Andrew Su
@andrewsu.bsky.social
Professor at Scripps Research #bioinformatics sulab.org
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You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
May 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
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I am so proud to work at this place, and prouder still of my friends and colleagues featured in this peace. We are “ground zero” for the assault on science and objective reality now underway. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
Federal Cuts Become ‘All Consuming’ at Harvard’s Public Health School
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I am so proud to work at this place, and prouder still of my friends and colleagues featured in this peace. We are “ground zero” for the assault on science and objective reality now underway. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
I'm very grateful to @harvard.edu for taking a stand today for academic independence. In solidarity and appreciation, I just made a donation. For those who are able to, I hope you consider it too... They need to know that they have community support www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Harvard hit with $2.2 billion funding freeze after rejecting Trump’s demands
The administration demanded changes to policies and governance due to allegations of antisemitism, illegal DEI. Harvard called the directives unconstitutional.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I'm very grateful to @harvard.edu for taking a stand today for academic independence. In solidarity and appreciation, I just made a donation. For those who are able to, I hope you consider it too... They need to know that they have community support www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Would love to hear an affirmative & persuasive theory from Republicans of how the US can maintain leadership on research, technology & development in a way that does not operate through universities
Because right now I do not see it!
Because right now I do not see it!
March 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Would love to hear an affirmative & persuasive theory from Republicans of how the US can maintain leadership on research, technology & development in a way that does not operate through universities
Because right now I do not see it!
Because right now I do not see it!
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I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper.
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
DOGE ends America’s golden age of biomedical research
Biomedical research impacts all of us. I became curious about how drugs work after my mom was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was a small boy. She received “gold shots” as treatment, which ...
www.vindy.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper.
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
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I had two grant proposals up for review in the NIH Bacterial Virulence (BV) study section. It was canceled without notice this morning.
Without those grants, my lab must close within a year.
And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues
🤬
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
Without those grants, my lab must close within a year.
And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues
🤬
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
February 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I had two grant proposals up for review in the NIH Bacterial Virulence (BV) study section. It was canceled without notice this morning.
Without those grants, my lab must close within a year.
And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues
🤬
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
Without those grants, my lab must close within a year.
And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues
🤬
#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
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The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl. The Birds are funded by direct costs and indirect costs. Direct costs are players’ salaries. Indirect costs are everything else. Coaches, trainers, workout equipment, footballs, uniforms. Eagles could not have won the superbowl without indirect costs.
February 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl. The Birds are funded by direct costs and indirect costs. Direct costs are players’ salaries. Indirect costs are everything else. Coaches, trainers, workout equipment, footballs, uniforms. Eagles could not have won the superbowl without indirect costs.
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NIH indirects case update:
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
February 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NIH indirects case update:
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
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I just covered this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social — will keep following! www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I just covered this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social — will keep following! www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
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On January 6th, 1995, my (now ex) wife and I boarded a flight from Heathrow to JFK on a one way ticket. We had two suitcases and about $900 in cash - this was everything we owned and we were moving to the US. We thought it was maybe for 2-3 years. I had visited the US once, for a conference, and
February 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
On January 6th, 1995, my (now ex) wife and I boarded a flight from Heathrow to JFK on a one way ticket. We had two suitcases and about $900 in cash - this was everything we owned and we were moving to the US. We thought it was maybe for 2-3 years. I had visited the US once, for a conference, and
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also this same org has this super useful infographic, breaking down the difference between direct and indirect (also called Facilities and Administration) costs and what F&A costs can and cannot be used for at a research university or institute
February 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
also this same org has this super useful infographic, breaking down the difference between direct and indirect (also called Facilities and Administration) costs and what F&A costs can and cannot be used for at a research university or institute
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Here's a quantitative illustration of what's happening with NIH funding.
February 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Here's a quantitative illustration of what's happening with NIH funding.
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Here’s Sally Rockey (then deputy director of the office of extramural research) describing indirect costs as career NIH staff do youtu.be/1XvVibv2opQ?...
Indirect Costs 101
YouTube video by NIH Grants
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Here’s Sally Rockey (then deputy director of the office of extramural research) describing indirect costs as career NIH staff do youtu.be/1XvVibv2opQ?...
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This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research?
All of them.
All of them.
February 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research?
All of them.
All of them.
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There are legit criticisms of IDCs and how they are negotiated, but cutting infrastructural and administrative support to 1/4-1/6 of what it was overnight is a devastating assault on universities and US biomedical research.
what a fucking Friday afternoon news dump: they are capping indirects at 15%
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
There are legit criticisms of IDCs and how they are negotiated, but cutting infrastructural and administrative support to 1/4-1/6 of what it was overnight is a devastating assault on universities and US biomedical research.
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A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates
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American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
Just adding two data points. Consortium kickoff meeting for tomorrow was cancelled this morning, but the SRO for a virtual study section Feb 6 says the meeting is still on (for now)
January 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just adding two data points. Consortium kickoff meeting for tomorrow was cancelled this morning, but the SRO for a virtual study section Feb 6 says the meeting is still on (for now)
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Anyone else hearing that NIH IC’s Advisory Council meetings are being cancelled?
NIH council meeting (NIDCR)scheduled for today, where our R01 grant (3rd percentile) was supposed to be discussed, was postponed indefinitely as a consequence of Trump's executive order which ordered pausing of all communications from all federal agencies. Not good.
January 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Anyone else hearing that NIH IC’s Advisory Council meetings are being cancelled?
This summer, a prominent colleague said he believed that male scientists were the subject of discrimination, and later suggested that DEI discussions were not welcome or appropriate topics for scientific meetings. Other colleagues and I wrote this long-overdue response medium.com/@andrewsu/di...
December 4, 2023 at 4:48 PM
This summer, a prominent colleague said he believed that male scientists were the subject of discrimination, and later suggested that DEI discussions were not welcome or appropriate topics for scientific meetings. Other colleagues and I wrote this long-overdue response medium.com/@andrewsu/di...
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Here's how you discover a potent new drug vs Covid with 212 scientists/47 organizations/15 countries working together
Open-science, patent free, high-throughput structural biology based design, A.I.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Open-science, patent free, high-throughput structural biology based design, A.I.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 9, 2023 at 7:04 PM
Here's how you discover a potent new drug vs Covid with 212 scientists/47 organizations/15 countries working together
Open-science, patent free, high-throughput structural biology based design, A.I.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Open-science, patent free, high-throughput structural biology based design, A.I.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Both the graduate internship program internship.uoregon.edu and the LAUNCH event www.instagram.com/p/CzXXwFWJlsM/ seem pretty great, worth checking out! 🧬🖥️
Interested in applying for the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program Bioinformatics & Genomics track? Apply for LAUNCH:
oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
This is an immersive program where students from historically marginalized groups in STEM can explore the field of bioinformatics.
oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
This is an immersive program where students from historically marginalized groups in STEM can explore the field of bioinformatics.
November 8, 2023 at 6:49 AM
Both the graduate internship program internship.uoregon.edu and the LAUNCH event www.instagram.com/p/CzXXwFWJlsM/ seem pretty great, worth checking out! 🧬🖥️