Dan Schrider
@samurscicop.bsky.social
An aquatic ape studying population genetics at the University of North Carolina.
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The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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Committee Releases Conferenced Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bi...
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...
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NIH funding underlies all of these advances--support fundamental science, and the bridge from there to the clinic 🧪
For the first time, the five-year survival rate for all cancers has reached 70 percent, according to a new report, a trend that reflects the effectiveness of early prevention and detection strategies, and advancements in treatment and care, experts say. https://wapo.st/45T6Zm3
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 AM
NIH funding underlies all of these advances--support fundamental science, and the bridge from there to the clinic 🧪
Stuck in an infinite pdf2pdf conversion loop.
January 15, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Stuck in an infinite pdf2pdf conversion loop.
It is hard to overstate the impact that the NIH multiyear funding debate happening in congress right now could have on biomedical research over the next few years.
A reminder as Congress finalizes NIH appropriations: the bill must limit multiyear funding (MYF), Vought's way of cutting the NIH budget without cutting the budget. MYF will devastate the research workforce.
@safa-science.bsky.social wrote this in July. Still relevant: substack.com/@scienceandf...
@safa-science.bsky.social wrote this in July. Still relevant: substack.com/@scienceandf...
A Quiet Policy Shift That Could Devastate American Science
Why NIH’s sudden move to multi-year grant funding should alarm every principal investigator and university
substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
It is hard to overstate the impact that the NIH multiyear funding debate happening in congress right now could have on biomedical research over the next few years.
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We wrote a perspective piece about important considerations when building an evolutionary baseline model for population genomic inference in the deadliest malaria parasite- Plasmodium falciparum.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Towards an evolutionary baseline model of Plasmodium falciparum for population-genomic inference
Malaria has caused over 15.7 million deaths in the 21st century and was responsible for ∼600 thousand deaths globally in 2023 alone. Although many effective antimalarial drugs have been developed and ...
www.biorxiv.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
We wrote a perspective piece about important considerations when building an evolutionary baseline model for population genomic inference in the deadliest malaria parasite- Plasmodium falciparum.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Likewise, Congressman Cole from Oklahoma is the chair of the overall House Appropriations committee.
If you can, reach out to his office as well.
It is noteworthy that OMB is willing to veto a bill over a minor-seeming NIH operational issue.
This makes me think this is part of a bigger plan...
If you can, reach out to his office as well.
It is noteworthy that OMB is willing to veto a bill over a minor-seeming NIH operational issue.
This makes me think this is part of a bigger plan...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Likewise, Congressman Cole from Oklahoma is the chair of the overall House Appropriations committee.
If you can, reach out to his office as well.
It is noteworthy that OMB is willing to veto a bill over a minor-seeming NIH operational issue.
This makes me think this is part of a bigger plan...
If you can, reach out to his office as well.
It is noteworthy that OMB is willing to veto a bill over a minor-seeming NIH operational issue.
This makes me think this is part of a bigger plan...
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Congressman Aderholt from Alabama is the chair and he is apparently willing to help OMB here, adding report language (which is toothless) rather than including this in the law.
If you are from Alabama, please contact his office and your Senators and share your thoughts.
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If you are from Alabama, please contact his office and your Senators and share your thoughts.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Congressman Aderholt from Alabama is the chair and he is apparently willing to help OMB here, adding report language (which is toothless) rather than including this in the law.
If you are from Alabama, please contact his office and your Senators and share your thoughts.
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If you are from Alabama, please contact his office and your Senators and share your thoughts.
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The appropriations bill that includes NIH is being finalized.
The Senate bill includes a bipartisan amendment from Senators Capito (WV) and Baldwin (WI) limiting multi-year funding of grants.
The House version does not and OMB has issued a veto threat if the House includes such language.
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The Senate bill includes a bipartisan amendment from Senators Capito (WV) and Baldwin (WI) limiting multi-year funding of grants.
The House version does not and OMB has issued a veto threat if the House includes such language.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The appropriations bill that includes NIH is being finalized.
The Senate bill includes a bipartisan amendment from Senators Capito (WV) and Baldwin (WI) limiting multi-year funding of grants.
The House version does not and OMB has issued a veto threat if the House includes such language.
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The Senate bill includes a bipartisan amendment from Senators Capito (WV) and Baldwin (WI) limiting multi-year funding of grants.
The House version does not and OMB has issued a veto threat if the House includes such language.
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My quote of the day
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, but your government only when it deserves it.
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, but your government only when it deserves it.
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My quote of the day
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, but your government only when it deserves it.
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, but your government only when it deserves it.
