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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks for sharing this good news @whysharksmatter.bsky.social 🙌!
We are not at all surprised. 😁👍Congrats! & thanks for publishing with ICB!

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 19h

Brown is out! They had to do more dancing in their letter because they previously capitulated and needed to reference their previous agreement but, at its core, this reiterates MIT's letter.

The clock is now on for all other institutions.

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

www.brown.edu

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19h

A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with mass firings of federal employees while the government is shut down.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Move to Fire Federal Employees During Shutdown

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with mass firings of federal employees while the government is shut down.

on.wsj.com

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 20h

Make-buy-invest strategies for #pharmaceutical manufacturing can help improve supply chain resilience and reduce #DrugShortages in the U.S.

Explore challenges and opportunities associated with these strategies at our October 22 – 23 workshop: https://ow.ly/Faiv50XbZbH

A graphic with the text, "Improving Resiliency in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Through Make-Buy-Invest Strategic Actions, a workshop on October 22 from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM and October 23 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Eastern Time."

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

NIH Study Sections are on hold...again. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...

NIH Study Sections are on hold…again.

The primary input to deciding on the merit of proposals submitted to the NIH for potential funding, as most of my remaining blog audience well knows, is the outcome of the initial peer-review proce…

drugmonkey.wordpress.com

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Jason C. Marvin, Ph.D. (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @jasoncmarvin.bsky.social · 1d

It’s inspiring to see this community continue to grow, especially since first meeting @anamaporras.bsky.social when we overlapped at Cornell 🐻

Many thanks to the #LatinXinBME leadership and symposium organizers for the kind invitation ☕

@brianaguado.bsky.social

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Jason C. Marvin, Ph.D. (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @jasoncmarvin.bsky.social · 1d

Honored to have spoken at the 2025 @latinxinbme.bsky.social Symposium at UC San Diego!

It was a privilege to share @aimbe-official.bsky.social's advocacy work.

I’m optimistic about the future of science with such driven scholars leading the way in biomedical research and community engagement 😊

A plaque given to Jason for speaking at the 2025 LatinXinBME Symposium held in San Diego.

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STAT @statnews.com · 2d

Employees inside the FDA and outside experts said they were worried the U.S. is headed toward a new era of drug regulation: one where political decisions lead, and evidence follows
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.

www.statnews.com

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Karen Masters @karenlmasters.bsky.social · 4d

Jess Wade is amazing, and it's my absolute honour to be one of the more than 2000 women in STEM whose wikipedia page she started: mymodernmet.com/jessica-wade... 🧪🔭👩‍🔬

Meet the Physicist Who Wrote Over 2,000 Wikipedia Biographies for Women in STEM

After noticing a lack of entries on Wikipedia for incredible women throughout history, this incredible woman decided to take matters into her own hands.

mymodernmet.com

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STAT @statnews.com · 4d

Inside the Upheaval at NIH
Since January, the NIH has been turned upside down, with changes in focus, leadership, and the way funds are dispersed. What changes are needed, and which ones just force American science into suspended animation?
Tickets: www.statnews.com/stat-summit-...

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 4d

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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STAT @statnews.com · 4d

The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease. www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

‘It’s a massacre’: CDC battered by government shutdown firings

The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...

www.statnews.com

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 4d

The six faculty positions open at UNC Biology also include 2 openings for Teaching Assistant Professors or Teaching Associate Professors. We seek instructors with expertise from any area of biology 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

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STAT @statnews.com · 4d

Almost the entire staff of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, known as the “voice of the CDC,” has been laid off, former publication editor-in-chief Charlotte Kent told STAT Saturday.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

Deep cuts made to CDC's flagship MMWR publication, a cornerstone of public health

CDC staff behind the agency’s flagship publication have been fired amid drastic cuts to the HHS promised by the White House due to the government shutdown, according to five people familiar with the s...

www.statnews.com

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 5d

Proud of my colleagues for speaking out!

There is so much power when people come together.

Trump knows that, and that’s why everything he does aims to divide us.

But we see through that and are growing stronger together!

www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...

Shut down but not silenced: Federal workers find their voice

After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

www.npr.org

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 6d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

www.biorxiv.org

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 5d

Friendly reminder: 🎉 Pre-register today & get ready to join our FREE online celebration. Everyone is welcome. To keep #BlackInMicro alive Donate: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM and Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio) #BiMWeek2025

The summarised schedule of Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Mon 14: Pathways for Change. Welcome and Keynote Address 12pm. Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD. Panel Discussion: Finding Black Spaces in STEM, 1:15-2:15 PM. Weds 15, Careers & Research: ECR Symposium 9-12 PM. Panel discussion: Navigating Careers in Microbiology 2-3 PM. Thurs 16, Community: Panel Discussion - Empowering Your Science 12-1:15 PM. Workshop: Science in Action

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 6d

Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 6d

Thoughtful and well-informed op-ed from @ianlmorgan.bsky.social

Definitely worth a read!

www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...

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NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

www.the-scientist.com

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 5d

Trump admin plans to RIF 1100-1200 HHS employees according to court filing

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Dalmeet Singh Chawla @dalmeet.bsky.social · 9d

Researchers are pleased about the #NIH possibly introducing caps on #OpenAccess fees its grantees can pay from their funding but say the change is imperfect—my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

@jeremymberg.bsky.social, @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca, @pamherd.bsky.social

NIH decision looms about caps on scholarly-journal publishing fees

Researchers are pleased about possible limit to publishers’ profits but say the proposed change is imperfect

cen.acs.org

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