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Guillermo Wippold
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Associate Professor, University of South Carolina.
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Good explainer. Will be devastating for all research universities and most med schools.
February 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The NIH has supported the creation of 3818 jobs in SC and over $706m in economic activity. The vital role of the NIH in driving economic growth and job creation while advancing critical health research in SC is clear.
January 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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This just gets worse & worse.

Under Trump’s new policy, cancer researchers at the NIH aren’t allowed to buy reagents, effectively halting research.

www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The NIH diversity supplement pages have all been pulled down. What is a diversity supplement and why should the public care? A diversity supplement is funding to help diversify the research workforce. You may be wondering, “so what?”. Let me explain. www.nigms.nih.gov/Pages/PageNo...
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIGMS supports basic research to understand biological processes and lay the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
www.nigms.nih.gov
January 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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So excited! A donor has made The Portable Mentor totally and completely FREE for anyone!!!!!! No royalties, no sign up, just download any/all of the 30 chapters of professional development advice!!! HOORAY!!!!! Equal access for everyone!!!!

Check out the ToC!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...
The Portable Mentor
Cambridge Core - Psychiatry - The Portable Mentor
www.cambridge.org
December 13, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Victor Dzau, Emily Shambaugh, and Melissa Laitner discuss the "second valley of death" in health care: inequitable access to medical advances. In this Viewpoint, the authors call for policy and research regarding health and social inequities.

https://ja.ma/3ZiFBtJ
December 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM
New publication!

Barbershop-based health programs for Black men succeed when tailored to their needs. This study highlights the importance of program fit, accessibility, trust, and cultural sensitivity. Addressing these factors can prevent implementation failures.

academic.oup.com/tbm/advance-...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:25 AM