Carrie Cowardin
@ccowardin.bsky.social
Microbiome | Child health | Immune development
Cowardin Lab @ UVA CHRC
She/her | Opinions are my own
Cowardin Lab @ UVA CHRC
She/her | Opinions are my own
Thank you for the warm welcome, @socpedresearch.bsky.social! Honored to be part of SPR.
We're excited to introduce the 2025 new members, who bring fresh ideas, passion, and dedication to advancing child health.
Welcome to SPR, Carrie Cowardin, PhD @ccowardin.bsky.social, Mary Crocker, MD, MPH, & Danielle Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP!
Read more: ow.ly/JXur50Voqzj
Welcome to SPR, Carrie Cowardin, PhD @ccowardin.bsky.social, Mary Crocker, MD, MPH, & Danielle Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP!
Read more: ow.ly/JXur50Voqzj
March 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thank you for the warm welcome, @socpedresearch.bsky.social! Honored to be part of SPR.
Excited to share my lab's latest preprint and very proud of the whole team for their hard work. Check it out if you're interested in the #microbiome #maternalhealth or #undernutrition. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Maternal undernutrition exacerbates microbiota-driven growth stunting through pre and postnatal effects
Linear growth stunting due to undernutrition affects 20% of children under the age of five with far-reaching consequences, including increased susceptibility to infection and altered cognitive develop...
www.biorxiv.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Excited to share my lab's latest preprint and very proud of the whole team for their hard work. Check it out if you're interested in the #microbiome #maternalhealth or #undernutrition. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Reposted by Carrie Cowardin
Progress. But more action needed: lactation is one of the most common exclusion criteria in drug trials.
"Including lactating women in clinical trials is imperative to generate relevant drug exposure and safety data... [for] this understudied population."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
"Including lactating women in clinical trials is imperative to generate relevant drug exposure and safety data... [for] this understudied population."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Clinical lactation studies. Acting on key recommendations over the last decade - npj Women's Health
npj Women's Health - Clinical lactation studies. Acting on key recommendations over the last decade
www.nature.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Progress. But more action needed: lactation is one of the most common exclusion criteria in drug trials.
"Including lactating women in clinical trials is imperative to generate relevant drug exposure and safety data... [for] this understudied population."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
"Including lactating women in clinical trials is imperative to generate relevant drug exposure and safety data... [for] this understudied population."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Reposted by Carrie Cowardin
Massively understated :: "Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Ugly Turn, Putting Starving Kids at Risk" newrepublic.com/article/1919... via @newrepublic.com
Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Ugly Turn, Putting Starving Kids at Risk
Two U.S. nonprofits that manufacture a treatment sent by USAID to help severely malnourished children abroad say the process is in chaos. This isn’t what Marco Rubio said would happen.
newrepublic.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Massively understated :: "Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Ugly Turn, Putting Starving Kids at Risk" newrepublic.com/article/1919... via @newrepublic.com
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Never heard of Matthew Memoli?
Until recently, I hadn't either.
But he's the acting director behind the ongoing illegal shutdown at NIH. This Atlantic story gets into the weeds to explain why everything is still jammed up.
Until recently, I hadn't either.
But he's the acting director behind the ongoing illegal shutdown at NIH. This Atlantic story gets into the weeds to explain why everything is still jammed up.
February 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Never heard of Matthew Memoli?
Until recently, I hadn't either.
But he's the acting director behind the ongoing illegal shutdown at NIH. This Atlantic story gets into the weeds to explain why everything is still jammed up.
Until recently, I hadn't either.
But he's the acting director behind the ongoing illegal shutdown at NIH. This Atlantic story gets into the weeds to explain why everything is still jammed up.
Reposted by Carrie Cowardin
Institutions already subsidize IDCs at a high rate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzNc...
And in a lot more depth:
www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
And in a lot more depth:
www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
Understanding the Real Costs of Research
YouTube video by AAMCtoday
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Institutions already subsidize IDCs at a high rate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzNc...
And in a lot more depth:
www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
And in a lot more depth:
www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
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“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
Reposted by Carrie Cowardin
The NIH announced it will slash billions of dollars of support to universities and research centers.
This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments.
This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments.
February 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The NIH announced it will slash billions of dollars of support to universities and research centers.
This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments.
This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments.
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This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research?
All of them.
All of them.
February 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research?
All of them.
All of them.
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Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
Reposted by Carrie Cowardin
I get that this is an inside baseball technical thing, so a lay translation: On a biomedical researcher's "holy shit" scale of 1-10, this is a solid 10
Bad news is coming in fast and furious today.
The Chaos Continues Apace: The NIH Edition
drugmonkey.scientopia.org/2025/01/22/t...
The Chaos Continues Apace: The NIH Edition
drugmonkey.scientopia.org/2025/01/22/t...
The Chaos Continues Apace: The NIH Edition
I don’t have any firm confirmation but over on BlueSky there are reports emerging that the new Administration’s halt of “communication” from any government agency until a po…
drugmonkey.scientopia.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I get that this is an inside baseball technical thing, so a lay translation: On a biomedical researcher's "holy shit" scale of 1-10, this is a solid 10