On firing NIH Institute directors.
42 USC § 284 a(2)(E)
“Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the [HHS] Secretary to terminate the appointment of an [institute] director”
RFK’s confirmation has major implications for NIH.
#NIHFundsGreatScience 🧪
One of my closest friends died young last month, from EGFR+ lung cancer. Absolutely fuck the fuck off to the people trying to destroy this research. #NIHfundsgreatscience
Tuthill studies the 'sixth sense', proprioception.
Close your eyes and move your arm, pointing with your finger. You still know where your finger is. That's because you have a proprioceptive sense.
(Any experts on proprioception want to elaborate, esp on clinical impact?)
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#Journalists take note of thread?
Potential #science threads with hash
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@sciencewriters.org @ahcjr1.bsky.social
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My NIH-funded work at @urochester.bsky.social and @sciencetakeout.bsky.social creates engaging, hands-on science curriculum materials that are accessible to diverse students.
#NIHFundsGreatScience #SciEd #SciComm
Funding uncertainty doesn’t just hurt scientists—it delays medical advancements that patients rely on. If we want better treatments & outcomes, we need continued investment in research. 🔬
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With federal funding freezes threatening scientific progress, I’m reflecting on a study I led during my #NIH T32-funded fellowship.
This NIH funding helped shaped my career. #NIHFundsGreatScience Science funding matters.
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This NIH-funded work is trying to figure out why certain types of breast cancer are still deadly today.
If you get diagnosed with breast cancer, hearing that it is 'triple-negative' is terrible news.
This form of cancer is less treatable and it spreads (metastasizes) easily.
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6) Perhaps most important of all, we have a training grant that supports graduate students learning about environmental epidemiology in community settings. Students are the lifeblood of our department, and they do countless great things with the support of this training grant. #NIHFundsGreatScience
We're funded by #NIHfundsgreatscience to study fatal, neurodegenerative, lysosomal disorders of childhood. @altnih4science.bsky.social @battenpsdl.bsky.social medicine.washu.edu/news/8-milli...
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My lab is NIH funded, to study the genetic basis of fibrosis activation and recovery (a thread).
Fibrosis is the build up of connective tissue (eg scar tissue) that can be caused by inflammation. Fibrosis plays a role in many sources of mortality
Cc @altnih4science.bsky.social
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Let’s try something. We here at @altnih4science.bsky.social want to boost descriptions of NIH-funded science.
If you’re a scientist with a post or thread that describes your work, please tag us or DM us, and we’ll repost.
We’ll use the #NIHFundsGreatScience hashtag so people can read in future. 🧪
