A few postdocs asked me to read over their job applications. Here’s a few bits of advice: 🧵 /10 1. If any advice doesn’t ring true for you, discard it (including this!) 2. People on the search committee are keen to welcome a colleague, they aren’t looking to take you down

The cap on indirect costs has just been blocked in a temporary restraining order following a suit filed earlier today by MA, joined by many other blue states. The order only blocks the cap for the plaintiffs, which leaves NIH-funded institutions in red states in financial crisis

@hubermanlab I believe the idea is to send block grants to states (totaling a much smaller fraction of the current NIH budget), which would effectively dismantle the NIH

@hubermanlab @NIH I think the IRP is much smaller than 10% of the whole NIH budget

@hubermanlab @NIH IRP budgets are being slashed too

@iAnonPatriot Treatments being developed by US government-funded (NIH) research—core vitrectomy with finer gauge needles seems to be the way to go. You probably have a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment, common). Crazy to see funding for the development of new medical treatments being slashed

@NutritionNerd The IRP is facing similar cuts. You just don’t hear about it bc it’s a much smaller fraction of the whole NIH budget.

RT @j_g_allen: These great research institutions in red states are slated to lose about $1B in NIH research dollars

@GaryMarcus Oh I miss those mountains! Nothing like the north shore mountains dusted in snow. Jealous

RT @SfNtweets: Federal restrictions and funding freezes threaten vital research and halts scientific progress that benefits all Americans.…

RT @leylaisi: In addition to gutting research progress, these cuts will be devastating economically. You can look up the impact on your sta…

@trajan317 Sending moral support. Persevere as best you can. Your talents are to valuable to dismiss

Maybe Israel can send 4 billion back to (re)fund the literally vital work of the NIH?

Apparently the NIH is capping indirect costs at 15%, both for future grants and retroactively.

@ProfGrewal @ChadSquitieri @DanielEWalters_ @Thomas_A_Berry I believe congress passed a law & the constitution defends laws passed by congress. But if you are trolling, I ain’t game. I’m here for information.

@ChadSquitieri @DanielEWalters_ @ProfGrewal @Thomas_A_Berry LinkedIn lists him has inspector general (to present) of SBA *and* acting IG of SSA. He is both. Can’t be fired w/o congress.

@ev_fedorenko Congratulations Ev!!!!

The “e” on my keyboard is stuck, resulting in a vile interaction with my dyslexia on some of the text in the images. Sorry!