The Obesity Society opposes political influence on NIH funding. Science, not politics, must guide obesity research. Read more: https://ow.ly/ikoi50ZQOHB #ObesityResearch #PublicHealth #NIH #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding
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@obesitysociety.bsky.socialThe Obesity Society opposes political influence on NIH funding. Science, not politics, must guide obesity research. Read more: https://ow.ly/ikoi50ZQOHB #ObesityResearch #PublicHealth #NIH #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding
@meactnet.bsky.socialThe afternoon sessions begin with Illuminating the Invisible Infection-Associated Conditions. You might recognize some names for this one.
Follow along with our Scientific Director, Jaime Seltzer. @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
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The decision to move away from reliance on NIH funding paylines.
Although imperfect, paylines created a strong structural tether between peer-review scores and grant success.
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@meactnet.bsky.socialScientific Director Jaime Seltzer @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social reporting live (virtually) from the NIH From Mechanisms to Medicine conference.
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #LongCovid #ChronicIllness #NIH
@wordquad.bsky.socialProposed #Trump order to tighten #NIH grant control poses possible funding threat to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
The federal government previously yanked $250 million in #NIH funding to #Columbia in March 2025 as part of its $400 million funding cut.
@realtuckfrumper.bsky.socialTrump directed budget chief Russ Vought to draft an order creating a board of political appointees that would approve NIH research grants, Reuters reported. The proposal would give the board influence over congressionally appropriated research money. #NIH
@pharmalot.bsky.socialHHS unveils new initiatives to reduce animal testing in drug development.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #biotech #FDA #HHS #NIH #animals #drugdevelopment #medicines
@wolverinebear.bsky.socialSen. Collins Warns Administration Not to Proceed with NIH Executive Order www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
@crystal159.bsky.socialTop appropriators in Congress responded yesterday to White House OMB Director Russ #Vought’s latest attempt to install political appointees as the final arbiters of congressionally appropriated grant money for scientific research. #NIH
By John Light
@meactnet.bsky.socialThe ME/CFS Exchange Webinar Series launches next month.
1st webinar in the quarterly series will focus on post-acute infection symptoms.
October 8th from 1 pm to 3 pm ET via Zoom.
Registration required: https://ow.ly/2ABp50ZOPKP
Hosted by NINDS in partnership with MECFSnet.
@wordquad.bsky.social#NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya Refuses Trump Demand to Cut @harvard.edu Funding, @politico.com Reports
@markhisted.orgIn the past five years #NIH created an on-campus lab to study neural development, exactly because NIH scientists anticipated that this research line will be important.
This is an example of scientific judgement White House political appointees setting priorities are unlikely to have.
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