Melissa Flores
@melissafloresphd.bsky.social
R00 MOSAIC Asst Prof studying resilience/risk factors for CVD in Latinx populations. Quant. Chicana. Coffee/fashion enthusiast. Opinions my own. She/her
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📢 The HEALab at UArizona is recruiting a Clinical Doctoral Student for Fall 2026!
Interested in Latino/e health, social networks, and data-driven approaches to understanding health resilience?
Join us!
#LatinoHealth #HealthEquity #PhD #ClinicalPsych #AcademicBlueSky
Interested in Latino/e health, social networks, and data-driven approaches to understanding health resilience?
Join us!
#LatinoHealth #HealthEquity #PhD #ClinicalPsych #AcademicBlueSky
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Who gets to teach about #OpenScience, and who learns? With our new workshop plan, we want to flip the script.
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Who gets to teach about #OpenScience, and who learns? With our new workshop plan, we want to flip the script.
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
📢 The HEALab at UArizona is recruiting a Clinical Doctoral Student for Fall 2026!
Interested in Latino/e health, social networks, and data-driven approaches to understanding health resilience?
Join us!
#LatinoHealth #HealthEquity #PhD #ClinicalPsych #AcademicBlueSky
Interested in Latino/e health, social networks, and data-driven approaches to understanding health resilience?
Join us!
#LatinoHealth #HealthEquity #PhD #ClinicalPsych #AcademicBlueSky
October 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
📢 The HEALab at UArizona is recruiting a Clinical Doctoral Student for Fall 2026!
Interested in Latino/e health, social networks, and data-driven approaches to understanding health resilience?
Join us!
#LatinoHealth #HealthEquity #PhD #ClinicalPsych #AcademicBlueSky
Interested in Latino/e health, social networks, and data-driven approaches to understanding health resilience?
Join us!
#LatinoHealth #HealthEquity #PhD #ClinicalPsych #AcademicBlueSky
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We’re recruiting a Director for @uarizona.bsky.social's newly renovated Behavioral Health Clinic, a core member of our clinical faculty who will help lead grad clinical training. Review starts soon and will continue until we fill the position. Please share widely! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
September 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We’re recruiting a Director for @uarizona.bsky.social's newly renovated Behavioral Health Clinic, a core member of our clinical faculty who will help lead grad clinical training. Review starts soon and will continue until we fill the position. Please share widely! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
@rileym-oneill.bsky.social perhaps worth looking into for upcoming things!
Making your dataset from The National Social Life Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) just got easier.
Learn about the new Colectica portal where you can create custom data extracts and browse variables across waves, side-by-side.
harmonize.icpsr.umich.edu/Account/Logi...
Learn about the new Colectica portal where you can create custom data extracts and browse variables across waves, side-by-side.
harmonize.icpsr.umich.edu/Account/Logi...
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
@rileym-oneill.bsky.social perhaps worth looking into for upcoming things!
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Take it from scientists:
These are authoritarian lies.
Trump and Project 2025 are destroying American science.
They already have done great damage. American science has been forever changed and diminished.
🧪
These are authoritarian lies.
Trump and Project 2025 are destroying American science.
They already have done great damage. American science has been forever changed and diminished.
🧪
August 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Take it from scientists:
These are authoritarian lies.
Trump and Project 2025 are destroying American science.
They already have done great damage. American science has been forever changed and diminished.
🧪
These are authoritarian lies.
Trump and Project 2025 are destroying American science.
They already have done great damage. American science has been forever changed and diminished.
🧪
Reposted by Melissa Flores
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail.
1/14
1/14
August 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail.
1/14
1/14
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Feeling this hard today. #AcademicSky
August 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Feeling this hard today. #AcademicSky
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American Psychological Foundation released a call for applications for crisis funding to support early career researchers who had grants terminated. Looks like a great opportunity!
ampsychfdn.org/funding/dacf/
ampsychfdn.org/funding/dacf/
Direct Action Crisis Funding - American Psychological Foundation
The APF Direct Action Crisis Funding grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations, including completing a wave of data collection, analyzing already collected dat...
ampsychfdn.org
July 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
American Psychological Foundation released a call for applications for crisis funding to support early career researchers who had grants terminated. Looks like a great opportunity!
ampsychfdn.org/funding/dacf/
ampsychfdn.org/funding/dacf/
Reposted by Melissa Flores
This initiative is led by @nscorralfrias.bsky.social y.social and @melissafloresphd.bsky.social, in collaboration with the amazing ABRIR Team (@alelazic.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, Sergio Barbosa de la Torre, & many others from @abrir.bsky.social).
July 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This initiative is led by @nscorralfrias.bsky.social y.social and @melissafloresphd.bsky.social, in collaboration with the amazing ABRIR Team (@alelazic.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, Sergio Barbosa de la Torre, & many others from @abrir.bsky.social).
