Jeff Weiner
@jlweiner.bsky.social
Father, husband, neuroscientist, proud Democrat, Canadian ex-pat living in the US ... and, once again, deeply questioning my choice of residency. The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Advocate Health.
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
This is apparently a response to dealing with the delays due to the government shutdown.
I hope is is done as thoughtfully as possible to minimize some of the effects I outline below.
I hope is is done as thoughtfully as possible to minimize some of the effects I outline below.
Another new policy from the geniuses in NIH leadership.
Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.
This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.
I don't know the rationale for this
1/13
Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.
This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.
I don't know the rationale for this
1/13
a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
ALT: a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is apparently a response to dealing with the delays due to the government shutdown.
I hope is is done as thoughtfully as possible to minimize some of the effects I outline below.
I hope is is done as thoughtfully as possible to minimize some of the effects I outline below.
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
The microscopy core at Miami University is searching for a new director. Please consider sharing this job posting!
miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/miamio...
miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/miamio...
Director of the Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging
Job Title Director of the Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Department Biology Department JM Worker Type Regular Pay Type Salary Position Salary Minimum $60,000 Position Salary Maximum $75,00...
miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The microscopy core at Miami University is searching for a new director. Please consider sharing this job posting!
miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/miamio...
miamioh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/miamio...
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
🎯 Join RSA’s Member's ONLY Advocacy Webinar!
Mobilize your voice for alcohol science and public health!
🗓️ October 29, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CDT
💻 RSA Members ONLY
🛜 Virtual | Free
Register: hubs.ly/Q03L_JjH0
Step-by-Step Guide to Join RSA on TPN: pmg.joynadmin.org/documents/11...
Mobilize your voice for alcohol science and public health!
🗓️ October 29, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CDT
💻 RSA Members ONLY
🛜 Virtual | Free
Register: hubs.ly/Q03L_JjH0
Step-by-Step Guide to Join RSA on TPN: pmg.joynadmin.org/documents/11...
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🎯 Join RSA’s Member's ONLY Advocacy Webinar!
Mobilize your voice for alcohol science and public health!
🗓️ October 29, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CDT
💻 RSA Members ONLY
🛜 Virtual | Free
Register: hubs.ly/Q03L_JjH0
Step-by-Step Guide to Join RSA on TPN: pmg.joynadmin.org/documents/11...
Mobilize your voice for alcohol science and public health!
🗓️ October 29, 2025
⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CDT
💻 RSA Members ONLY
🛜 Virtual | Free
Register: hubs.ly/Q03L_JjH0
Step-by-Step Guide to Join RSA on TPN: pmg.joynadmin.org/documents/11...
It's actually scary how subtly authoritarianism takes hold.
a cartoon of a frog looking out of a blue pot
ALT: a cartoon of a frog looking out of a blue pot
media.tenor.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It's actually scary how subtly authoritarianism takes hold.
It's still amazing to me how the White House press secretary can lie to a room full of journalists and this barely registers in the media!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nGb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nGb...
Putin promised Trump he'd have a direct meeting with Zelenskyy, White House says
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's still amazing to me how the White House press secretary can lie to a room full of journalists and this barely registers in the media!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nGb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nGb...
Excited to share a new lab preprint. This paper is entirely due to the efforts of @oliviaortelli.bsky.social, an incredibly talented PhD student (who is starting to look for a postdoc!). She combined her love of the Hank Sampson operant sipper tube drinking model...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A review of operant ethanol self-administration using the sipper model: Methodological advances and a novel standardized analysis tool
Despite decades of research, no new FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder (AUD) have emerged in over 25 years. Enhancing the translational relevance of preclinical models by more precisely...
www.biorxiv.org
August 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Excited to share a new lab preprint. This paper is entirely due to the efforts of @oliviaortelli.bsky.social, an incredibly talented PhD student (who is starting to look for a postdoc!). She combined her love of the Hank Sampson operant sipper tube drinking model...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
New ArsTechnica story about the new steaming pile of Executive Order...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
New executive order puts all grants under political control
All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants.
arstechnica.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
New ArsTechnica story about the new steaming pile of Executive Order...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost!
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
Full Committee Markup of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Acts | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
July 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost!
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
I sent this email to NIH Director Bhattacharya regarding the lack of an invitation to @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social and other Bethesda Declaration signers in the meeting on Monday.
July 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I sent this email to NIH Director Bhattacharya regarding the lack of an invitation to @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social and other Bethesda Declaration signers in the meeting on Monday.
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Surprisingly joyful #RSA_ISBRA2025 considering the challenges we face. I was particularly happy to hear so much support for our trainees & junior faculty. I have no idea what the future holds but one thing I know is that RSA is not going anywhere and it will remain true to its core values!
June 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Surprisingly joyful #RSA_ISBRA2025 considering the challenges we face. I was particularly happy to hear so much support for our trainees & junior faculty. I have no idea what the future holds but one thing I know is that RSA is not going anywhere and it will remain true to its core values!
Wake Forest closing out #RSA_iSBRA2025.
