Christian Cazares, Ph.D.

yeah still in this shit

we are absolutely cooked

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success. Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302

The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted.

What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards.

Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.

Supporting the NIH fellows union. Which legally speaking DOES still exist. Regardless what the administration tries to claim.

for those curious:

R1: 2-1-3-1-1
R2: 5-6-7-3-3
R3: 2-1-2-2-2

si se puede!

k99 summary statement not awful but there was a classic reviewer 2 that pointed out the lack of pubs and gave 6 7s compared to the 1 2s from the other two, time to revise and resubmit for june!

i like how our supposed opposition party is just crying about how the attack wasn't done with their permission, makes me livid how we don't have anti-war leadership at all

"he will continue to research and teach at the institute"...

Come be our colleague! The Center for Neural Science at NYU is accepting applications at the Assistant Professor level in computational neuroscience and/or neural engineering apply.interfolio.com/182074

it does feel like I started over 😅

Boost your grant funding success!! Now accepting applications for the UCSanDiego Health Sciences @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social summer Grant Writing Course (GWC), proven success. Apps due March 17th, space is limited.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/research-conducted-at-nimh/scientific-director/office-of-fellowship-and-training/outstanding-scholars-in-neuroscience-award-program

I can highly recommend the NIH Outstanding Scholar in Neuroscience Award Program (nice backronym for OSNAP)! Need to be 2 years before/after PhD, due March 23. Great opportunity to visit and present at NIH and meet some amazing colleagues.
www.nimh.nih.gov/research/res...

what the heck is a digital twin

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

oh NYT is getting nervous

"field potentials are often the primary signal available for linking neural activity to ethologically relevant behavior."

i think this anchor across species is underrated!

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.

We'll let their words speak for themselves.

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid. One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.

its so dumb how much my mental fluctuates with my experiments going well or not

How eight initiatives are tackling neuroscience’s gender gap In honor of today’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, The Transmitter spoke with eight women working to bolster their ranks in the field.

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! For its 11th year, we’re celebrating eight women neuroscientists working toward gender equality in the field.

By Paige Miranda

#WomeninScience #neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/qa/how-eight...

no amount of engagement is worth using the CSAM, nazi, and botfarm site

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still using this for grants, thank you!

Avoiding Medical Care due to Heightened Immigration Enforcement Concerns: Findings from a National Latino Immigrant Sample - Journal of General Internal Medicine Journal of General Internal Medicine -

"Due specifically to deportation plans announced by President Trump, 13% of Latino immigrants reported avoiding healthcare services. Less than half of those who have avoided care were naturalized citizens (44%)"

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

insane production

Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

Full story:

lataco.com/captive-loti...

so are optogenetics and expansion microscopy one of those separate art from artist cases ? kinda hard to not be reminded about epsteins emails when i see these now 😅

Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review” - Eos Graduate students applying for NSF funding have had their applications returned without review—even though their proposed research appears to fall squarely within the fields of study outlined in the p...

Students applying for NSF funding are having their applications “returned without review” for being “ineligible,” despite their proposed research falling squarely within the application guidelines. eos.org/research-and...