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Extremely proud to (finally) announce that @abrir.bsky.social will be collaborating with the University of Arizona (@melissafloresphd.bsky.social & @nscorralfrias.bsky.social) thanks to the ORCA Catalytic Award! Follow us for more great news! Let's keep advancing open science! #RepresentationMatters
Congrats to @melissafloresphd.bsky.social & Designated Campus Colleague @nscorralfrias.bsky.social (U of Arizona), awarded the ORCA Catalytic Award in collaboration with @abrir.bsky.social to advance DEI in open & big team science! Proud of our work: orcaopen.org/work/cap
#OpenScience #ORCA #ABRIR
#OpenScience #ORCA #ABRIR
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
orcaopen.org
June 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Extremely proud to (finally) announce that @abrir.bsky.social will be collaborating with the University of Arizona (@melissafloresphd.bsky.social & @nscorralfrias.bsky.social) thanks to the ORCA Catalytic Award! Follow us for more great news! Let's keep advancing open science! #RepresentationMatters
Reposted by Melissa Flores
Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
Former NIH chief calls research cuts “careless” and “heartless”
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.
www.aamc.org
June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
Reposted by Melissa Flores
I wish some of the folks with terminated grants- especially Harvard, Columbia folks - would post the summary statements from NIH study sections about their grants. The public should know what independent scientists thought about the projects that are being terminated. #PublicHealth #EpiSky #EndAlz
June 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I wish some of the folks with terminated grants- especially Harvard, Columbia folks - would post the summary statements from NIH study sections about their grants. The public should know what independent scientists thought about the projects that are being terminated. #PublicHealth #EpiSky #EndAlz
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
Reposted by Melissa Flores
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
We're hiring! The Health Equity Analytics Lab (HEALab) is seeking a full-time Research Technician III, ideal for a post-bac applying to grad school in Fall 2026. Bilingual, research-savvy, and detail-loving? Join us! 🔗 arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Technician III
Coordinate and implement all phases of human subjects research, including IRB submissions, amendments, and continuing reviews; monitor study timelines...
arizona.csod.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We're hiring! The Health Equity Analytics Lab (HEALab) is seeking a full-time Research Technician III, ideal for a post-bac applying to grad school in Fall 2026. Bilingual, research-savvy, and detail-loving? Join us! 🔗 arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health.
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
Donald Trump’s proposed budget would gut American science
It would slash cancer research, drug trials, space exploration, and so much more.
www.motherjones.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health.
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
Reposted by Melissa Flores
Jennica Bellanca trained mine workers to stay safe. Her job was cut in massive layoffs at NIOSH, the federal agency that protects worker health.
Jennica warned, “When we’re gone, there’s nobody left to get this vital safety info out.” She was protecting American workers—now millions are at risk.
Jennica warned, “When we’re gone, there’s nobody left to get this vital safety info out.” She was protecting American workers—now millions are at risk.
Trump’s safety research cuts heighten workplace risks, federal workers warn
Layoffs at US occupational safety and health agency leave people vulnerable to illness and injury, ex-workers caution
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Jennica Bellanca trained mine workers to stay safe. Her job was cut in massive layoffs at NIOSH, the federal agency that protects worker health.
Jennica warned, “When we’re gone, there’s nobody left to get this vital safety info out.” She was protecting American workers—now millions are at risk.
Jennica warned, “When we’re gone, there’s nobody left to get this vital safety info out.” She was protecting American workers—now millions are at risk.
Reposted by Melissa Flores
Understanding how “bad cholesterol” interacts with its receptor could lay the foundation for new therapies to prevent atherosclerosis and cardiac events.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
New Insights On LDL Cholesterol
This Medical News article discusses recent landmark work to visualize the structure of the cholesterol-carrying low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle bound to its cell surface receptor.
jamanetwork.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Understanding how “bad cholesterol” interacts with its receptor could lay the foundation for new therapies to prevent atherosclerosis and cardiac events.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Check out this great paper by @rileym-oneill.bsky.social! Nice work!!
In a recent BSAM paper, Riley O'Neill & colleagues examined how experimentally manipulated stress varying in vigilance demand may elicit differing biobehavioral responses and if responses varied by the type of stress.
Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
Examining Impacts of Situational Stress on Cardiovascular... : Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
nd whether persistent vigilance demand was matched by sustained physiological activation.
Methods:
A final sample of 135 undergraduate young adults (49% male, 51% female; Mage=19 y, SDage=4 y) was ...
journals.lww.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Check out this great paper by @rileym-oneill.bsky.social! Nice work!!
Reposted by Melissa Flores
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Six award-winning female scientists told Nature about the women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others. #WomenInStem 🧪
Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.
go.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Six award-winning female scientists told Nature about the women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others. #WomenInStem 🧪
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A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
www.science.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
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The BSAM @psychosommed.bsky.social Early Career Editorial Board provides a pathway for outstanding early career researchers around the globe to gain experience in reviewing and editorial functions. Apply by April 15. Please share with colleagues and rebleat!
journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
journals.lww.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The BSAM @psychosommed.bsky.social Early Career Editorial Board provides a pathway for outstanding early career researchers around the globe to gain experience in reviewing and editorial functions. Apply by April 15. Please share with colleagues and rebleat!
journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology: "preprints are a cornerstone of modern scientific publishing. Our commitment extends beyond just accepting preprints—we want to actively encourage their use" via @hmkyale.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Preprints: A Revolution in Cardiovascular Science
www.sciencedirect.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Journal of the American College of Cardiology: "preprints are a cornerstone of modern scientific publishing. Our commitment extends beyond just accepting preprints—we want to actively encourage their use" via @hmkyale.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...