June 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Wake Forest closing out #RSA_iSBRA2025.
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
#RSA_ISBRA2025
Join Us in The Giving Campaign!
Giving Campaign Link: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/donations/
Choose, "Commit to Give & Invoice Me" to participate!
Join Us in The Giving Campaign!
Giving Campaign Link: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/donations/
Choose, "Commit to Give & Invoice Me" to participate!
June 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
#RSA_ISBRA2025
Join Us in The Giving Campaign!
Giving Campaign Link: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/donations/
Choose, "Commit to Give & Invoice Me" to participate!
Join Us in The Giving Campaign!
Giving Campaign Link: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/donations/
Choose, "Commit to Give & Invoice Me" to participate!
So proud of @oliviaortelli.bsky.social giving her first RSA talk... and blasting it out of the park!! #RSA_ISBRA2025
June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
So proud of @oliviaortelli.bsky.social giving her first RSA talk... and blasting it out of the park!! #RSA_ISBRA2025
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice
June 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice
At the opening RSA/ISBRA plenary, Dr. Koob confirming a 25% reduction in NIAAA staff this year.
#RSA_ISBRA2025
#RSA_ISBRA2025
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
At the opening RSA/ISBRA plenary, Dr. Koob confirming a 25% reduction in NIAAA staff this year.
#RSA_ISBRA2025
#RSA_ISBRA2025
Excited to hear lots of great alcohol research and reconnect with friends at the 2025 joint RSA-ISBRA meeting in New Orleans. Just found out the official meeting hashing is: #rsa_isbra2025
Be sure to use this tag for all meeting-related content.
Be sure to use this tag for all meeting-related content.
June 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Excited to hear lots of great alcohol research and reconnect with friends at the 2025 joint RSA-ISBRA meeting in New Orleans. Just found out the official meeting hashing is: #rsa_isbra2025
Be sure to use this tag for all meeting-related content.
Be sure to use this tag for all meeting-related content.
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
🚨 The wait is almost over! 🚨
The RSA/ISBRA 2025 Registration Desk opens June 21st at 1:00 PM! 🧪🎉
Secure your spot and get ready for a groundbreaking event in alcohol research.
🔗 researchsocietyonalcohol.org
📅 Save the date & spread the word!
#RSA_ISBRA2025 #AlcoholResearch #ScientificConference
The RSA/ISBRA 2025 Registration Desk opens June 21st at 1:00 PM! 🧪🎉
Secure your spot and get ready for a groundbreaking event in alcohol research.
🔗 researchsocietyonalcohol.org
📅 Save the date & spread the word!
#RSA_ISBRA2025 #AlcoholResearch #ScientificConference
June 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚨 The wait is almost over! 🚨
The RSA/ISBRA 2025 Registration Desk opens June 21st at 1:00 PM! 🧪🎉
Secure your spot and get ready for a groundbreaking event in alcohol research.
🔗 researchsocietyonalcohol.org
📅 Save the date & spread the word!
#RSA_ISBRA2025 #AlcoholResearch #ScientificConference
The RSA/ISBRA 2025 Registration Desk opens June 21st at 1:00 PM! 🧪🎉
Secure your spot and get ready for a groundbreaking event in alcohol research.
🔗 researchsocietyonalcohol.org
📅 Save the date & spread the word!
#RSA_ISBRA2025 #AlcoholResearch #ScientificConference
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
Triple network dynamics and future alcohol consumption in adolescents doi.org/10.1111/acer...
June 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Triple network dynamics and future alcohol consumption in adolescents doi.org/10.1111/acer...
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
Job is up, consider joining us!
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...
June 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Job is up, consider joining us!
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
Important story about OMB's plans with regard to appropriated funds. This is a big deal, both practically and constitutionally.
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
White House Eyes Rarely Used Power to Override Congress on Spending
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Important story about OMB's plans with regard to appropriated funds. This is a big deal, both practically and constitutionally.
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
Reposted by Jeff Weiner
I couldn't sleep last night and skimmed through the names on the #BethesdaDeclaration support letter page.
First, the good news.
(1) There were 18,000+ names and it took me 3 hours.
1/n
First, the good news.
(1) There were 18,000+ names and it took me 3 hours.
1/n
June 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I couldn't sleep last night and skimmed through the names on the #BethesdaDeclaration support letter page.
First, the good news.
(1) There were 18,000+ names and it took me 3 hours.
1/n
First, the good news.
(1) There were 18,000+ names and it took me 3 hours.
1/n
I had tagged this article to read this morning. First info I've seen tracking the decline in actual NIH outlays this year but the link grant-watch.us/posts/trends... (and the grant-watch website) are down. If anyone can send DM me the article or a functional link to it, I would be most appreciative!
Trends in NIH outlays: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern funding drops to $0 – Grant Watch
grant-watch.us
June 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I had tagged this article to read this morning. First info I've seen tracking the decline in actual NIH outlays this year but the link grant-watch.us/posts/trends... (and the grant-watch website) are down. If anyone can send DM me the article or a functional link to it, I would be most appreciative!