Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
@krthomasphd.bsky.social
Neuropsychology of Vascular Aging and Alzheimer’s (NOVAA) Lab
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"It is ironic that a purported effort to improve gov't efficiency is targeting the 0.3% of the VA budget dedicated to discovering how to help veterans live longer and healthier lives and how to make the $121 billion spent on VA health care more effective & efficient"
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Veterans Affairs Research Under Threat
This Viewpoint discusses the critical importance of continued funding for the intramural research program in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
jamanetwork.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"It is ironic that a purported effort to improve gov't efficiency is targeting the 0.3% of the VA budget dedicated to discovering how to help veterans live longer and healthier lives and how to make the $121 billion spent on VA health care more effective & efficient"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
At NIH, new fudging opportunities (NOFO) will need to be approved by DOGE. That should be a NOGO.
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www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials will screen NIH funding opportunities
Staff at biomedical agency worry about political interference in setting priorities
www.science.org
March 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
At NIH, new fudging opportunities (NOFO) will need to be approved by DOGE. That should be a NOGO.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
We need to organize--let’s help each other.
NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.
I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.
Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!
NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.
I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.
Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!
March 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We need to organize--let’s help each other.
NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.
I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.
Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!
NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.
I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.
Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!
Reposted by Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
TheRiseRegistry.org
TheRiseRegistry.org
March 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
TheRiseRegistry.org
TheRiseRegistry.org
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"VA researchers whose contracts are about to expire . . . will not be renewed, even when funding [through extramural grants is] in place to pay them. Should the VA continue this policy . . . over the months to come, the entire VA research workforce could be decimated."
NIH cuts are getting the press, but VA research is getting slashed too. What do we lose when VA research goes away? Here's some greatest hits: The nicotine patch, invention of the cardiac pacemaker, first successful liver transplant, development of the CAT/CT scan
prospect.org/health/2025-...
prospect.org/health/2025-...
VA Research Funding Slashed
Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. Hundreds of projects have been cut.
prospect.org
February 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"VA researchers whose contracts are about to expire . . . will not be renewed, even when funding [through extramural grants is] in place to pay them. Should the VA continue this policy . . . over the months to come, the entire VA research workforce could be decimated."
Reposted by Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
For decades, NIH funding has fueled breakthroughs in cancer, heart disease and more. But a new policy puts progress at risk. We’re asking Congress to oppose this abrupt change. Email your lawmakers!
🔗 Learn more & advocate: bit.ly/42Y7Ukv
🔗 Learn more & advocate: bit.ly/42Y7Ukv
Protect research funding
Federal funding for biomedical research is under threat.
bit.ly
February 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For decades, NIH funding has fueled breakthroughs in cancer, heart disease and more. But a new policy puts progress at risk. We’re asking Congress to oppose this abrupt change. Email your lawmakers!
🔗 Learn more & advocate: bit.ly/42Y7Ukv
🔗 Learn more & advocate: bit.ly/42Y7Ukv
Reposted by Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
36 hours before we are scheduled to meet, #NIH NIA Aging Systems and Geriatrics (ASG) Study panel has been canceled. Devastating news for all of those working so hard on issues related to #aging #AlzheimersDisease #BrainHealth @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
36 hours before we are scheduled to meet, #NIH NIA Aging Systems and Geriatrics (ASG) Study panel has been canceled. Devastating news for all of those working so hard on issues related to #aging #AlzheimersDisease #BrainHealth @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social
Reposted by Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
We need to shout from the rooftops how and why NIH funded health research is important, and what is accomplished with this work: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
How Federal Funding Propels the SPH Research Making a Difference in People’s Lives
With federal research funding cuts looming for academia and medical centers across the US, we take at look at how federally funded research at SPH has produced tangible results that benefit real lives...
www.bu.edu
February 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We need to shout from the rooftops how and why NIH funded health research is important, and what is accomplished with this work: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
We're not just doing this because we secretly love reformatting our biosketches & spending weekends writing grants. #EpiSky
Reposted by Kelsey R. Thomas, PhD
How to get 146% return on investment?
The NIH. That's just the economic benefit.
Biomedical research promotes human health.
The NIH. That's just the economic benefit.
Biomedical research promotes human health.
February 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How to get 146% return on investment?
The NIH. That's just the economic benefit.
Biomedical research promotes human health.
The NIH. That's just the economic benefit.
Biomedical research promotes human health.