Alt The National Institute on Aging
@altthenia.bsky.social
We are the official resistance scientists of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health. Aging doesn't discriminate, and we're coming for all of you! We want to see our siblings, Alt CMS and Alt NINDS, too!
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We support great science to help the aging community. We understand a lot of the portfolio includes dementia research, but that's not all we do. Disinformation can occur about any comorbidity like heart disease, cancers, and diabetes, so let's keep open science a reality.
It appears the shutdown will extend to December, but we'll keep a close eye on this.
From Reddit:
Prediction is that the gov will finally reopen after Dec 2nd. Right now Mike Johnson won’t open the House bc he’ll have to swear in AZ Democrat Adelina Grijalva. When he does, that’ll give the Dems enough votes to push for the release of the Epstein files.
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Prediction is that the gov will finally reopen after Dec 2nd. Right now Mike Johnson won’t open the House bc he’ll have to swear in AZ Democrat Adelina Grijalva. When he does, that’ll give the Dems enough votes to push for the release of the Epstein files.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It appears the shutdown will extend to December, but we'll keep a close eye on this.
1) From our colleagues at @27unihted.bsky.social . Spotlight on Diana W. Bianchi M.D. The “nation’s pediatrician”, Dr. Bianchi served as Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) from 2016 to 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
1) From our colleagues at @27unihted.bsky.social . Spotlight on Diana W. Bianchi M.D. The “nation’s pediatrician”, Dr. Bianchi served as Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) from 2016 to 2025.
#geronsky and @blackingeron.bsky.social and @geronsociety.bsky.social , please share with your networks. The #FAA has announces that flights will go down by at least 10% because of the shutdown during the week of #GSA2025. Give yourself extra time to get to the airport when en route to Boston.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
For those of you attending #GSA2025 in Boston, consider this panel of #NIH awardees, Drs. Alden Gross, @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @sfackley.bsky.social , and @bryandjames.bsky.social. Please remember to tag #geronsky and @geronsociety.bsky.social in your posts.
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For those of you attending #GSA2025 in Boston, consider this panel of #NIH awardees, Drs. Alden Gross, @mariaglymour.bsky.social , @sfackley.bsky.social , and @bryandjames.bsky.social. Please remember to tag #geronsky and @geronsociety.bsky.social in your posts.
@geronsociety.bsky.social and #geronsky, we are sorry we cannot be in Boston with you next week. We look forward to seeing your posts about important research. Please tag #geronsky to highlight your research.
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
@geronsociety.bsky.social and #geronsky, we are sorry we cannot be in Boston with you next week. We look forward to seeing your posts about important research. Please tag #geronsky to highlight your research.
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“Sunday marks day 33 of the government shutdown with no end in sight. Approximately 650,000 furloughed federal workers received fresh notices telling them to stay home without working and without pay, and many are beginning to feel the pinch.”
youtu.be/8hL-DJugLCw
youtu.be/8hL-DJugLCw
Federal workers struggle without pay as long shutdown begins to affect more Americans
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Sunday marks day 33 of the government shutdown with no end in sight. Approximately 650,000 furloughed federal workers received fresh notices telling them to stay home without working and without pay, and many are beginning to feel the pinch.”
youtu.be/8hL-DJugLCw
youtu.be/8hL-DJugLCw
From @27unihted.bsky.social :
1. Arriving in the Fall of 2023, Dr. Marrazzo’s time as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was short but impactful – marked by her empathy, intelligence and commitment to a research mission that serves patients.
1. Arriving in the Fall of 2023, Dr. Marrazzo’s time as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was short but impactful – marked by her empathy, intelligence and commitment to a research mission that serves patients.
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
From @27unihted.bsky.social :
1. Arriving in the Fall of 2023, Dr. Marrazzo’s time as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was short but impactful – marked by her empathy, intelligence and commitment to a research mission that serves patients.
1. Arriving in the Fall of 2023, Dr. Marrazzo’s time as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was short but impactful – marked by her empathy, intelligence and commitment to a research mission that serves patients.
1). Our colleagues at @ncoaging.bsky.social:
"Millions of older adults will go hungry if SNAP benefits stop on November 1. Not having enough nutritious food can lead to malnutrition and worsen chronic conditions," says Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO, National Council On Aging.
"Millions of older adults will go hungry if SNAP benefits stop on November 1. Not having enough nutritious food can lead to malnutrition and worsen chronic conditions," says Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO, National Council On Aging.
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
1). Our colleagues at @ncoaging.bsky.social:
"Millions of older adults will go hungry if SNAP benefits stop on November 1. Not having enough nutritious food can lead to malnutrition and worsen chronic conditions," says Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO, National Council On Aging.
"Millions of older adults will go hungry if SNAP benefits stop on November 1. Not having enough nutritious food can lead to malnutrition and worsen chronic conditions," says Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO, National Council On Aging.
