Lindsey Kennedy
@livernotfighter.bsky.social
Science Writer | Grant Writer | Science Communicator
PhD-level science writer and grant strategist helping researchers translate their complex work into clear and concise manuscripts, grants, and more
🔗 https://www.lindseykennedyphd.com/
PhD-level science writer and grant strategist helping researchers translate their complex work into clear and concise manuscripts, grants, and more
🔗 https://www.lindseykennedyphd.com/
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We are still accepting applications for Principal Investigator positions in:
🔬Biomedical Discovery Research
➡️ apply.interfolio.com/172703
🧬 Population Health Data Science
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Join our vibrant scientific community in the ❤️ of Toronto!
🗓️ Apply by October 20, 2025.
🔬Biomedical Discovery Research
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🧬 Population Health Data Science
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Join our vibrant scientific community in the ❤️ of Toronto!
🗓️ Apply by October 20, 2025.
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We are still accepting applications for Principal Investigator positions in:
🔬Biomedical Discovery Research
➡️ apply.interfolio.com/172703
🧬 Population Health Data Science
➡️ apply.interfolio.com/172529
Join our vibrant scientific community in the ❤️ of Toronto!
🗓️ Apply by October 20, 2025.
🔬Biomedical Discovery Research
➡️ apply.interfolio.com/172703
🧬 Population Health Data Science
➡️ apply.interfolio.com/172529
Join our vibrant scientific community in the ❤️ of Toronto!
🗓️ Apply by October 20, 2025.
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Last respiratory virus season 278 children in the US died of influenza, more than any year since 2009.
The majority were previously healthy, but 90% had *not* received a flu vaccine.
Facts are stubborn things
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
The majority were previously healthy, but 90% had *not* received a flu vaccine.
Facts are stubborn things
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Last respiratory virus season 278 children in the US died of influenza, more than any year since 2009.
The majority were previously healthy, but 90% had *not* received a flu vaccine.
Facts are stubborn things
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
The majority were previously healthy, but 90% had *not* received a flu vaccine.
Facts are stubborn things
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
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"Once trusted experts are removed and advisory bodies are stacked, the results are predetermined. That isn’t reform. It is sabotage."
Susan Monarez WSJ op-ed www.wsj.com/opinion/robe...
Susan Monarez WSJ op-ed www.wsj.com/opinion/robe...
Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me
I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Once trusted experts are removed and advisory bodies are stacked, the results are predetermined. That isn’t reform. It is sabotage."
Susan Monarez WSJ op-ed www.wsj.com/opinion/robe...
Susan Monarez WSJ op-ed www.wsj.com/opinion/robe...
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NIH whistleblowers say HHS manipulated the grant review process to undermine vaccines. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
September 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NIH whistleblowers say HHS manipulated the grant review process to undermine vaccines. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
Me with my recent writing
September 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Me with my recent writing
Circling back to this paper in CMGH from earlier this year on the generation & functionality of human intestinal organoids
Very timely read for #GIsky as the NIH & FDA are prioritizing new approach methodologies (NAMs) like this
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
Very timely read for #GIsky as the NIH & FDA are prioritizing new approach methodologies (NAMs) like this
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
Deriving Human Intestinal Organoids with Functional Tissue-Resident Macrophages All From Pluripotent Stem Cells
Organs of the gastrointestinal tract contain tissue-resident immune cells that function
during tissue development, homeostasis, and disease. However, most published human
organoid model systems lack r...
www.cmghjournal.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Circling back to this paper in CMGH from earlier this year on the generation & functionality of human intestinal organoids
Very timely read for #GIsky as the NIH & FDA are prioritizing new approach methodologies (NAMs) like this
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
Very timely read for #GIsky as the NIH & FDA are prioritizing new approach methodologies (NAMs) like this
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
Incredibly upsetting and infuriating
Our biomedical enterprise is being absolutely tanked by this administration
Our biomedical enterprise is being absolutely tanked by this administration
In a major blow to scientists who had NIH grants terminated by the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court has told the government it can refuse to restore $783 million in federal research funding. https://scim.ag/45R0QWZ
Supreme Court upholds Trump cancellation of NIH grants
Justices rule lower court had no authority to compel restoration hundreds of studies on diversity, transgender health, and other sensitive topics
scim.ag
August 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Incredibly upsetting and infuriating
Our biomedical enterprise is being absolutely tanked by this administration
Our biomedical enterprise is being absolutely tanked by this administration
Important info for researchers and grant writers:
New statement from the NIH Director discussing the priorities of the agency - these are unsurprising considering the news from the past few months
www.nih.gov/about-nih/ni...
