Kelsey Schwartz, PhD
@kelseyschwartz.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Iowa. Vascular physiologist with a focus on women’s health. Posts are my own.
Check out one of our recently published clinical trials! We found that 6 weeks of losartan improved microvascular endothelial function and reduced angiotensin II-mediated vasoconstriction in healthy women with a history of preeclampsia.
Effect of losartan on endothelial function in women with history of #preeclampsia
🔗 academic.oup.com/ajh/article/... 🔓
#OpenAccess #Free
🔗 academic.oup.com/ajh/article/... 🔓
#OpenAccess #Free
July 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Check out one of our recently published clinical trials! We found that 6 weeks of losartan improved microvascular endothelial function and reduced angiotensin II-mediated vasoconstriction in healthy women with a history of preeclampsia.
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If you're concerned about #biomedical research funding, it's time to raise your voice and take action. Sign up for APS Action Alerts to help elevate the collective voice and impact of the #physiology community: ow.ly/7gIr50WfGmX #SciPol #advocacy #FundScience 🧪
June 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you're concerned about #biomedical research funding, it's time to raise your voice and take action. Sign up for APS Action Alerts to help elevate the collective voice and impact of the #physiology community: ow.ly/7gIr50WfGmX #SciPol #advocacy #FundScience 🧪
Stand Up with Us this Friday on the Pentacrest on the UIowa campus!!
We have speakers, live music from local band One More Hour, and information from local organizations about the threats to high education and how you can get more involved!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
We have speakers, live music from local band One More Hour, and information from local organizations about the threats to high education and how you can get more involved!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Stand Up with Us this Friday on the Pentacrest on the UIowa campus!!
We have speakers, live music from local band One More Hour, and information from local organizations about the threats to high education and how you can get more involved!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
We have speakers, live music from local band One More Hour, and information from local organizations about the threats to high education and how you can get more involved!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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APS Summit 2025 has begun and I have just landed in Baltimore! Catch me and @kelseyschwartz.bsky.social
from 1215-1 pm in the APS hub discussing how to becoming more involved in science advocacy and with the APS Science Policy Committee! 🥼
from 1215-1 pm in the APS hub discussing how to becoming more involved in science advocacy and with the APS Science Policy Committee! 🥼
April 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
APS Summit 2025 has begun and I have just landed in Baltimore! Catch me and @kelseyschwartz.bsky.social
from 1215-1 pm in the APS hub discussing how to becoming more involved in science advocacy and with the APS Science Policy Committee! 🥼
from 1215-1 pm in the APS hub discussing how to becoming more involved in science advocacy and with the APS Science Policy Committee! 🥼
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Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
University of Iowa friends: mark your calendars for May 9th. More details to be released very soon!
📣 GET IN, DORKS!
We are going protesting...AGAIN! 📣
This time we are standing up for our core value of academic freedom and asking university leadership to STAND UP WITH US against Trump's attack on higher ed ✊
#StandUpWithUS
Register/find an event: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
We are going protesting...AGAIN! 📣
This time we are standing up for our core value of academic freedom and asking university leadership to STAND UP WITH US against Trump's attack on higher ed ✊
#StandUpWithUS
Register/find an event: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
April 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
University of Iowa friends: mark your calendars for May 9th. More details to be released very soon!
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The funding for these long COVID research grants was given back bc disability activists urged us to contact our reps persistently, in high volume, and we did. Remember that these tactics work the next time someone tries to get you to passively react instead of taking an active part in organizing!
March 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The funding for these long COVID research grants was given back bc disability activists urged us to contact our reps persistently, in high volume, and we did. Remember that these tactics work the next time someone tries to get you to passively react instead of taking an active part in organizing!
Iowa district 1 friends! Join me TODAY at 2 pm at the (empty chair?) town hall for Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at the Iowa City Public Library
I’ll be speaking as a concerned constituent about how devastating the threats to biomedical research funding are, and will continue to be, to IA citizens.
I’ll be speaking as a concerned constituent about how devastating the threats to biomedical research funding are, and will continue to be, to IA citizens.
March 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Iowa district 1 friends! Join me TODAY at 2 pm at the (empty chair?) town hall for Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at the Iowa City Public Library
I’ll be speaking as a concerned constituent about how devastating the threats to biomedical research funding are, and will continue to be, to IA citizens.
I’ll be speaking as a concerned constituent about how devastating the threats to biomedical research funding are, and will continue to be, to IA citizens.
Wonderful short bluetorial on how and why you should contact your elected reps to fight for scientific funding. Every single letter/email/call/meeting can have an impact on your representative. Call them today!!
Heading back from #FASEBOnTheHill and want to share what I learned and why I think all scientists need to be setting up meetings w their reps to talk about the impacts on science of the current chaos. #AcademicSky #NeuroSky @faseborg.bsky.social @apsphysiology.bsky.social 🧪
a man says call your senators with his hands folded
ALT: a man says call your senators with his hands folded
media.tenor.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Wonderful short bluetorial on how and why you should contact your elected reps to fight for scientific funding. Every single letter/email/call/meeting can have an impact on your representative. Call them today!!
Amazing time at #StandUpForScience in Chicago on Friday. Thank you to the IL team for letting me help organize!!
Reminder: call your representatives!! Use 5calls.org for a streamlined process to make your voice heard.
Reminder: call your representatives!! Use 5calls.org for a streamlined process to make your voice heard.
