Eric H. Baehrecke
@baehreckelab.bsky.social
Professor at UMass Chan that studies autophagy during development and disease. Nature lover and explorer.
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Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
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April 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
This is sad, Richard has done so much for science and spent his entire career at the NIH
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
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April 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is sad, Richard has done so much for science and spent his entire career at the NIH
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>1900 members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine issued a statement supporting science for the benefit of all citizens, and ... 1/2
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Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
>1900 members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine issued a statement supporting science for the benefit of all citizens, and ... 1/2
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Vinod's team's work could have saved my wife's life, and I hope this and others like it will make a huge difference with patients with seemingly untreatable deadly diseases. This needs to be able to continue. www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity in Small Patient Group
Learn how MSK researchers are deploying mRNA vaccines against pancreatic cancer.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Vinod's team's work could have saved my wife's life, and I hope this and others like it will make a huge difference with patients with seemingly untreatable deadly diseases. This needs to be able to continue. www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
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That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
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NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Taking a cue from @cantlonlab.bsky.social, I have written an op-ed for my local newspaper about the impact of the NIH funding chaos. I'd appreciate it if you read and share. #NIH #Research #Science #Worcester
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Opinion/Guest column: Gutting NIH a disaster in the marking for research, local economy
Less research equates to less business between the university and these Worcester companies, spreading the pain far beyond campus borders.
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March 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Taking a cue from @cantlonlab.bsky.social, I have written an op-ed for my local newspaper about the impact of the NIH funding chaos. I'd appreciate it if you read and share. #NIH #Research #Science #Worcester
www.telegram.com/story/opinio...
www.telegram.com/story/opinio...
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FULL: Gov. Pritzker delivers Illinois State of the State Address 2025
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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February 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I’m realizing that when we talk about studies on social media or in convo, we rarely mention NIH. People aren’t making the connection.
So when posting or talking about some amazing study that was funded by the NIH, be sure to refer to it as an “NIH-funded study.”
So when posting or talking about some amazing study that was funded by the NIH, be sure to refer to it as an “NIH-funded study.”
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’m realizing that when we talk about studies on social media or in convo, we rarely mention NIH. People aren’t making the connection.
So when posting or talking about some amazing study that was funded by the NIH, be sure to refer to it as an “NIH-funded study.”
So when posting or talking about some amazing study that was funded by the NIH, be sure to refer to it as an “NIH-funded study.”
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Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
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“We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.”– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”-
Mahatma Gandhi
“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”-
Mahatma Gandhi
February 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.”– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”-
Mahatma Gandhi
“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”-
Mahatma Gandhi
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Wow. If this is accurate, it’s reckless and potentially catastrophic
no supplies for clinical trials, animal husbandry, cell culture, liquid nitrogen for cryostorage….
no supplies for clinical trials, animal husbandry, cell culture, liquid nitrogen for cryostorage….
More from inside NIH:
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
January 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wow. If this is accurate, it’s reckless and potentially catastrophic
no supplies for clinical trials, animal husbandry, cell culture, liquid nitrogen for cryostorage….
no supplies for clinical trials, animal husbandry, cell culture, liquid nitrogen for cryostorage….
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Scientists in Utah, Alaska, Kentucky, Maine, Iowa, North Dakota - your voices are critical because your republican senators are the most likely to buck Trump. They need to hear your stories. 1) contact senator 2) tag local reporters (Google Bluesky reporters in your state) 3) organize colleagues…
January 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Scientists in Utah, Alaska, Kentucky, Maine, Iowa, North Dakota - your voices are critical because your republican senators are the most likely to buck Trump. They need to hear your stories. 1) contact senator 2) tag local reporters (Google Bluesky reporters in your state) 3) organize colleagues…
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detailed update on where things stand at NIH as of now
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
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January 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
detailed update on where things stand at NIH as of now
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to impose an "immediate and indefinite" ban on all travel, domestic and international. Internal emails reviewed by The Handbasket outline what employees know so far.
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SCOOP: National Institutes of Health ordered by Trump admin to enact 'immediate and indefinite' travel suspension
"If staff aren’t able to travel, clinical trials will likely have to be put on hold," a source tells The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to impose an "immediate and indefinite" ban on all travel, domestic and international. Internal emails reviewed by The Handbasket outline what employees know so far.
Read more here:
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I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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January 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
A day for change
January 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A day for change