Fiona
@fionasinead.bsky.social
She/her, Irish in the USA
Assistant Professor at U of Utah
Glaucoma researcher
Neurospicy
Migraine survivor
LOVES 👩🏻🔬📖🎮🏋🏻♀️🐈🐕
Assistant Professor at U of Utah
Glaucoma researcher
Neurospicy
Migraine survivor
LOVES 👩🏻🔬📖🎮🏋🏻♀️🐈🐕
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“Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | The White House Tech Bros Owe Their Fortunes to the Research They’re Killing
Underlying many investments are breakthroughs in medicine and technology from great universities.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Just saw someone on a motorcycle fist pump because they got through the light before it turned red. (He was the last one that did)
It made me smile.
It also reminded me to celebrate the little things.
#findingthejoy #SLCthings #beatthelight
It made me smile.
It also reminded me to celebrate the little things.
#findingthejoy #SLCthings #beatthelight
April 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Just saw someone on a motorcycle fist pump because they got through the light before it turned red. (He was the last one that did)
It made me smile.
It also reminded me to celebrate the little things.
#findingthejoy #SLCthings #beatthelight
It made me smile.
It also reminded me to celebrate the little things.
#findingthejoy #SLCthings #beatthelight
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SCOOP: You've heard about the NIH terminating grants. I've learned of another, less visible way it's disrupting science: It’s removing some applications from peer review. Not rejecting them, but putting them on hold without saying why or if they'll ever be reviewed. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The Quiet Way the NIH Is Stalling Some Research Before It Starts
A number of grant proposals have disappeared from scientists’ review pipelines, with little explanation. Applicants are bewildered and frustrated.
www.chronicle.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
SCOOP: You've heard about the NIH terminating grants. I've learned of another, less visible way it's disrupting science: It’s removing some applications from peer review. Not rejecting them, but putting them on hold without saying why or if they'll ever be reviewed. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
Working on my daily goal of not panicking at all the terrifying news regarding international academics.
two men are talking to each other and one of them is saying `` i 'm fine `` .
Alt: Ross from Friends saying "I'm fine" as he is processing hard and scary news.
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Working on my daily goal of not panicking at all the terrifying news regarding international academics.
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It appears that the overarching UM grant for the Utah Clinical and Translational Science Awards was terminated. It is no longer in NIH Reporter.
Here is the abstract. Too much focus on health equity, health disparities, and underserved populations...
Another obscenity...
Here is the abstract. Too much focus on health equity, health disparities, and underserved populations...
Another obscenity...
March 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It appears that the overarching UM grant for the Utah Clinical and Translational Science Awards was terminated. It is no longer in NIH Reporter.
Here is the abstract. Too much focus on health equity, health disparities, and underserved populations...
Another obscenity...
Here is the abstract. Too much focus on health equity, health disparities, and underserved populations...
Another obscenity...
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NIH grants peeps are working hard, on a Sunday night, trying to get our grants out to us as their world is in chaos.
We owe them all a huge debt.
Science peeps: be sure to send your grants personnel (grants management, POs and SROs) a note of encouragement and gratitude.
@sarathomasy.bsky.social
We owe them all a huge debt.
Science peeps: be sure to send your grants personnel (grants management, POs and SROs) a note of encouragement and gratitude.
@sarathomasy.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
NIH grants peeps are working hard, on a Sunday night, trying to get our grants out to us as their world is in chaos.
We owe them all a huge debt.
Science peeps: be sure to send your grants personnel (grants management, POs and SROs) a note of encouragement and gratitude.
@sarathomasy.bsky.social
We owe them all a huge debt.
Science peeps: be sure to send your grants personnel (grants management, POs and SROs) a note of encouragement and gratitude.
@sarathomasy.bsky.social
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My group is hiring at Oregon Health & Science University. Come work with us in beautiful Portland to study interoception and physiology. Check out the lab view! 🌲👩🔬
Research Assistant 2: externalcareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/32602/r...
