We need to study pathogens before they’re emergencies
...It's not sunny in Pittsburgh today #PublicHealth
We need to study pathogens before they’re emergencies
...It's not sunny in Pittsburgh today #PublicHealth
Yesterday when I talked to @maxkozlov.bsky.social about this, I wondered which of my NIH-funded colleagues would have their grants cut.
All of them. Research on pandemic viruses has now ground to a screeching halt in the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
All of them. Research on pandemic viruses has now ground to a screeching halt in the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to cut grants for COVID research, documents reveal
Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NIH cutting COVID research because “the pandemic is over” is like grounding all weather satellites because it’s sunny out today ☀️
We need to study pathogens before they’re emergencies
...It's not sunny in Pittsburgh today #PublicHealth
We need to study pathogens before they’re emergencies
...It's not sunny in Pittsburgh today #PublicHealth