Cali Calarco, PhD
@calilarco.bsky.social
Research Associate at UMB. On the academic job market. #neuroscience #neuroskyence
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Northwestern just announced that the university will meet the funding needs of any research that is being impacted by stop orders. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO! #edusky #academicsky
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Northwestern University to self-fund research despite Trump administration freeze
While university officials said they’ve still not received official word of such action, they acknowledged receiving about 100 stop-work orders from the federal government on roughly 100 fede…
wgntv.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Northwestern just announced that the university will meet the funding needs of any research that is being impacted by stop orders. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO! #edusky #academicsky
wgntv.com/evanston/nor...
wgntv.com/evanston/nor...
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Standing up for science in Philly!
March 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Standing up for science in Philly!
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not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
February 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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A new issue of Cell is out, featuring the 4 winners of the Rising Black Scientists Awards. Their essays bring hope, inspiration and reinforce the importance of equity in science. Do take a moment to check them out: www.cell.com/cell/current
@cp-cell.bsky.social
@cp-cell.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A new issue of Cell is out, featuring the 4 winners of the Rising Black Scientists Awards. Their essays bring hope, inspiration and reinforce the importance of equity in science. Do take a moment to check them out: www.cell.com/cell/current
@cp-cell.bsky.social
@cp-cell.bsky.social
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Dear biologists & neuroscientists --
I'd like to collect some cursory data on what the "typical" breakdown of funding between federal & private looks like in labs.
If you run a research lab or know enough about yours, could you fill this small form out? forms.gle/PEzWEYojBjfj...
I'd like to collect some cursory data on what the "typical" breakdown of funding between federal & private looks like in labs.
If you run a research lab or know enough about yours, could you fill this small form out? forms.gle/PEzWEYojBjfj...
February 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Dear biologists & neuroscientists --
I'd like to collect some cursory data on what the "typical" breakdown of funding between federal & private looks like in labs.
If you run a research lab or know enough about yours, could you fill this small form out? forms.gle/PEzWEYojBjfj...
I'd like to collect some cursory data on what the "typical" breakdown of funding between federal & private looks like in labs.
If you run a research lab or know enough about yours, could you fill this small form out? forms.gle/PEzWEYojBjfj...
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ATTENTION
If you are someone who had an F31-Diversity (or similar) application submitted this cycle, please DM me here, contact me on signal (jeremymberg.78), or email me at [email protected].
I will keep all information confidential.
2/n
If you are someone who had an F31-Diversity (or similar) application submitted this cycle, please DM me here, contact me on signal (jeremymberg.78), or email me at [email protected].
I will keep all information confidential.
2/n
February 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
ATTENTION
If you are someone who had an F31-Diversity (or similar) application submitted this cycle, please DM me here, contact me on signal (jeremymberg.78), or email me at [email protected].
I will keep all information confidential.
2/n
If you are someone who had an F31-Diversity (or similar) application submitted this cycle, please DM me here, contact me on signal (jeremymberg.78), or email me at [email protected].
I will keep all information confidential.
2/n
Action Alert from SfN to message your (or any) Congress people to save research funding. Easy form you can send as is or modify if you want. #NIH #researchsaveslives #DEIFunding #SocietyforNeuroscience www.sfn.org/Advocacy/Adv...
Available Actions
www.sfn.org
February 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Action Alert from SfN to message your (or any) Congress people to save research funding. Easy form you can send as is or modify if you want. #NIH #researchsaveslives #DEIFunding #SocietyforNeuroscience www.sfn.org/Advocacy/Adv...
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.
So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾🔬👨🏽🔬
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To every Senate Dem: Shut it the fuck down. Trump’s unconstitutional chaos will kill people.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
Asked how organizations that rely on federal funding should make payroll, Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says they should call Russ Vought and make a case
January 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
To every Senate Dem: Shut it the fuck down. Trump’s unconstitutional chaos will kill people.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
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🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 The Black in Neuro Mentorship Program 2025 is coming soon! 🌟 Interested in being a mentor or mentee? Scan the QR code to fill out an interest form or reach out via email. Let’s build the future of #neuroscience together! 💜 #BlackInNeuroMentorship #Mentorship #PhDSky #BlackInSTEM 🧪
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 The Black in Neuro Mentorship Program 2025 is coming soon! 🌟 Interested in being a mentor or mentee? Scan the QR code to fill out an interest form or reach out via email. Let’s build the future of #neuroscience together! 💜 #BlackInNeuroMentorship #Mentorship #PhDSky #BlackInSTEM 🧪
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A specific action for NIH funded scientists in NC, UT, KY, ME, SD, IA, LA, AK - instructions below for calling your representatives (today!!!) in slim-R-majority districts:
January 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A specific action for NIH funded scientists in NC, UT, KY, ME, SD, IA, LA, AK - instructions below for calling your representatives (today!!!) in slim-R-majority districts:
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Academic Skyers: I am compiling a list of policies and statements from various universities about how they are handling the "pause" in terms of stopping expenditures (or not).
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
January 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Academic Skyers: I am compiling a list of policies and statements from various universities about how they are handling the "pause" in terms of stopping expenditures (or not).
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
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In our episode on the #NIH , @analog-ashley.bsky.social shared examples of the life-changing scientific careers kickstarted by federal funding for diversity in science programs. Don't let them rewrite this narrative; these programs benefit all of us
www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/epis...
www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/epis...