Postdoc applicants: please email me your CV and 3-4 references.
Research Assistant 2: externalcareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/32602/r...
Postdoc applicants: please email me your CV and 3-4 references.
January 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My group is hiring at Oregon Health & Science University. Come work with us in beautiful Portland to study interoception and physiology. Check out the lab view! 🌲👩🔬
Research Assistant 2: externalcareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/32602/r...
Postdoc applicants: please email me your CV and 3-4 references.
Research Assistant 2: externalcareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/32602/r...
Postdoc applicants: please email me your CV and 3-4 references.
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“Unspeakably sad” is right. I was just sent this photo of JPL.
January 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Unspeakably sad” is right. I was just sent this photo of JPL.
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Thrilled to announce that my lab has been awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award!
Now the lab has a *funded* opening for a post-doctoral fellow interested in studying neurodevelopmental disorders in the retina. More info here! www.vlasitslab.org/joinus
Now the lab has a *funded* opening for a post-doctoral fellow interested in studying neurodevelopmental disorders in the retina. More info here! www.vlasitslab.org/joinus
December 10, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Thrilled to announce that my lab has been awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award!
Now the lab has a *funded* opening for a post-doctoral fellow interested in studying neurodevelopmental disorders in the retina. More info here! www.vlasitslab.org/joinus
Now the lab has a *funded* opening for a post-doctoral fellow interested in studying neurodevelopmental disorders in the retina. More info here! www.vlasitslab.org/joinus
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The Bible as merch.
Bibles from $99-$1000 for Trump signed Bibles...
I am dumbstruck that so many religiously minded folks do not see the irony and the problems with this.
I mean, I remember in church growing up that they warned us about people like this. The stories of Jesus and the temple, etc.
Bibles from $99-$1000 for Trump signed Bibles...
I am dumbstruck that so many religiously minded folks do not see the irony and the problems with this.
I mean, I remember in church growing up that they warned us about people like this. The stories of Jesus and the temple, etc.
God Bless the USA Bible, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, has a new edition for his second inauguration.
Trump Bible gets new ‘Inauguration Day Edition’ just in time for Jan. 6
God Bless the USA Bible, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, has a new edition for his second inauguration.
www.sltrib.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Bible as merch.
Bibles from $99-$1000 for Trump signed Bibles...
I am dumbstruck that so many religiously minded folks do not see the irony and the problems with this.
I mean, I remember in church growing up that they warned us about people like this. The stories of Jesus and the temple, etc.
Bibles from $99-$1000 for Trump signed Bibles...
I am dumbstruck that so many religiously minded folks do not see the irony and the problems with this.
I mean, I remember in church growing up that they warned us about people like this. The stories of Jesus and the temple, etc.
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I'm shocked that more people have not been killed, these fires moved so fast.
But these people's homes. Their lives. Pictures. Keepsakes. Memories.
The classic cars in some of those homes...
But these people's homes. Their lives. Pictures. Keepsakes. Memories.
The classic cars in some of those homes...
I’m in the Pacific Palisades today for work. The scale of the destruction here is pretty mind boggling.
January 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I'm shocked that more people have not been killed, these fires moved so fast.
But these people's homes. Their lives. Pictures. Keepsakes. Memories.
The classic cars in some of those homes...
But these people's homes. Their lives. Pictures. Keepsakes. Memories.
The classic cars in some of those homes...
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Congratulations Newly Elected ISER Officer, Vice President, Americas
Paloma Liton, PhD
Duke University
Durham, NC
Paloma Liton, PhD
Duke University
Durham, NC
December 23, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Congratulations Newly Elected ISER Officer, Vice President, Americas
Paloma Liton, PhD
Duke University
Durham, NC
Paloma Liton, PhD
Duke University
Durham, NC
New paper out discussing field standards for conducting human and other large eye perfusions! Go on and give it a read!
