The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
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The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
A short Bluetorial on plots of NIH application success rates as a function of percentile.
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I have a new comment piece out in Nature today.
rdcu.be/e7LVS
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Total annual budget for NIGMS: 3.2 billion
Total (estimated) daily cost for war in Iran beyond the inestimable cost in human lives and suffering (and gasoline prices if that’s what you care more about, like many do): 900 million dollars (www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...)
Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. We are urging Congress to act now to protect the American people by impeaching and convicting Vought. We invite all Americans to join us by signing on to our letter to Congress.
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Death by 1000 cuts, etc.
But I really do think historians will look back on Citizens United as a critical fork in the road of America’s democracy becoming…less of a democracy.
Guess who the new Acting CDC Director is?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
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Men may be more prone to heart rhythm changes than women, which could help explain why male athletes face higher sudden cardiac death risks. Read more in AJP-Heart: ow.ly/nqGo50WZwjR #ArticlesInPresS #SABV @apspublications.bsky.social @ausrob-phd.bsky.social @merrylindseyphd.bsky.social 🧪
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What's a smart scale? Should you use one? What do you need to know about your body composition besides your weight? APS member Austin Robinson (@ausrob-phd.bsky.social) weighed in 😜 on the subject. Read more from @NBCNews: ow.ly/sKMo50WQuEz #ISpyPhysiology 🧪
100% @apspublications.bsky.social are the🐐. Where else can you publish OA in a reputable journal for < $1000
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Calling all @apsphysiology.bsky.social members: let’s help raise some money to support ABRCMS student presentation awards! Goal is $1200/discipline to support 12 awards by Sept 30th! 🧪 abrcms.org/donate/stude...
Any who can afford it, please pitch in 🙏 A lot of the grants that funded ABRCMS have been cancelled. These $100 awards make a huge impact for students. If every judge gave just $20, we’d exceed the goal.
👉 donate.abrcms.org
(select Presentation Awards)
More details 👉 abrcms.org/donate/stude...
Join me in donating to ABRCMS. For many of us early in our careers (and for many of us now), this is THE conference. Let’s make sure future generations get the same experience.
I was told if each poster judge donated $25, their goal would be quickly met, but I think we can do better! 🙏🏾💪🏾
🧂Our controlled feeding pilot trial suggests potential sex differences in kidney responses to dietary salt. With a high salt diet, females may increase endothelin-1 excretion more. Endothelin-1 is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide and promotes salt excretion by the kidneys.
Appreciate @thebulwark.com highlighting Trump’s war on science
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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Another email to Bhattacharya about his interview and his continued statements that NIH's gain of function research caused the COVID pandemic and killed millions of people.
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🚨New publication alert
Central blood pressure and arterial stiffness among ultramarathon runners across the lifespan
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Unfollow health and wellness influencers who regularly invoke that the products they sell are science-based, yet haven't used their large platforms to raise awareness about the proposed NIH/NSF budget cuts.
I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.
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First copies of my book are here!! As a new faculty member, I realized that in addition to my research job, I also had a leadership job…and I wasn’t prepared for that.
This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.
jenheemstra.com/book
This conflation has irked me for years. People seem to think DEI and health disparities are synonymous. While DEI efforts may help with issues such as wealth inequality & educational attainment, which may help shrink health disparities in the long run, these are essentially two separate issues!
Post Sunday morning shows Bhattacharya email...
When you strip away humanity
Another outstanding thread by Dr. Berg.
NYT article from last week also illustrated just how arbitrary the DEI cuts are as well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
Research Ireland, on behalf of @deptoffhed.bsky.social, have today launched Global Talent Ireland - a new initiative to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland.
For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
Flyer for Roundtable Rally w QR code to RSVP and a photo of a protester w a sign supportive of NIH.
On Monday, some of the signers of the Bethesda Declaration are meeting w Jay Bhattacharya. Join us afterward for a rally at the Medical Center Metro at 4:30!!
