Joshua Huffines
@joshuahuffines.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology | Gray Lab at UAB | Neglected Spicy Molecules and Polymicrobial Interactions | Bacterial Physiology | Husband of a PhD | Father of two future PhDs | Views are my own
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On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n
May 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n
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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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The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23.
Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
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April 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The notice and COMMENT PERIOD OPENED TODAY AND CLOSES MAY 23.
Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Anyone who would like to register an objection or comment should go to this page and click on the green “public comment” button at the top:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
6/n
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Excited about microbiomes and want to study them at the single-cell level? Join our team to pioneer research using microfluidics paired with automated timelapse microscopy. We're hiring motivated postdocs to push the boundaries of microbial ecology!
Apply now: apply.interfolio.com/165601
Apply now: apply.interfolio.com/165601
March 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Excited about microbiomes and want to study them at the single-cell level? Join our team to pioneer research using microfluidics paired with automated timelapse microscopy. We're hiring motivated postdocs to push the boundaries of microbial ecology!
Apply now: apply.interfolio.com/165601
Apply now: apply.interfolio.com/165601
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After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology.
April 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology.
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Got my dashboard a bit (more) organized. Ready to update and add more content.
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March 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Got my dashboard a bit (more) organized. Ready to update and add more content.
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We live in a world where powerful universities cower like congressmen, afraid to complain lest they lose the clout they are too afraid to fight for.
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
This doctor and former Crimson Tide receiver says NIH chaos threatens UAB, America’s health
We live in a world where powerful universities cower like congressmen, afraid to complain lest they lose the clout they are too afraid to fight for.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We live in a world where powerful universities cower like congressmen, afraid to complain lest they lose the clout they are too afraid to fight for.
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
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A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
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as I tell my Genetics class every year, this breakthrough is based on 70 years of NIH-funded, basic research, commercialized by biotech
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March 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
as I tell my Genetics class every year, this breakthrough is based on 70 years of NIH-funded, basic research, commercialized by biotech
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At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n... via @statnews.com
At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control
As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n... via @statnews.com
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UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR
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🧪 The NSF director is lying to you.
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
March 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🧪 The NSF director is lying to you.
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
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Bluetorial: My NIH grant got funded; The money is in the bank
What happens behind the scenes with NIH fund transfers
What happens behind the scenes with NIH fund transfers
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March 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Bluetorial: My NIH grant got funded; The money is in the bank
What happens behind the scenes with NIH fund transfers
What happens behind the scenes with NIH fund transfers
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Our new review on microbiome-skin interaction:
Role of Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 and Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Skin Barrier Function and Atopic Dermatitis - Journal of Investigative Dermatology www.jidonline.org/article/S002...
Role of Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 and Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Skin Barrier Function and Atopic Dermatitis - Journal of Investigative Dermatology www.jidonline.org/article/S002...
Role of Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 and Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Skin Barrier Function and Atopic Dermatitis
The skin acts as a barrier against external threats and plays an important role in
tissue repair. Skin cells, including keratinocytes, sense microbe-associated molecular
pattern molecules released by ...
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March 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Our new review on microbiome-skin interaction:
Role of Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 and Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Skin Barrier Function and Atopic Dermatitis - Journal of Investigative Dermatology www.jidonline.org/article/S002...
Role of Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 and Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Skin Barrier Function and Atopic Dermatitis - Journal of Investigative Dermatology www.jidonline.org/article/S002...
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ATTENTION: TALENT AVAILABLE
It appears that termination of SROs from institute review branches at NIH is underway (or worse).
There are also program officers and SROs who have been terminated over the past month.
IF YOU HAVE POSITIONS FOR SKILLED SCIENTIST-ADMINISTRATORS, PLEASE POST INFO HERE
It appears that termination of SROs from institute review branches at NIH is underway (or worse).
There are also program officers and SROs who have been terminated over the past month.
IF YOU HAVE POSITIONS FOR SKILLED SCIENTIST-ADMINISTRATORS, PLEASE POST INFO HERE
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media.tenor.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
ATTENTION: TALENT AVAILABLE
It appears that termination of SROs from institute review branches at NIH is underway (or worse).
There are also program officers and SROs who have been terminated over the past month.
IF YOU HAVE POSITIONS FOR SKILLED SCIENTIST-ADMINISTRATORS, PLEASE POST INFO HERE
It appears that termination of SROs from institute review branches at NIH is underway (or worse).
There are also program officers and SROs who have been terminated over the past month.
IF YOU HAVE POSITIONS FOR SKILLED SCIENTIST-ADMINISTRATORS, PLEASE POST INFO HERE
March 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Bluetorial:
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
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March 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Bluetorial:
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
The announcement to move scientific review out of the institutes and centers into the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its potential consequences
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BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.
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Kara Satalino, CF mom & advocate, will attend tonight's joint address to congress as a guest of Rep. John Larson (D-CT). Satalino is quoted in Rep. Larson's press release about the importance of continuing to support funding for research on diseases like CF. larson.house.gov/media-center...
Larson Announces Berlin Resident Kara Satalino as His Guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Berlin resident Kara Satalino as his guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Kara Satalino, CF mom & advocate, will attend tonight's joint address to congress as a guest of Rep. John Larson (D-CT). Satalino is quoted in Rep. Larson's press release about the importance of continuing to support funding for research on diseases like CF. larson.house.gov/media-center...
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org