March 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Amazing time at #StandUpForScience in Chicago on Friday. Thank you to the IL team for letting me help organize!!
Reminder: call your representatives!! Use 5calls.org for a streamlined process to make your voice heard.
Reminder: call your representatives!! Use 5calls.org for a streamlined process to make your voice heard.
TOMORROW!!! Me and a car full of science homies will be traveling to Chicago for their rally! Staying in Iowa? Make sure you walk out at noon!!! (I see you UIowa, ISU, and Grinnell College registered on the map!)
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
TOMORROW!!! Me and a car full of science homies will be traveling to Chicago for their rally! Staying in Iowa? Make sure you walk out at noon!!! (I see you UIowa, ISU, and Grinnell College registered on the map!)
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Have noticed the same thing...early career folks (PhD students, post docs, junior faculty) are making the most noise. I am sure there are several reasons, but the lack of more established folks even acknowledging what is happening is unfortunate and telling...
Take a good look at who is speaking out. Grad students are running the biggest science protest because no one else would. Institutions are going to be targeted no matter what we do. Might as well go down fighting.
Thank you!
I, too, am shocked that so many are so quiet as if they think it will protect them from the worst of this. I don't think it will.
I, too, am shocked that so many are so quiet as if they think it will protect them from the worst of this. I don't think it will.
March 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Have noticed the same thing...early career folks (PhD students, post docs, junior faculty) are making the most noise. I am sure there are several reasons, but the lack of more established folks even acknowledging what is happening is unfortunate and telling...
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What YOU do in the next few weeks matters. A lot.
February 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What YOU do in the next few weeks matters. A lot.
Fun news: I’m officially joining our neighbors in #Chicago to #standupforscience on March 7 at noon at the Federal Plaza! Iowa friends—join me, I have room in my car or you can bring a car full of people, too!
Chicago info:
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Chicago info:
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Stand Up for Science 2025 - Chicago, IL
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
www.eventbrite.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Fun news: I’m officially joining our neighbors in #Chicago to #standupforscience on March 7 at noon at the Federal Plaza! Iowa friends—join me, I have room in my car or you can bring a car full of people, too!
Chicago info:
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Chicago info:
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation.
Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed.
And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.
Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed.
And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.
NIH funding cuts could have ‘devastating impact’ on medical advancements, Chicago researchers say
The National Institutes of Health under President Donald Trump announced this month that it was cutting payments covering overhead costs for research institutions that receive its grants.
www.wbez.org
February 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation.
Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed.
And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.
Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed.
And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.
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☀️📣 Looking for a STATE LEAD and VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in IOWA!
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #iowa
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #iowa
February 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
☀️📣 Looking for a STATE LEAD and VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in IOWA!
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #iowa
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #iowa
I just called the Iowa AG! Happy to pass on the script I made (IA specific but you can replace with your funding $). Check replies in this thread for examples if you want to make your own, too.
If you are a NIH funded researcher and your state is not on this list, you need to be calling your AG office
February 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I just called the Iowa AG! Happy to pass on the script I made (IA specific but you can replace with your funding $). Check replies in this thread for examples if you want to make your own, too.
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Excellent thread on indirect costs, how they fit into universities, and how we got here. 🧪
One place that has talked about the mechanics of this for a while is MIT. Some of the seminal pieces I learned from are from administrators there.
web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/2...
web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/2...
web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/2...
web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/2...
February 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Excellent thread on indirect costs, how they fit into universities, and how we got here. 🧪
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Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/n
www.kut.org/education/20...
www.kut.org/education/20...
UT Austin professor says Trump's policies could disrupt scientific research and hurt the economy
The Trump administration directed federal health officials to pause external communications last week, which prompted the National Institutes of Health to cancel meetings used to determine which resea...
www.kut.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/n
www.kut.org/education/20...
www.kut.org/education/20...
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Calls are being registered--when i spoke to someone in Senator Tillis' office this morning they told me many people had called already today. Call tomorrow!
Call today-don't just "like" this message. Emphasize the economic impact of NIH, the advances in cancer and other diseases & the competition with China. Leave a message won the machine if needed and then call the local office-people answer those phones. ID the relevant Aide, email them, & meet
Yesterday President Trump announced a pause on all federal grant disbursals. While it is a bit vague on details, it appears to include research grants. This would be devastating to American science. If you have not had a chance, call your Senators & Reps 🧪
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...
January 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Calls are being registered--when i spoke to someone in Senator Tillis' office this morning they told me many people had called already today. Call tomorrow!
I reached out to my senator on the Senate Finance Committee urging them to consider the harm that confirming RFK Jr will have on NIH funds for IA. Happy to help anyone find who to contact/what to say if you want to reach out to your state rep, too!
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-state/
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-state/
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I reached out to my senator on the Senate Finance Committee urging them to consider the harm that confirming RFK Jr will have on NIH funds for IA. Happy to help anyone find who to contact/what to say if you want to reach out to your state rep, too!
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-state/
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-state/
Excited to share our recently in press manuscript in #Hypertension (@ahajournals.bsky.social) as my first official post here!
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Reduced AT2R Signaling Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction After Preeclampsia | Hypertension
BACKGROUND: Women who had preeclampsia (a history of preeclampsia) have a >4-fold risk of developing
cardiovascular disease compared with women who had an uncomplicated pregnancy (history
of health...
www.ahajournals.org
January 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Excited to share our recently in press manuscript in #Hypertension (@ahajournals.bsky.social) as my first official post here!
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...