Meredith Wilson
@mhwilson.bsky.social
Research scientist in the Farber Lab @JHU, cell biologist currently working at the interface of lipoprotein and lipid droplet biology
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New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Meredith Wilson
This executive order:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Has some very concerning language affecting universities:
"(b) Review of Covered Contracts and Grants. Each Agency Head, in consultation with the agency’s DOGE Team Lead, shall review all existing covered contracts and grants and, "...
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www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Has some very concerning language affecting universities:
"(b) Review of Covered Contracts and Grants. Each Agency Head, in consultation with the agency’s DOGE Team Lead, shall review all existing covered contracts and grants and, "...
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Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This executive order:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Has some very concerning language affecting universities:
"(b) Review of Covered Contracts and Grants. Each Agency Head, in consultation with the agency’s DOGE Team Lead, shall review all existing covered contracts and grants and, "...
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www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Has some very concerning language affecting universities:
"(b) Review of Covered Contracts and Grants. Each Agency Head, in consultation with the agency’s DOGE Team Lead, shall review all existing covered contracts and grants and, "...
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Reposted by Meredith Wilson
Switching fields to #zebrafish? Wanting to become an expert in zebrafish research? Check-out the @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course – a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
February 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Switching fields to #zebrafish? Wanting to become an expert in zebrafish research? Check-out the @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course – a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: March 13
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
We investigated triglyceride synthesis enzymes in the zebrafish. Counterintuitively, loss of Dgat2 activity leads to abnormal accumulation of lipid droplets in larvae, and we were amazed to find that dgat1a;dgat1b;dgat2 triple mutant fish are viable and healthy! doi.org/10.1016/j.jb...
December 4, 2024 at 8:53 PM
We investigated triglyceride synthesis enzymes in the zebrafish. Counterintuitively, loss of Dgat2 activity leads to abnormal accumulation of lipid droplets in larvae, and we were amazed to find that dgat1a;dgat1b;dgat2 triple mutant fish are viable and healthy! doi.org/10.1016/j.jb...