A reminder that today at 12 PM, the IMPACT Collaboratory will host its informational webinar about the #ADRD demonstration project grants. Please use the link to register.
Informational Webinar: October 30, 2025 @ 12:00 PM ET Registration: bit.ly/3KSfVAN
Letters of Intent due: November 13, 2025 @ 11:59 PM ET
Full proposals (by invitation): Due January 15, 2026
Email: IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu
Share widely and encourage eligible PIs to apply!
#geronsky #hspr
Letters of Intent due: November 13, 2025 @ 11:59 PM ET
Full proposals (by invitation): Due January 15, 2026
Email: IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu
Share widely and encourage eligible PIs to apply!
#geronsky #hspr
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Informational Webinar: IMPACT Demonstration Project Grants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Informational Webinar: IMPACT Demonstration Project Grants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A reminder that today at 12 PM, the IMPACT Collaboratory will host its informational webinar about the #ADRD demonstration project grants. Please use the link to register.
#ADRD funding is still happening. Some more #MYF awards have occurred. Let's see how this adjusts the number of projects we will award.
Story in Being Patient about Alzheimer's disease funding noting the decrease in the funding of number of new projects due, in part, to the number of multiyear funded grants from the National Institute on Aging.
beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
NIH Alzheimer’s Research Funding Is Back — for 49% Fewer Projects
Though the NIH director is calling for $187 million more in funding for Alzheimer’s, the NIH is funding fewer new projects.
beingpatient.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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A new @jama.com Insights article by LDI Fellows Kyra O’Brien, Emily Largent, and Jason Karlawish advises clinicians on how to communicate a diagnosis of MCI or dementia—emphasizing triadic communication, personalized content, and emotional support. http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13006
Communicating a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia
This JAMA Insights explores strategies for effectively communicating a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia to patients and their care partners.
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A new @jama.com Insights article by LDI Fellows Kyra O’Brien, Emily Largent, and Jason Karlawish advises clinicians on how to communicate a diagnosis of MCI or dementia—emphasizing triadic communication, personalized content, and emotional support. http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13006
🧵1) When Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable became the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) in 2015, he brought a vision: that the science of minority health should go beyond describing disparities - it should uncover why they exist in the first place.
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🧵1) When Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable became the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) in 2015, he brought a vision: that the science of minority health should go beyond describing disparities - it should uncover why they exist in the first place.
🚨 Join Us Thursday 10/23/25 1 PM ET, for the IMPACT Pilot Grant Program Webinar! 🚨Drs. Kathleen Unroe and Kate Courtright will introduce IMPACT’s mission, share funding opportunities, walk through the Pilot Grant application process, and answer your questions live! Register now!
#geronsky
#geronsky
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Informational Webinar | Pilot ePCT Grants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Informational Webinar | Pilot ePCT Grants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us
October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨 Join Us Thursday 10/23/25 1 PM ET, for the IMPACT Pilot Grant Program Webinar! 🚨Drs. Kathleen Unroe and Kate Courtright will introduce IMPACT’s mission, share funding opportunities, walk through the Pilot Grant application process, and answer your questions live! Register now!
#geronsky
#geronsky
From our colleagues at @schaeffer.usc.edu . @sdukehan.bsky.social and @michelleskeller.bsky.social will co-lead this project to detect #ADRD. #geronsky
USC neuropsychologist co-leads $39M project to detect Alzheimer’s earlier
Professor of Psychology and Family Medicine, Duke Han, joined an initiative to create a digital platform that enhances Alzheimer’s assessment and prevention.
www.uscannenbergmedia.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
From our colleagues at @schaeffer.usc.edu . @sdukehan.bsky.social and @michelleskeller.bsky.social will co-lead this project to detect #ADRD. #geronsky
The IMPACT Collaboratory, announces its #RFA for the 2025 Demonstration Projects Program. They will fund two projects, up to 800K in direct costs over a 2-year period. The awards support full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) (using the NIH Stage Model).
RFA IMPACT Collaboratory Demonstration Projects_D2025.pdf
drive.google.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The IMPACT Collaboratory, announces its #RFA for the 2025 Demonstration Projects Program. They will fund two projects, up to 800K in direct costs over a 2-year period. The awards support full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) (using the NIH Stage Model).
Here is a gift link. Our colleagues at at #HRSA, an @hhsofficial.bsky.social agency, funded this program to train >50K peeople annually to care for #geronsky. Earlier this year, they faced 34% cuts. Thanks to bipartisan support, the funds were restored. We urge Congress to #worktogether.
This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Here is a gift link. Our colleagues at at #HRSA, an @hhsofficial.bsky.social agency, funded this program to train >50K peeople annually to care for #geronsky. Earlier this year, they faced 34% cuts. Thanks to bipartisan support, the funds were restored. We urge Congress to #worktogether.
