Julian Meeks
@meeksandmilds.bsky.social
Associate Prof at Univ of Rochester. Twin Parent. Spouse of rockstar physician-scientist. Time for anything else? Ha! Views are my own.
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Updated guidance about study sections and due dates during the shut down. (Given the number of emails about issues with submission/letters of rec I had, this will help with those). grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-004: Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding NOT-OD-26-004. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Updated guidance about study sections and due dates during the shut down. (Given the number of emails about issues with submission/letters of rec I had, this will help with those). grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
Multiple interactions with customer support have me convinced that a rush to overhaul/replace infrastructure with "AI" slop has made it nearly impossible for humans to intervene for one another (the way things are supposed to be). Megacorps w/incompatible systems selling products that don't work...
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Multiple interactions with customer support have me convinced that a rush to overhaul/replace infrastructure with "AI" slop has made it nearly impossible for humans to intervene for one another (the way things are supposed to be). Megacorps w/incompatible systems selling products that don't work...
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PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
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*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Why yes, yes I am playing Final Fantasy Tactics on the Switch on our big screen TV while the family is occupied with funner things on a Friday night.
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Why yes, yes I am playing Final Fantasy Tactics on the Switch on our big screen TV while the family is occupied with funner things on a Friday night.
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Apparently the postings are up for several NIH director positions. Deadlines between 11/14 and 11/21. hr.nih.gov/careers/care...
hr.nih.gov
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Apparently the postings are up for several NIH director positions. Deadlines between 11/14 and 11/21. hr.nih.gov/careers/care...
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Another excellent position at UT Dallas, this time in the Biological Science Dept: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/30702 Our Neuroscience and Biological Sciences faculty are closely intertwined and collaborative creating a great place to launch your independent lab!
Open Rank Faculty Position Artificial Intelligence in Biological Sciences
Position DescriptionThe School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) seeks to fill multiple open-rank (Full, Associate, or Assistant Professor) tenured/t...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Another excellent position at UT Dallas, this time in the Biological Science Dept: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/30702 Our Neuroscience and Biological Sciences faculty are closely intertwined and collaborative creating a great place to launch your independent lab!
Today I spent:
- 4+hours on txt/voice w/major telecom for device replacement via insurance I pay for
- 2+hours navigating duplicate subscriptions w/"bundle" contradictions and login loops
There has never been a greater need for competent consumer protections (which requires sane governance)
- 4+hours on txt/voice w/major telecom for device replacement via insurance I pay for
- 2+hours navigating duplicate subscriptions w/"bundle" contradictions and login loops
There has never been a greater need for competent consumer protections (which requires sane governance)
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Today I spent:
- 4+hours on txt/voice w/major telecom for device replacement via insurance I pay for
- 2+hours navigating duplicate subscriptions w/"bundle" contradictions and login loops
There has never been a greater need for competent consumer protections (which requires sane governance)
- 4+hours on txt/voice w/major telecom for device replacement via insurance I pay for
- 2+hours navigating duplicate subscriptions w/"bundle" contradictions and login loops
There has never been a greater need for competent consumer protections (which requires sane governance)
If you are a neuroscientist on the job market and would like to live in a stable and sane part of the country (relatively speaking!) take a good look at this position at Rochester Institute of Technology. Amazing place to work and live.
Job Search Welcome | Rochester Institute of Technology
Search for Internet job openings.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
If you are a neuroscientist on the job market and would like to live in a stable and sane part of the country (relatively speaking!) take a good look at this position at Rochester Institute of Technology. Amazing place to work and live.
Happy Halloween from a dad of twin 11-year olds!
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy Halloween from a dad of twin 11-year olds!
I am so saddened to read about the terrible treatment you received in the past many years, and that we as a country have turned our backs on amazing humans that come here to learn, teach, and add positivity to the world we live in. Safe travels and hoping for brighter days for all sometime.
After 13 years in the US, I’ve made the difficult decision to leave. Having packed up everything and rethought about priorities, rather painstakingly, while I’m sad to leave the life I’ve made here, I’m also relieved that I won’t have to plan my life around immigration policies anymore.
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I am so saddened to read about the terrible treatment you received in the past many years, and that we as a country have turned our backs on amazing humans that come here to learn, teach, and add positivity to the world we live in. Safe travels and hoping for brighter days for all sometime.
Y'all. I don't mean to brag, but I just typed "experiment" correctly on the first try!
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Y'all. I don't mean to brag, but I just typed "experiment" correctly on the first try!
I am one of them :-(
Welp. Thanks to the Republican gov shutdown I have a bunch of hours back in my week due to a NIH study section not meeting.
These poor applicants. They will be waiting week by week for government to reopen and to find out what will happen to their grant application.
These poor applicants. They will be waiting week by week for government to reopen and to find out what will happen to their grant application.
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I am one of them :-(
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Despite the mess, we are grateful to be funded, have exciting science happening, and have an opening for a postdoc!
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
October 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Despite the mess, we are grateful to be funded, have exciting science happening, and have an opening for a postdoc!
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude www.wired.com/story/autism...
Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude
Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later.
www.wired.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude www.wired.com/story/autism...