New statement from the NIH Director discussing the priorities of the agency - these are unsurprising considering the news from the past few months
www.nih.gov/about-nih/ni...
Advancing NIH’s Mission Through a Unified Strategy
NIH is moving toward a unified strategy that aligns our priorities and funding approaches to fulfill this commitment.
www.nih.gov
August 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Important info for researchers and grant writers:
New statement from the NIH Director discussing the priorities of the agency - these are unsurprising considering the news from the past few months
www.nih.gov/about-nih/ni...
New statement from the NIH Director discussing the priorities of the agency - these are unsurprising considering the news from the past few months
www.nih.gov/about-nih/ni...
Did I miss a major NIH announcement? I was working on an R01 for a NOSI and just got word it will expire early Sept 2025 when the original expiration date was Sept 2027. I just checked funding opportunities and it looks like most (if not all) active NOSIs are set to expire this fall?
August 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Did I miss a major NIH announcement? I was working on an R01 for a NOSI and just got word it will expire early Sept 2025 when the original expiration date was Sept 2027. I just checked funding opportunities and it looks like most (if not all) active NOSIs are set to expire this fall?
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New article in Research Professional News
[Sorry about the paywall]
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...
1/6
[Sorry about the paywall]
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...
1/6
NIH staff ordered to re-evaluate all grants immediately - Research Professional News
Research not aligned with new priorities may be terminated, warns agency chief Jay Bhattacharya
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New article in Research Professional News
[Sorry about the paywall]
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...
1/6
[Sorry about the paywall]
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...
1/6
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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. Story by @fastlerner.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. Story by @fastlerner.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
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This year the ASH Bridge Grant is funding 25 scientists with $3.75M, 5X more than last year, to keep hematology research moving forward. Congratulations to the recipients! https://bit.ly/3HJ51Ma
#HemeSky #MedSKy #ASHAwards
#HemeSky #MedSKy #ASHAwards
August 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This year the ASH Bridge Grant is funding 25 scientists with $3.75M, 5X more than last year, to keep hematology research moving forward. Congratulations to the recipients! https://bit.ly/3HJ51Ma
#HemeSky #MedSKy #ASHAwards
#HemeSky #MedSKy #ASHAwards
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I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.
The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
During acute pancreatitis, the body produces its own protective molecule - lactate💪
An unlikely protector, lactate encourages anti-inflammatory activity to facilitate pancreatic repair🛡️
🧪
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
An unlikely protector, lactate encourages anti-inflammatory activity to facilitate pancreatic repair🛡️
🧪
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
Lactate Facilitates Pancreatic Repair Following Acute Pancreatitis by Promoting Reparative Macrophage Polarization
During acute pancreatitis (AP), glycolysis is enhanced. The upregulation of glycolysis
increases the level of metabolite lactate. Lactate has been shown to facilitate tissue
repair across various path...
www.cmghjournal.org
August 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
During acute pancreatitis, the body produces its own protective molecule - lactate💪
An unlikely protector, lactate encourages anti-inflammatory activity to facilitate pancreatic repair🛡️
🧪
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
An unlikely protector, lactate encourages anti-inflammatory activity to facilitate pancreatic repair🛡️
🧪
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
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How to recognize shoddy studies that claim to link vaccines and autism. Essay by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/3UUNrIp
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
nyti.ms
August 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
How to recognize shoddy studies that claim to link vaccines and autism. Essay by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/3UUNrIp
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“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense
“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.
www.statnews.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
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By @rickabright.bsky.social, former Director of BARDA...
🛟medsky 🧪 health policy sociology polisky idsky 😷
🛟medsky 🧪 health policy sociology polisky idsky 😷
August 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
By @rickabright.bsky.social, former Director of BARDA...
🛟medsky 🧪 health policy sociology polisky idsky 😷
🛟medsky 🧪 health policy sociology polisky idsky 😷
Dear #LiverSky #HepatoSky researchers:
PSC Partners grant cycle is now open! The deadline for your LOI is December 1, 2025
Need help crafting your grant? I offer editing services to help strengthen your proposal. Let's work together to make your work stand out!
pscpartners.org/research/res...
PSC Partners grant cycle is now open! The deadline for your LOI is December 1, 2025
Need help crafting your grant? I offer editing services to help strengthen your proposal. Let's work together to make your work stand out!
pscpartners.org/research/res...
PSC Grant Application | Liver Research Grants | PSC Partners Seeking a Cure
Are you researching PSC? Do you need your medical research funded? At PSC Partners, we award grants to researchers answering important questions related to PSC. Apply.
pscpartners.org
August 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Dear #LiverSky #HepatoSky researchers:
PSC Partners grant cycle is now open! The deadline for your LOI is December 1, 2025
Need help crafting your grant? I offer editing services to help strengthen your proposal. Let's work together to make your work stand out!
pscpartners.org/research/res...
