Jo Handelsman, PhD
@johandelsman.bsky.social
microbiologist, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Professor of Plant Pathology; Chair of the Coalition for the Life Sciences; committed to studying microbial communities and STEM education.
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Congrats to the June 2025 cohort of TEPIs! Ten instructors from three countries participated in Canada’s first TEPI training at Carleton University in Ottawa where they learned how to implement the Tiny Earth research flow and scientific teaching principles. Welcome to the Tiny Earth community!
July 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Congrats to the June 2025 cohort of TEPIs! Ten instructors from three countries participated in Canada’s first TEPI training at Carleton University in Ottawa where they learned how to implement the Tiny Earth research flow and scientific teaching principles. Welcome to the Tiny Earth community!
The Administration proposes to change positions of scientific officers in federal agencies to political appointees. If you wish to learn more or comment, the Federal Register is open for comment until June 7.
May 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The Administration proposes to change positions of scientific officers in federal agencies to political appointees. If you wish to learn more or comment, the Federal Register is open for comment until June 7.
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Today CLS objected to the proposed politicization of staff positions at US Science Agencies, particularly program managers whose expertise is critical to a strong and vibrant innovation ecosystem.
#ScheduleF
#ScheduleF
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May 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today CLS objected to the proposed politicization of staff positions at US Science Agencies, particularly program managers whose expertise is critical to a strong and vibrant innovation ecosystem.
#ScheduleF
#ScheduleF
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Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
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NEW: Per multiple sources, the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors has been entirely disbanded.
April 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
NEW: Per multiple sources, the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors has been entirely disbanded.
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Call for Abstracts now open for the 2025 ASM Conference on Biofilms! Submit your abstract and showcase your innovative research to a global audience of peers and professionals. 📢 Submit your research: asm.social/2o5
April 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Call for Abstracts now open for the 2025 ASM Conference on Biofilms! Submit your abstract and showcase your innovative research to a global audience of peers and professionals. 📢 Submit your research: asm.social/2o5
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CLS stormed Capitol Hill Thursday, delivering our message of the terrible consequences from abrupt terminations of grants.
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/cls-calls-on...
@needhibhalla.bsky.social @johandelsman.bsky.social
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/cls-calls-on...
@needhibhalla.bsky.social @johandelsman.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
CLS stormed Capitol Hill Thursday, delivering our message of the terrible consequences from abrupt terminations of grants.
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/cls-calls-on...
@needhibhalla.bsky.social @johandelsman.bsky.social
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/cls-calls-on...
@needhibhalla.bsky.social @johandelsman.bsky.social
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Please share the letter from the Coalition for the Life Sciences re termination of ongoing NIH grants. It's a breach trust betw researchers and govt, bad for trainees, potentially fatal for patients in clinical trials, and diminishes the US science. www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/cls-calls-on...
CLS Calls on the Trump Administration to Restore Research Funding - The Coalition for the Life Sciences
On April 14, 2025, CLS Chair Jo Handelsman and Exec Director Adrienne Hallett sent a letter outlining the tremendous consequences of terminating research and asking that it be reinstated.
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org
April 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Please share the letter from the Coalition for the Life Sciences re termination of ongoing NIH grants. It's a breach trust betw researchers and govt, bad for trainees, potentially fatal for patients in clinical trials, and diminishes the US science. www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/cls-calls-on...
Did you miss my @npr.org Wisconsin Today interview with Kate Archer Kent? You're in luck. Here it is again with a transcript! www.wpr.org/news/nih-fun...
NIH funding cuts 'a travesty to biomedical research,' says UW research director
Layoffs are likely and clinical trials could be interrupted if funding is cut, Jo Handelsman says.
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March 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Did you miss my @npr.org Wisconsin Today interview with Kate Archer Kent? You're in luck. Here it is again with a transcript! www.wpr.org/news/nih-fun...
“To be blunt, it’s disastrous if it would happen.” I spoke to City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin on today’s podcast about proposed federal funding cuts to science.
Federal Funding Cuts Could Be “Disastrous” for UW by City Cast Madison
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March 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“To be blunt, it’s disastrous if it would happen.” I spoke to City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin on today’s podcast about proposed federal funding cuts to science.
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Support our early career scientists. We're seeing more posts like these. It's a tough time in science and we must provide kindness and support to others to cope with the uncertainty.
A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
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#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
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U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
www.science.org
February 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Support our early career scientists. We're seeing more posts like these. It's a tough time in science and we must provide kindness and support to others to cope with the uncertainty.
Avian influenza has a >50% mortality rate in humans. Why is there so little concern? The 1918 influenza had a 2.5% mortality rate and it caused deaths of 50-100 million people when the world's population was only 1.9 Billion. cdn.who.int/media/docs/d....
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February 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Avian influenza has a >50% mortality rate in humans. Why is there so little concern? The 1918 influenza had a 2.5% mortality rate and it caused deaths of 50-100 million people when the world's population was only 1.9 Billion. cdn.who.int/media/docs/d....
See Coalition for the Life Sciences' letter to the Senate Committee on Finance and HELP Committee about the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat... and www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat...
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat... and www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat...
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org
February 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
See Coalition for the Life Sciences' letter to the Senate Committee on Finance and HELP Committee about the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat... and www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat...
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat... and www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/to-the-senat...
The Coalition for the Life Sciences posted information that every scientist should know about F&A costs. www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/facilities-a.... See also Q&A about indirect costs. www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/wp-content/u...
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org
February 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Coalition for the Life Sciences posted information that every scientist should know about F&A costs. www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/facilities-a.... See also Q&A about indirect costs. www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/wp-content/u...
See posts on @c4lifesciences.bsky.social and at website www.coalitionforlifesciences.org for responses to Federal actions about science.
homepage - The Coalition for the Life Sciences
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org
February 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
See posts on @c4lifesciences.bsky.social and at website www.coalitionforlifesciences.org for responses to Federal actions about science.
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#Breaking - Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration’s cap on NIH indirect costs
Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration's cap on NIH indirect costs
Judge Angel Kelley kept in place an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing a 15% cap on NIH indirect cost payments
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February 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#Breaking - Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration’s cap on NIH indirect costs
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THIS MORNING AT 9:00! Listen to @johandelsman.bsky.social speak on Wisconsin Today about the struggle with scientific funding and the ripple effect it will have on everyday Americans. www.wpr.org/shows/wiscon...
Wisconsin Today
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February 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
THIS MORNING AT 9:00! Listen to @johandelsman.bsky.social speak on Wisconsin Today about the struggle with scientific funding and the ripple effect it will have on everyday Americans. www.wpr.org/shows/wiscon...