Consensus Recommendations for Studies of Outflow Facility and Intraocular Pressure Regulation Using Ex Vivo Perfusion Approaches | IOVS | ARVO Journals
iovs.arvojournals.org
December 21, 2024 at 9:51 PM
New paper out discussing field standards for conducting human and other large eye perfusions! Go on and give it a read!
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Vision science folks who are members of the International Society for Vision Research:
ISER ballots were sent out today for Secretary, VP Americas, VP Europe, and Early Career Representative.
Mine went to my spam folder! Please participate!
ISER ballots were sent out today for Secretary, VP Americas, VP Europe, and Early Career Representative.
Mine went to my spam folder! Please participate!
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Vision science folks who are members of the International Society for Vision Research:
ISER ballots were sent out today for Secretary, VP Americas, VP Europe, and Early Career Representative.
Mine went to my spam folder! Please participate!
ISER ballots were sent out today for Secretary, VP Americas, VP Europe, and Early Career Representative.
Mine went to my spam folder! Please participate!
I joined the Black Friday consumerism this year… but it was for my pets. #blackfriday
November 30, 2024 at 9:28 PM
I joined the Black Friday consumerism this year… but it was for my pets. #blackfriday
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🎨 In case anyone need…
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
November 23, 2024 at 3:50 PM
🎨 In case anyone need…
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
New review out - we discuss the role that EVs play in glaucoma. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #science #visionresearch #glaucoma
Extracellular vesicles as emerging players in glaucoma: Mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic targets
In recent years, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have attracted significant scientific interest due to their widespread distribution, their potential as …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:34 PM
New review out - we discuss the role that EVs play in glaucoma. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #science #visionresearch #glaucoma
Fantastic session covering the incredibly interesting topic of personalized medicine! Organized by our favorite @dianebovenkamp.bsky.social and Preeti Subramanian of Brightfocus at #ISER2024 @iser.bsky.social
October 21, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Fantastic session covering the incredibly interesting topic of personalized medicine! Organized by our favorite @dianebovenkamp.bsky.social and Preeti Subramanian of Brightfocus at #ISER2024 @iser.bsky.social
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Come to our #ISER2024 session on retinal connectomics, Monday at 1pm to see work from @beccapfeiffer.bsky.social @csigulinsky.bsky.social William Grimes from NIH/NINDS Andrea Bordt from the Neitz lab group and Johan Pahlberg from the NIH/NEI!
October 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Come to our #ISER2024 session on retinal connectomics, Monday at 1pm to see work from @beccapfeiffer.bsky.social @csigulinsky.bsky.social William Grimes from NIH/NINDS Andrea Bordt from the Neitz lab group and Johan Pahlberg from the NIH/NEI!
So excited for @edyong209.bsky.social keynote at #ARVO this year!
May 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM
So excited for @edyong209.bsky.social keynote at #ARVO this year!
First publication from my lab is out! We compare extracellular vesicles between glaucoma and non-glaucoma TM samples.
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Comparison of the extracellular vesicle proteome between glaucoma and non-glaucoma trabecular meshwo...
Extracellular matrix (ECM) materials accumulate in the trabecular meshwork (TM) tissue of patients with glaucoma, which is associated with a decrease in aqueous humor outflow and therefore an increase...
www.frontiersin.org
October 19, 2023 at 8:15 PM
First publication from my lab is out! We compare extracellular vesicles between glaucoma and non-glaucoma TM samples.
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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They're already going after public libraries. My library is joint use, both public and college, and I'm counting the days until they come after us as well. I'm ordering transgressive books as fast as I can, but there's only so much I can do.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been quietly closing down school libraries, often in the poorest neighborhoods, after replacing elected school officials with people he’s appointed.
A paywall-free “gift” from my subscription:
A paywall-free “gift” from my subscription:
Texas Revamps Houston Schools, Closing Libraries and Angering Parents
As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2023 at 2:31 PM
They're already going after public libraries. My library is joint use, both public and college, and I'm counting the days until they come after us as well. I'm ordering transgressive books as fast as I can, but there's only so much I can do.