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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Mar 8

Inspiring talks, signs, and crowd at today's #StandForScience2025 event in Seattle. Thanks to everyone who participated and gave us hope!

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Mar 3

For this reason I was very pleased to see Tom Maniatis's article and petition on NIH’s decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% in @cellpress.bsky.social

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Hate Liberals? Bite Me. @happyliberal.bsky.social · Mar 1

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 22

that Trumpers think the US Postal *SERVICE* should be a profit-making enterprise exposes the fallacy in their conception of government

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Feb 22

Any talk you hear from the current administration about making the US more competitive in science and technology is utter bullshit. What they are doing is sabotaging our country for years if not decades to come.

WESA @wesa.fm · Feb 21

The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty

A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...

www.wesa.fm

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Feb 17

Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Feb 16

While Trump “floods the zone,” we must stay focused.

NO to oligarchy, tax breaks for the rich and cuts to working class programs. NO to authoritarianism and unlimited power for one man.

YES to growing the union movement and raising wages. YES to health care as a human right.

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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · Feb 17

Thanks to everyone who shared this request. We updated our new Trump Tracker blog today with the voices of some federal scientists who reached out. More to come.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump Tracker: Firings, lawsuits and U.S. science in chaos

Follow President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally

www.science.org

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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · Feb 14

Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email ([email protected]) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Feb 16

I do think we will see a lot of people leaving America over this.

Our country is going back to factory settings.

Goddess of the Moon 🌕 @diannamjames.bsky.social · Feb 16

The U.S. is going to see a major ethical and brain drain as those who embrace our romantic experiment with multicultural pluralistic democracy cannot tolerate living in a country where the majority of people either didn’t care enough to vote, or voted for this.

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 17

So very sad 😢

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 17

I foresee a massive brain drain of scientists from the U.S. in the next few years, along with immigrant scientists avoiding the country. Trump's voters destroyed the unique appeal the U.S. once had for scientists 😢😣

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STAT @statnews.com · Feb 16

Sweeping layoffs are set to hit federal health and science agencies, including at the NIH, and former director Monica Bertagnolli called the situation at the NIH “devastating.”

Trump administration layoffs set to hit NIH are ‘devastating,’ former director Monica Bertagnolli says

Sweeping layoffs are set to hit federal health and science agencies, including at the NIH, and former director Monica Bertagnolli called the situation at the NIH “devastating.”

buff.ly

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 16

It’s quite clear by now that the answer to “why is the Trump administration doing x terrible thing?” is that they are *trying* to dismantle America and destabilize the entire world.

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Daniel Gorelick @danielgorelick.bsky.social · Feb 10

Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 10

"Keep calling, keep writing,
Knowing you can always make a change for sure.
That's what we're here for.
Through good times and bad times,
We'll stand by the side of research more.
That's what we're here for."

Bad but more modern version of "that's what friends are for"

Wyoming Wormboy @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · Feb 8

And for that reason I keep writing to my reps (third time in the last two weeks). I don't know if it helps but I do know that it's more than doing nothing. I try to push the blame more on Musk, as I think this may fly better with most Republicans. We do what we can.

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · Feb 10

If only that breast cancer commercial ended with a notice about all the research funding cuts the current administration is pushing through and how it has immediate negative impacts on breast cancer research and screening.

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 10

Thank you, Javier!! So nice to find you here, as well!! 😊 I hope you’re doing well despite the circumstances

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 9

As Christopher Hitchens said "never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. The grave will supply plenty of time for silence.” Now is the time for all of us to resist the absolute stupidity this government has imposed on our lives. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

Opinion | The antidote to Trump despair is action. Here’s where to start.

Readers react to Anne Lamott’s op-ed on resistance and share strategies for fighting Trump 2.0.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Buck Samuel 🪱🦠🧬🔬 @microbeminded.bsky.social · Feb 7

Very cool study on SKN-1/Nrf protein regulation of oxidative stress resistance by @nlehrbach.bsky.social lab in #Celegans

Nic Lehrbach @nlehrbach.bsky.social · Feb 7

Our latest work on the ever-fascinating skn-1 transcription factor (Nrf1 and Nrf2 for non-worm people).

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Protein sequence editing defines distinct and overlapping functions of SKN-1A/Nrf1 and SKN-1C/Nrf2

The Nrf/NFE2L family of transcription factors regulates redox balance, xenobiotic detoxification, metabolism, proteostasis, and aging. Nrf1/NFE2L1 is primarily responsible for stress-responsive upregu...

www.biorxiv.org

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 9

In the midst of the dark ages, we MUST retain optimism—keep going, keep publishing, keep talking science, and keep doing fun experiments! Our latest paper on the fascinating TF SKN-1/NRF presents exciting new findings using our one and only #Celegans #genetics #oxidativestress #proteasome

Nic Lehrbach @nlehrbach.bsky.social · Feb 7

Our latest work on the ever-fascinating skn-1 transcription factor (Nrf1 and Nrf2 for non-worm people).

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Protein sequence editing defines distinct and overlapping functions of SKN-1A/Nrf1 and SKN-1C/Nrf2

The Nrf/NFE2L family of transcription factors regulates redox balance, xenobiotic detoxification, metabolism, proteostasis, and aging. Nrf1/NFE2L1 is primarily responsible for stress-responsive upregu...

www.biorxiv.org

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 9

Thank you, Prasad! Like all of us who have brain cells, I'm trying to retain optimism while surrounded by all this insanity. I hope you stay strong and sane

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Nick Burton @nickburton.bsky.social · Feb 9

#Celegans #Worms - I'm guessing sending whole labs to big conferences might be too expensive for many labs this year. I want to highlight this meeting will be FREE. VAI will cover all costs and lunch and if people still want night networking I will set something up if enough are interested.

Nick Burton @nickburton.bsky.social · Nov 19

Website and registration for the 11th annual Midwest Worm Meeting on April 18th is now live. Great opportunity for trainees who might not be able to attend the bigger meetings. Also if you'd like to visit VAI or see a great Keynote by Prof. Frank Schroeder this year. - www.vai.org/event/2025-m...

2025 Midwest C. elegans Meeting

Join us for 2025 Midwest C. elegans Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.

www.vai.org

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Irini Topalidou @irinakitop.bsky.social · Feb 9

@prasad.bsky.social great to find you here, in the darkest of times 🥺

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Mike-ghoul Half-man @michaelhoffman.bsky.social · Feb 9

That the White House feels the need to push back on this is good news. It means they are feeling the heat, and it's not just being seen as an inside baseball issue. Because it's not.

Keep pushing! Keep calling! Keep fighting!

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Feb 8

The White House sent out an email to all reporters on its press list, calling our story “fake news.”

We stand by our story.

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