In August, Jay Bhattacharya said “Training future biomedical scientists” was the 1st priority for his version of NIH.
But talk is cheap. Let’s see how JB’s doing. 🤔
NIH supports trainees mostly via fellowship (F), training (T), and career development (K) awards.
Here are funding curves for each.🧵
Come work with us!!!
careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hrnu_er/...
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
A summary of training, fellowship, and career development awards
Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
1/12
My lab hosted a Halloween crafting party for our research institute @impactinstitute.bsky.social yesterday. So much fun. Grateful to my team for making this happen and for everyone who showed up!!
@impactinstitute.bsky.social is taking up to 4 postdoctoral fellows next year! Please see the flyer in the link below. If my own funding holds, I will be hiring one of the four postdocs, so if you have interests in women's health and need a postdoc, apply!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Writing grants is so exhausting.
I am looking for a postdoc to join my ERC StG project DIVREP to work on global, quantitative analyses of fertility and reproductive behaviour. The post is based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. Let me know if you have any questions. More details below👇
Just got an email that the NIH Early Independence award is "not going forward." This was an award that catapulted promising PhD students into faculty positions and is part of the High-Risk High-Reward grant program in the NIH Office of the Director. Deadline was 9.6.25!
Has your NIH grant been withdrawn, left without review, pending, or delayed? Consider joining thousands of scientists represented in the NIH VS. APHA case. Deadline Monday, August 25st, 5pm EST. @SaveHealthResearch
Deadline extended
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I feel sick.
On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.
(suggests affirm, legitimize, etc.)
Me: thank you - this was very helpful.
ChatGPT: You’re so welcome! I’m glad it helped. If you ever need to detox other overused or loaded words (looking at you, “resilience” and “empower”), I’m always ready with a thesaurus and a mild attitude problem.
When chatGPT just gets you:
Me: What is a better word to use in this sentence than normalize? I dislike that word for various and likely obvious reasons.
ChatGPT: Totally fair to dislike "normalize"—it can feel clinical, loaded, or imply that things were previously “abnormal.”
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Have a colleague whose graphs need… help?
Someone who says “I’m not a visual person”?
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Good design is teachable—and this workshop proves it. 💡
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Spots are limited—and they're going fast.
If you're a public health researcher, grad student, or science communicator who wants to elevate your visuals, this is for you.
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What’s on the agenda?
✔️ Chart design that actually communicates
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✔️ Slides that make your talk shine—not sink
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I bought the cabinet that came in this box on December 30, 2024. So much has happened since then. Should I contact them and see if they can fix ALL THE THINGS???
Happy pride month, all.
Know a public health researcher with great data and chaotic slides? Be a friend. Send them our way. 🫶📊
Please share this workshop with your networks—good design is a public health intervention.
To download the pdf version of the flyer, go here: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
🗓️ Save the Dates: Sept 8 & 22; Oct 8 & 15
📍 Virtual!!!
📌 Registration info coming soon.
🎯 Designed for researchers, faculty, grad students, and health communicators.
🧠 Email MSS_education@northwestern.edu to get on the email list.
Elevate your visuals. Strengthen your science. Amplify your impact.
🎤 Ideal for researchers, faculty, graduate students, and health communicators working across disciplines.
🧑🎨 No design background required — just a commitment to making your work more accessible and policy-relevant.
Whether you're prepping for a conference, grant pitch, or policy briefing — this hands-on workshop is for you.
💻No special programs needed, we will use powerpoint and excel primarily.
Taught by me(!): Assistant professor in Medical Social Sciences @nufeinbergmss.bsky.social. I'm an NIH-funded health researcher (with 5 years of graphic design experience). I teach scholars to design visuals that clarify complexity and make audiences feel (and even sometimes cry).
This workshop will cover:
📊 Best practices for visualizing quantitative & qualitative data
🖼️ Designing academic posters for maximum engagement
🗣️ Creating presentations that enhance your message
All grounded in the interaction between design principles and health equity.
four half day workshop on design for academics and researchers. Email MSS_education@northwestern.edu to get on the list to be alerted when registration starts.
🎨 Calling all health researchers!
Tired of confusing graphs, chaotic slides, and posters no one reads? 📊📈📉
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