PSC Partners grant cycle is now open! The deadline for your LOI is December 1, 2025
Need help crafting your grant? I offer editing services to help strengthen your proposal. Let's work together to make your work stand out!
pscpartners.org/research/res...
❓Shifts in cell metabolism drive liver cancer - but what are the mechanisms?
🎯This study found that a pathway (hexosamine biosynthetic pathway) may play a role in liver cancer progression
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
🎯This study found that a pathway (hexosamine biosynthetic pathway) may play a role in liver cancer progression
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
The Role of the Hexosamine-Sialic Acid Metabolic Pathway Mediated by GFPT1/NANS in c-Myc-Driven Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) frequently involves metabolic reprogramming, which
promotes oncogenesis and metastasis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms
remain insufficiently explored. In t...
www.cmghjournal.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
❓Shifts in cell metabolism drive liver cancer - but what are the mechanisms?
🎯This study found that a pathway (hexosamine biosynthetic pathway) may play a role in liver cancer progression
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
🎯This study found that a pathway (hexosamine biosynthetic pathway) may play a role in liver cancer progression
www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...
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Today, Bhattacharya sent a document entitled
"NIH Priorities and Internal Review of Intramural and Extramural Programs"
to Institute and Center Directors and other leaders.
I am trying to get a clean copy.
These "Priorities" will likely be "Agency Priorities" for grant funding and termination.
"NIH Priorities and Internal Review of Intramural and Extramural Programs"
to Institute and Center Directors and other leaders.
I am trying to get a clean copy.
These "Priorities" will likely be "Agency Priorities" for grant funding and termination.
a cartoon character from south park is holding a puppet that says pay attention
ALT: a cartoon character from south park is holding a puppet that says pay attention
media.tenor.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today, Bhattacharya sent a document entitled
"NIH Priorities and Internal Review of Intramural and Extramural Programs"
to Institute and Center Directors and other leaders.
I am trying to get a clean copy.
These "Priorities" will likely be "Agency Priorities" for grant funding and termination.
"NIH Priorities and Internal Review of Intramural and Extramural Programs"
to Institute and Center Directors and other leaders.
I am trying to get a clean copy.
These "Priorities" will likely be "Agency Priorities" for grant funding and termination.
Reposted by Lindsey Kennedy
August 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🚨23% of ulcerative colitis patients w/ total abdominal colectomy w/ ileal pouch-anal anastomosis have pouch failure
❓Why?
🎯Post-procedure chronic inflammation & immune cell activity may be risk factors
@aga-cmgh.bsky.social #GIsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
❓Why?
🎯Post-procedure chronic inflammation & immune cell activity may be risk factors
@aga-cmgh.bsky.social #GIsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Histopathologic Evaluation and Single-cell Spatial Transcriptomics of the Colon Reveal Cellular and Molecular Abnormalities Linked to J-Pouch Failure in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Total abdominal colectomy (TAC) with a staged ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is a common surgical treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC). However,…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🚨23% of ulcerative colitis patients w/ total abdominal colectomy w/ ileal pouch-anal anastomosis have pouch failure
❓Why?
🎯Post-procedure chronic inflammation & immune cell activity may be risk factors
@aga-cmgh.bsky.social #GIsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
❓Why?
🎯Post-procedure chronic inflammation & immune cell activity may be risk factors
@aga-cmgh.bsky.social #GIsky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"NOFOs will no longer be included in the weekly NIH Guide Table of Contents subscription emails. You can use Grants.gov subscription services to receive notifications of new NIH funding opportunities." 🧪
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Grants.gov
August 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"NOFOs will no longer be included in the weekly NIH Guide Table of Contents subscription emails. You can use Grants.gov subscription services to receive notifications of new NIH funding opportunities." 🧪
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
New RFPs from AGA:
$40k over 1 yr for an ECI (with a CDA, e.g., NIH K) studying the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of digestive cancer
gastro.org/research-and...
$40k over 1 yr for an ECI (with a CDA, e.g., NIH K) studying the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of digestive cancer
gastro.org/research-and...
AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer
This award provides $40,000 for one year to an early career investigator who currently holds a federal or non-federal career development award devoted to conducting research related to digestive cance...
gastro.org
August 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New RFPs from AGA:
$40k over 1 yr for an ECI (with a CDA, e.g., NIH K) studying the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of digestive cancer
gastro.org/research-and...
$40k over 1 yr for an ECI (with a CDA, e.g., NIH K) studying the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of digestive cancer
gastro.org/research-and...
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“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”