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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 2d

My op-ed just came out discussing how NIH leadership is failing early career researchers and, importantly, how we can push back and take our future into our own hands.

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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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 17h

I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13h

I think this paper is responsible for a Nobel Prize for other people (Boyer and Walker).

The idea of rotational catalysis had been around for a while and was still somewhat controversial. I can imagine that the Nobel committee was deliberating, someone showed the video, and folks said "I'm in!"

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 14h

Came up from working out and got a thorough greeting/salt tasting from Petunia...

A cattle dog wrapping around the neck of a man and licking sweat off his face.

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 1d

Seeing a lot of celebration of this as a win.

But at NIH we have seen this exact play before.

It looks like it is the Vought strategy -and to stop the lawless firings we have to see the bigger picture.
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Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 14h

Agree, the strategy is to obfuscate.

Fire too many, then reinstate a select few, leaving the impression that the problem was solved.

But none of the problems since Jan have been solved - especially *THE PROBLEM* of a lawless White House.

Nothing is fixed until we rein in a lawless President.

Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 1d

Seeing a lot of celebration of this as a win.

But at NIH we have seen this exact play before.

It looks like it is the Vought strategy -and to stop the lawless firings we have to see the bigger picture.
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Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 14h

@jeremymberg.bsky.social recently wrote a wonderful thread on modern clinical applications of fundamental research on ion channel physiology, and might enjoy the above article.

Jeremy Berg (@jeremymberg.bsky.social)

I have been trying to find the time to move away from the polical hellscape we find ourselves in to finish and share a bluetorial about science. This helps me remember what this is all about. Ironic...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 15h

Hi. I am @jeremymberg.bsky.social . I am a chemist and biochemist by training, former director of NIGMS at NIH (2003-2011), for EiC of Science magazine (2016-2019), and lead author of 6 editions of Stryer's Biochemistry.

I would like to join.

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16h

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I had hoped the leadership of my esteemed university would resist the administration’s unreasonable demands, rather than negotiating away its autonomy. But instead of suing the government for illegally freezing grants – as Harvard did – Columbia caved in, setting a dangerous precedent that encouraged those in power to escalate pressure on other institutions. Trump is now demanding that Harvard pay $500 million and UCLA cough up $1 billion – and accept other conditions to end persecution by the government.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16h

Great piece by Joachim Frank, a Nobel laureate at Columbia from Germany who has been standing up for science and democracy throughout this year.

www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 18h

I agree that everyone should have their views challenged

I am familiar with the Kleinfeld criticism of the MIT Report. I do not find it compelling.

I have also been in academic science for a long time and have participated in studies of resource allocation at two unis. These match the MIT findings

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 20h

My quote of the day

Nancy Hopkins et al., A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT (1999)

They found that discrimination consists of a pattern of powerful but unrecognized assumptions and attitudes that work systematically against women faculty even in the light of obvious good will. Like many discoveries, at first it is startling and unexpected. Once you "get it", it seems almost obvious.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

I am glad you know so much about me

Until 2 months ago, I was in a high-level administrative position at my current institution. That did not prevent me from speaking out, filing declarations in lawsuits, and calling out my colleagues for their silence. This, in part, led to the loss of my position

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

“There are a lot of critical things the federal government does... There are critical things that need to be saved.”

Vice President JD Vance (R-Arson Club of America)

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

My first attempt at "Fifty Shades of Jay: The Videos".

It is a work in progress....

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

Not to be a stickler about process, but nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize closed on January 31st, 2025.

He is absolutely not appropriate in any case, but all of the nomination performance nonsense is just that.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: The Nobel Peace Prize was announced this morning. Your thoughts?

TRUMP: Which one?

Q: The Nobel Peace Prize. Your thoughts?

TRUMP: I made eight deals, transactions of wars

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

My quote of the day

Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.

William Foege

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Jason McLellan @mclellanlab.bsky.social · 4d

I'm honored to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. As always, I extend my sincerest thanks to all my wonderful mentors, colleagues, collaborators, admins, and trainees who make this work possible. #MacFellow

Texas Science @texasscience.bsky.social · 4d

UT Austin has a new “genius grant” recipient!

Texas Science professor Jason McLellan has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship — aka the “genius grant” — by The MacArthur Foundation.

#TexasScience @mclellanlab.bsky.social #MacArthurGenius @utaustin.bsky.social
cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...

Virus Slayer Awarded ‘Genius Grant’ by MacArthur Foundation

The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for infectious disease.

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 2d

Russell Vought has announced that "mass firings [RIFs] have begun."

Lawless. The RIFs in the spring were illegal, as Judge Illston outlined. Yes, the conservative SCOTUS supermajority lawlessly signed off. But the Calvinball Court is not doing law.

Congress can stop this. A thread: 1/

'RIFs have begun.' Vought announces start of mass firings during government shutdown

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

www.pbs.org

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