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👇🏻 Fantastic 3 year postdoc opportunity here at Stirling 🏴
We are advertising for a postdoc with skills in psychophysiological measurement for a project on smell and emotions. Closing date is 30th October. Please spread the word.
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling
Job vacancy at the University of Stirling.
www.stir.ac.uk
October 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
👇🏻 Fantastic 3 year postdoc opportunity here at Stirling 🏴
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So what are the bottom lines?
First, a HUGE thank you to NIH staff (particularly grants management specialists but program officers and others as well) for getting this work done in a compressed period with many other stressors.
29/n
First, a HUGE thank you to NIH staff (particularly grants management specialists but program officers and others as well) for getting this work done in a compressed period with many other stressors.
29/n
a cartoon of a person making a heart with their hands and the words thank you so much
ALT: a cartoon of a person making a heart with their hands and the words thank you so much
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October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
So what are the bottom lines?
First, a HUGE thank you to NIH staff (particularly grants management specialists but program officers and others as well) for getting this work done in a compressed period with many other stressors.
29/n
First, a HUGE thank you to NIH staff (particularly grants management specialists but program officers and others as well) for getting this work done in a compressed period with many other stressors.
29/n
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More NIH chaos.
NICHD, NIMHD and NIAID Directors are all dismissed.
NICHD, NIMHD and NIAID Directors are all dismissed.
Jeanne Marrazzo, director of NIAID, claimed that the Trump Administration’s actions
endangered research subjects, defied court orders & undermined vaccine research.
Earlier, Kennedy fired Susan Monarez of the CDC.
Resisting unethical policies costs you.
🧪🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...
endangered research subjects, defied court orders & undermined vaccine research.
Earlier, Kennedy fired Susan Monarez of the CDC.
Resisting unethical policies costs you.
🧪🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
More NIH chaos.
NICHD, NIMHD and NIAID Directors are all dismissed.
NICHD, NIMHD and NIAID Directors are all dismissed.
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napari 0.6.5 is out! 🚀
Rapid-fire highlights are: colorbar overlay, custom startup script, and better and prettier documentation! Check out the full release notes here: https://napari.org/dev/release/release_0_6_5.html
Rapid-fire highlights are: colorbar overlay, custom startup script, and better and prettier documentation! Check out the full release notes here: https://napari.org/dev/release/release_0_6_5.html
October 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
napari 0.6.5 is out! 🚀
Rapid-fire highlights are: colorbar overlay, custom startup script, and better and prettier documentation! Check out the full release notes here: https://napari.org/dev/release/release_0_6_5.html
Rapid-fire highlights are: colorbar overlay, custom startup script, and better and prettier documentation! Check out the full release notes here: https://napari.org/dev/release/release_0_6_5.html
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🇺🇸 These dedicated public servants risked their careers to deliver an urgent message. 🚨
While the 1st amendment grants them the right to speak on matters of public concern, their protection is not guaranteed under an administration hostile to free speech.
Please take the time to listen and boost 🔥
While the 1st amendment grants them the right to speak on matters of public concern, their protection is not guaranteed under an administration hostile to free speech.
Please take the time to listen and boost 🔥
Federal workers are speaking out on how the Trump regime is harming Americans:
"We stand here today at a moment of the greatest assault of our lifetimes on our freedoms. The US Constitution is being shredded... We are here to call on Congress to stand up and stop it."
youtu.be/uw1KwIBgrCw?...
"We stand here today at a moment of the greatest assault of our lifetimes on our freedoms. The US Constitution is being shredded... We are here to call on Congress to stand up and stop it."
youtu.be/uw1KwIBgrCw?...
Mark Histed, NIH Scientist *speaking in personal capacity
YouTube video by Civil Servants Coalition
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
🇺🇸 These dedicated public servants risked their careers to deliver an urgent message. 🚨
While the 1st amendment grants them the right to speak on matters of public concern, their protection is not guaranteed under an administration hostile to free speech.
Please take the time to listen and boost 🔥
While the 1st amendment grants them the right to speak on matters of public concern, their protection is not guaranteed under an administration hostile to free speech.
Please take the time to listen and boost 🔥
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The best email you can receive from students right after a really complicated lecture is: "I was just thinking about class, [...] and I just wanted to say that I have been so inspired to learn more. It is so awesome and mind blowing how it all works I am still trying to wrap my head around it." 🥰
October 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The best email you can receive from students right after a really complicated lecture is: "I was just thinking about class, [...] and I just wanted to say that I have been so inspired to learn more. It is so awesome and mind blowing how it all works I am still trying to wrap my head around it." 🥰
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As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes:
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Maternal suicide
Maternal homicide
Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C)
Bacteria (syphilis, listeria)
Parasites (toxo)
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Maternal suicide
Maternal homicide
Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C)
Bacteria (syphilis, listeria)
Parasites (toxo)
September 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes:
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Maternal suicide
Maternal homicide
Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C)
Bacteria (syphilis, listeria)
Parasites (toxo)
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Maternal suicide
Maternal homicide
Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C)
Bacteria (syphilis, listeria)
Parasites (toxo)