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Things are at a standstill with the govt shutdown, the year has been one of 'constant chaos' at the NIH — & the worst may be yet to come folks said on my panel
Read a recap of our talk w/ @jeremymberg.bsky.social @malar0ne.bsky.social & Eric Green here
www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/f...
Read a recap of our talk w/ @jeremymberg.bsky.social @malar0ne.bsky.social & Eric Green here
www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/f...
Former NIH leaders lament ‘constant chaos’ at the agency, and caution it’s not over
“It's been like living in a washing machine, it's been constant chaos,” former NIH official Jeremy Berg said at the #STATSummit
www.statnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Things are at a standstill with the govt shutdown, the year has been one of 'constant chaos' at the NIH — & the worst may be yet to come folks said on my panel
Read a recap of our talk w/ @jeremymberg.bsky.social @malar0ne.bsky.social & Eric Green here
www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/f...
Read a recap of our talk w/ @jeremymberg.bsky.social @malar0ne.bsky.social & Eric Green here
www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/f...
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From our colleagues @27unihted.bsky.social
On October 1st, four #NIH directors and one high ranking official were all terminated. This is a devastating loss for our agency and our country. We spoke to some of their colleagues to learn about them and their amazing work.
From our colleagues @27unihted.bsky.social
On October 1st, four #NIH directors and one high ranking official were all terminated. This is a devastating loss for our agency and our country. We spoke to some of their colleagues to learn about them and their amazing work.
October 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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From our colleagues @27unihted.bsky.social
On October 1st, four #NIH directors and one high ranking official were all terminated. This is a devastating loss for our agency and our country. We spoke to some of their colleagues to learn about them and their amazing work.
From our colleagues @27unihted.bsky.social
On October 1st, four #NIH directors and one high ranking official were all terminated. This is a devastating loss for our agency and our country. We spoke to some of their colleagues to learn about them and their amazing work.
This is civil service.
@charlotteswwweb.bsky.social speech at the Capitol:
“I have been a federal worker for 5 years and have served under 3 Presidents. I came to the FTC to fight for American consumers and workers, not to do favors for the President’s billionaire friends.”
“I have been a federal worker for 5 years and have served under 3 Presidents. I came to the FTC to fight for American consumers and workers, not to do favors for the President’s billionaire friends.”
I am a federal worker. I choose democracy, healthcare, and the rule of law. Charlotte Slaiman speech
…for the Civil Servants Coalition, Mon Sep 29 at the Capitol.
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is civil service.
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@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social ‘s speech at the Capitol on Monday.
“As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening.”
“As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening.”
"Nearly impossible for NIH staff to do our jobs": Jenna Norton's speech for the Civil Servants Coalition
At the Capitol, Monday 9/29
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social ‘s speech at the Capitol on Monday.
“As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening.”
“As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening.”
@mariacarrilloalz.bsky.social of @alzassociation.bsky.social knows the #ADRD research community helps #geronsky. We got out NOA to many of you last month right before the #shutdown. The FY2026 budget request for #NIA is $2,686.5 million. #geronsky touches everyone. To see more, read here.
October 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@mariacarrilloalz.bsky.social of @alzassociation.bsky.social knows the #ADRD research community helps #geronsky. We got out NOA to many of you last month right before the #shutdown. The FY2026 budget request for #NIA is $2,686.5 million. #geronsky touches everyone. To see more, read here.
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Here is NIA.
NIA made on 51% as many new R01 awards in FY25 compared with FY24.
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NIA made on 51% as many new R01 awards in FY25 compared with FY24.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here is NIA.
NIA made on 51% as many new R01 awards in FY25 compared with FY24.
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NIA made on 51% as many new R01 awards in FY25 compared with FY24.
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We assure you this is not us and know you recognize the hard work of federal employees. @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social @alt-thenci.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We assure you this is not us and know you recognize the hard work of federal employees. @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social @alt-thenci.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info
In the event of a shutdown, the eRA system will still be open. You can submit your applications. However, no one can process them. Peer review and council meetings will not occur. DSMB meetings may occur, and each ICO will likely have a safety officer serve as a exempted POC.
September 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In the event of a shutdown, the eRA system will still be open. You can submit your applications. However, no one can process them. Peer review and council meetings will not occur. DSMB meetings may occur, and each ICO will likely have a safety officer serve as a exempted POC.
No no no... we would never do such a thing. We'd never engage in malicious compliance.
Read about the network of resistance accounts on Insta. @friendsofusaid.bsky.social @savehealthresearch.bsky.social et al.
h/t @27unihted.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
h/t @27unihted.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Meet the posters behind Instagram’s federal agency alt accounts
How to defend the work of government, one meme at a time.
www.motherjones.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
No no no... we would never do such a thing. We'd never engage in malicious compliance.