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Submitted an R15 today to the NIH. Going to celebrate by calling my elected officials to remind them that they control government funding, not Elon Musk!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Feb 20

Pointy boot

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Feb 14

You’ll get em next time!

Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Feb 12

Yes, important article

@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Feb 11

Thank you Mark!

Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Feb 11

Thanks to Carolyn Johnson and colleagues at the Washington Post for covering the impact of drastic cuts to NIH on biomedical science 🧪
wapo.st/42RMXrn

Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Feb 11

Congrats!! So well deserved!!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Feb 10

Ours at Simmons was too. No notice and the program was scrubbed from their website.
We will continue our work making every curious student feel welcome in STEM.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Feb 6

I have to say that even with the surmounting challenges with this administration, I still love my job. I will stay and do my best to learn and teach and make every curious student feel like they belong.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Feb 6

HHMI just cancelled our grant. We were in the second year of developing programs to retain students from all backgrounds in STEM. All that work, all that energy…..I am profoundly disappointed. Well-funded HHMI labs, what do you think of dismantling funding for these training programs?

Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Feb 5

If anyone has the resources to resist, its HHMI. Ending this program with no notice and literally scrubbing evidence it ever existed from the website is shocking and dosappointing

Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Feb 5

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John Wallingford @jbwallingford.bsky.social · Feb 4

Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5

wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 31

So true! Though I have to say at this point I can't even remember which side of the argument I took. Good times.

Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 30

I absolutely love this amazing original piece of art by my student Terry Wu. I missed the adult frog made from lab paper towels the first time I saw it. Such amazing talent and excited to see biology inspiring our students! Thank you Terry!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 30

They ate his flannel shirt!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Jan 30

If you think today's news headlines are horrific, check out this one from 1906. Chilling.

A newspaper clipping that reads: "Noisy, Hungry Frogs Sadden Farmer's Life. They scare his cattle and they also eat his flannel shirt."

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 30

Helpful to hear when you’re writing a grant in these uncertain times.

Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jan 29

Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.

Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thanks, needed that. Writing one right now and having some of those thoughts.

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 29

Thank you SDB, proud to be a member.

Society for Developmental Biology @socdevbio.bsky.social · Jan 29

The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.

Scientific research is a driving force behind human progress. It fuels medical breakthroughs, spurs technological innovations and drives economic growth. Federal funding of research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is absolutely critical for ensuring that the U.S. maintains its global leadership in science and technology.
The unprecedented freeze on the review and issuance of federal research grants is already negatively impacting research and could have significant ripple effects. Ongoing studies may lose momentum if grant renewals or supplement requests are delayed, slowing scientific progress on research the NIH has already invested in. Researchers affiliated with the Society for Developmental Biology carry out critical research on birth defects, which kill twice as many children as cancer does. Slowed progress will delay the development of new therapies and diagnostics, and thus have real public health implications. In 2019, the total estimated cost of birth defect–associated hospitalizations was $22.2 billion.
Scientific research is also critical to the U.S. economy more broadly. In 2023 alone NIH funded research not only directly supported 412 thousand jobs, but its overall economic impact rippled out to all sectors of the economy driving more than $92.89 billion in economic activity across all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. It is estimated that every dollar of NIH funding generates $2.46 dollars of economic activity.
Finally, federal research funding not only drives impactful research discoveries but also supports the training of the scientists, engineers, and innovators of the future. University laboratories, funded by federal grants, serve as essential training grounds for the next generation of researchers even as they push the boundaries of knowledge. This training prepares young scientists for leadership roles in both academia and industry, helping to ensure that the scientific workforce r…

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 29

Does it go:
kakistocracy-> kleptocracy -> idiocracy or
kleptocracy->Kakistocracy-> idiocracy?

Trying to determine where we are currently and where we're going.

Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 29

Love this video!

Xenbase @xenbase.bsky.social · Dec 2

Frogs: A biologists best friend
Get up close and personal with the exotic amphibian helping students in CSHL’s Xenopus course study how life begins and operates. Watch the video clip on YouTube!! #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6wu...

Frogs: A biologist’s best friend

YouTube video by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

www.youtube.com

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 29

恭喜发财 (with some help from Nikki :). Okay, back to writing!

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Labfrog @youngfroglab.bsky.social · Jan 29

Happy new year!

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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · Jan 28

Submitting an NIH grant right now

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