January 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In our episode on the #NIH , @analog-ashley.bsky.social shared examples of the life-changing scientific careers kickstarted by federal funding for diversity in science programs. Don't let them rewrite this narrative; these programs benefit all of us
www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/epis...
www.changetechnically.fyi/2396236/epis...
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I just contacted my representatives about the nomination of RFK, Jr and the recent executive orders. Here is what I wrote in my email or said to the staffer on the phone:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
January 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I just contacted my representatives about the nomination of RFK, Jr and the recent executive orders. Here is what I wrote in my email or said to the staffer on the phone:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
Hello-
I am writing/calling on several topics:
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The taxpayers, through Federal NIH funding, have literally invested tens of millions of dollars in my education & career. This is a privledge, & I have always endevored to give my best back to the taxpayers who put me here
I am just one of many thousands of scientists who can tell the same story
I am just one of many thousands of scientists who can tell the same story
January 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The taxpayers, through Federal NIH funding, have literally invested tens of millions of dollars in my education & career. This is a privledge, & I have always endevored to give my best back to the taxpayers who put me here
I am just one of many thousands of scientists who can tell the same story
I am just one of many thousands of scientists who can tell the same story
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🧪Here's the script for your senators. If you're in WI, like I am, that's Johnson www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/office_locat... and Baldwin www.baldwin.senate.gov
Data by state on NIH impact: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Data by state on NIH impact: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
![I am calling due to grave concerns with the freezing of communications at Federal agencies. Specifically, I am calling regarding HHS and the National Institutes of Health, including the indefinite suspension of council review meetings, review section, and travel. Currently, our state of [insert state here] benefits from over $654 million [WI data; insert data from your state here] in biomedical research funding from the NIH with a significant portion of that going to support jobs, innovation, and education, translating to $1.64 Billion in economic activity [WI data; insert data from your state here]. As a concerned local [citizen/resident/scientist/researcher/educator], I urge you to make sure that the money that has already been allocated for NIH extramural funding, including all training and workforce development grants remain committed. Having this funding removed would be disastrous for our local economy, important university biomedical research, and would lead to the loss of thousands of research training positions at the staff, postdoctoral, and graduate student level. NIH has always benefited from Congressional support across political ideologies, and continuing to commit to its funding and extramural projects ensures our country remains at the forefront of biomedical research efforts and innovations.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pj7rqr7fzl2qf4v7l7ygej6w/bafkreif2irkeiikyvwoqan3aksfsatisbkobnupftulco2gjy6reu2lfoa@jpeg)
January 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
🧪Here's the script for your senators. If you're in WI, like I am, that's Johnson www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/office_locat... and Baldwin www.baldwin.senate.gov
Data by state on NIH impact: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Data by state on NIH impact: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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Y’all, I am scared.
For my students. For our communities.
For how much harder this is going to make it for folks who have already had to surpass insurmountable barriers.
For my students. For our communities.
For how much harder this is going to make it for folks who have already had to surpass insurmountable barriers.
January 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Y’all, I am scared.
For my students. For our communities.
For how much harder this is going to make it for folks who have already had to surpass insurmountable barriers.
For my students. For our communities.
For how much harder this is going to make it for folks who have already had to surpass insurmountable barriers.
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PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
Cats in the U.S. Are Contracting Bird Flu: What Pet Parents Need to Know
Cases in domesticated cats have risen dramatically over the past year.
pethelpful.com
December 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
Excited for my second ACNP! Now with more @marykaylobo.bsky.social lab members with me. Still building my followers on Blue Sky 🦋🦋 #ACNPtravelaward23 looking at gene expression and mitochondrial changes after drug exposure and on the job market this cycle 😎
We are officially on the ground in Phoenix so it's time for the #ACNP2024 role call 📣
Introduce yourself, your science, tell us if you're a veteran or first-timer, promote your poster/talk/favorite social - whatever you want, this is your space to say it ⬇️
Introduce yourself, your science, tell us if you're a veteran or first-timer, promote your poster/talk/favorite social - whatever you want, this is your space to say it ⬇️
a poster of a witch and a girl with the words say something
ALT: a poster of a witch and a girl with the words say something
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Excited for my second ACNP! Now with more @marykaylobo.bsky.social lab members with me. Still building my followers on Blue Sky 🦋🦋 #ACNPtravelaward23 looking at gene expression and mitochondrial changes after drug exposure and on the job market this cycle 😎
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yay @bangasserlab.bsky.social congrats on winning the ACNP Efron award!!!
November 22, 2024 at 7:02 PM
yay @bangasserlab.bsky.social congrats on winning the ACNP Efron award!!!
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Exciting UNC Job News: We’re seeking up to four researchers for tenure-track assistant professor positions to build a new cross-disciplinary team that will advance substance use disorder (SUD) treatment from the bench to the bedside.
November 21, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Exciting UNC Job News: We’re seeking up to four researchers for tenure-track assistant professor positions to build a new cross-disciplinary team that will advance substance use disorder (SUD) treatment from the bench to the bedside.
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If you are an undergrad student in the St Louis area and you're interested in a summer 2025 research program please check out ASSURE! assure.wustl.edu
Accessible Summer Research (ASSURE) Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine
assure.wustl.edu
November 18, 2024 at 4:39 PM
If you are an undergrad student in the St Louis area and you're interested in a summer 2025 research program please check out ASSURE! assure.wustl.edu
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Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion]
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...
Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion]
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...