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
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Just a reminder that measles virus is very infectious with one infected individual spreading it to (on average) 12-18 others in a susceptible population.
With vaccination rates below 92% or so, measles is likely to spread extensively and quickly.
With vaccination rates below 92% or so, measles is likely to spread extensively and quickly.
December 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Just a reminder that measles virus is very infectious with one infected individual spreading it to (on average) 12-18 others in a susceptible population.
With vaccination rates below 92% or so, measles is likely to spread extensively and quickly.
With vaccination rates below 92% or so, measles is likely to spread extensively and quickly.
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Popgen folks, Jiseon, Nate, and Andy, along with Yuxin Ning and Franz Baumdicker, just released a really cool new method for simulation based inference (think ABC) using normalizing flows. It seems to work really well! full joint posteriors ftw!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Neural posterior estimation for population genetics
Simulation-based inference methods are increasingly being used in population genetics due to their flexibility and ability to be applied in settings where likelihood-based methods are intractable. Per...
www.biorxiv.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Popgen folks, Jiseon, Nate, and Andy, along with Yuxin Ning and Franz Baumdicker, just released a really cool new method for simulation based inference (think ABC) using normalizing flows. It seems to work really well! full joint posteriors ftw!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Wait till the Van Buren boys hear about this...
October 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Wait till the Van Buren boys hear about this...
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A summary of training, fellowship, and career development awards
Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
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Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
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October 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A summary of training, fellowship, and career development awards
Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
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Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
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For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
October 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety
Who knows what will happen now
Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )
Who knows what will happen now
Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )
a cartoon of donald trump with the words be prepared above him
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media.tenor.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety
Who knows what will happen now
Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )
Who knows what will happen now
Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )
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ADD YOUR THOUGHTS ON LIMITING STUDENT VISA TO FOUR YEARS
Comment period ends September 29th
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Comment period ends September 29th
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...
www.federalregister.gov
September 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
ADD YOUR THOUGHTS ON LIMITING STUDENT VISA TO FOUR YEARS
Comment period ends September 29th
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Comment period ends September 29th
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Interesting news about grants to prevent mass violence being canceled in MN and elsewhere. "Not all ...have been canceled. Asked about two grants awarded to the sheriff’s office in Palm Beach County, Florida – where Mar-a-Lago is located – a sheriff’s office spokesperson said the grants are active."
August 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Interesting news about grants to prevent mass violence being canceled in MN and elsewhere. "Not all ...have been canceled. Asked about two grants awarded to the sheriff’s office in Palm Beach County, Florida – where Mar-a-Lago is located – a sheriff’s office spokesperson said the grants are active."
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WARNING WARNING WARNING
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.
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August 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
WARNING WARNING WARNING
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.
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I have a first serious attempt to estimate the consequences of multi-year funding for July.
For new R01s, the amount of additional expenditure was
$135 M
The number of additional R01s that could have been funded is
182
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For new R01s, the amount of additional expenditure was
$135 M
The number of additional R01s that could have been funded is
182
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August 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I have a first serious attempt to estimate the consequences of multi-year funding for July.
For new R01s, the amount of additional expenditure was
$135 M
The number of additional R01s that could have been funded is
182
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For new R01s, the amount of additional expenditure was
$135 M
The number of additional R01s that could have been funded is
182
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This is an important point about the NIH's new multi-year funding model that many PIs (even some senior ones) aren't aware of:
Same as always. The funds are committed but the institution only gets them as reimbursements when they are spent. Since "NIH" is now comfortable terminating grants (and this could get worse after October 1st with the new Executive Order, there isn't much real benefit to institutions or PIs.
Is there any more clarity on how the multi-year funding works? Are PIs just getting the funds obligated or are they actually getting all the funding up front?
August 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is an important point about the NIH's new multi-year funding model that many PIs (even some senior ones) aren't aware of:
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Hello bluesky community!
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The department of Biology is a large, unified department with strong undergraduate degrees, nationally-ranked graduate programs, and world-class research spanning the breadth of biological questions a...
indiana.peopleadmin.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Hello bluesky community!
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics.
Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position.
Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
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New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget
NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.
donmoynihan.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
Anyone know if NIH T funding mechanisms are still comatose?
July 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Anyone know if NIH T funding mechanisms are still comatose?
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Excellent work out from postdoc Remi Ketchum in @samurscicop.bsky.social's lab 👊🔥🦟
Signatures of soft selective sweeps predominate in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.06.663360v1
July 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Excellent work out from postdoc Remi Ketchum in @samurscicop.bsky.social's lab 👊🔥🦟