I was hoping to bring in a very talented young MD from China who wants to PhD with us. He would have had a mini scholarship from his gvt, but mostly paid by the lab. Was told that it is forbidden in Texas. I don't think it's the best time to recruit overseas...

The victory on HIV is amazing. But also the cancer advances! 20, 30 years ago, many cancer diagnoses were pretty much death sentences. Radiotherapy was horrible. I remember bleak family discussions. If a school friend had leukemia, it would be a toss-up. We have come FAR and FAST! #sciencerules

Sorry, early morning writing in a language that is not mine, I missed the mark. It was said tongue in cheek, to point out that they should turn off the TV and pick up a book, but it's not a normal government. So everything that we do that is normal, they'll ignore. I'm pleased pple speak up!

If they want to reach the government, they need to make a video and get it on TikTok or Fox News. Preferably with a million likes. This letter will go straight to the bin, we are ruled by illiterates.

That's horrible. And so bizarre too, they really have no vision.

It's funny how everyone is hyper-focused on the indirects. These are necessary, but can we talk about direct?? Almost no $ was used in 2025. 16,000 applications stalled or ~1.5 billion $. Will the 3rd year of that grant be paid? Will this proposal that scored so well get paid? 15% of zero is zero.

Started yesterday morning. Very anxiogenic. The whole server is down, yet people who log in through the federated login option and not login.gov can access it. It's somewhat comforting. The sites still exist they just cannot be accessed.

Well, it's stopping me right now. My entire study section has been banging their head on the wall since yesterday 8am as we can't enter our scores. If we can't access the site within the next 24-48h, I am sure you know what comes next...

It's just sad how the writing was on the wall this entire time and people just walk past and ignore it. I am extra worried for Genbank. Who will archive all genomes on Earth before it's too late?

Nous sommes effectivement un peu instable. Et dans le noir. En congres, j ai demande a mes colleagues la semaine derniere, que se passe t il si on perd Genebank? Tout le monde a rigole... J' espere que l Europe protege une copie des genomes, parce qu a la vitesse ou on va, personne ne rigole plus.

Once you accept the idea that Trump is on Putin's payroll, *everything* he does suddenly makes sense

Having insider intel, I can tell you that no, they are not good. Many have academic links that extend beyond staff training and background. Academic + gov contracts, use of our cores, academic consultants etc. But they're not that safe either. So everyone is playing the cowardly game and laying low.

It would also be fabulous if they could use this situation as a wake up call to up the research budget, not just for recruitment but to stabilize the superb scientists they already have.

It's not looking too good, uh... Really sad to watch how a top notch system can be dismantled overnight.

Ooohhhh how did I not know about that group 🩷 great that you're moving from FB to here, looking fwd to growing that kind of network. Loving bsky so far! 🦋

It is especially useful for international students and postdocs who need to pitch every time they go through custom/ immigration. Explain your science, showcase your value.