Claire Doherty, PhD
@claire-doherty.bsky.social
Microbiology and Immunology Postdoc @ University of Utah | Studying gut microbes during colorectal cancer 🦠| All opinions are my own
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RIP David Baltimore. He is famous for breakthrough work that challenged dogma that information flows from DNA to RNA. In viruses, it is the opposite. This took virology in a new direction.
This was NIH funded research.
We stand on the shoulders of giants before us.
🧪 www.salk.edu/news-release...
This was NIH funded research.
We stand on the shoulders of giants before us.
🧪 www.salk.edu/news-release...
Salk Institute mourns the loss of Nobel laureate David Baltimore - Salk Institute for Biological Studies
LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute mourns the loss of molecular biologist and Nobel laureate David Baltimore, a former research associate and longtime nonresident fellow at the Institute. Baltimore died on S...
www.salk.edu
September 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
RIP David Baltimore. He is famous for breakthrough work that challenged dogma that information flows from DNA to RNA. In viruses, it is the opposite. This took virology in a new direction.
This was NIH funded research.
We stand on the shoulders of giants before us.
🧪 www.salk.edu/news-release...
This was NIH funded research.
We stand on the shoulders of giants before us.
🧪 www.salk.edu/news-release...
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Racist and sexist roots in the cancellation of NSF grants under Trump:
Grants with female PIs canceled 2x more than men
Grants with Black PIs canceled 4x over White PIs
Grants with Hispanic PIs canceled 2x over White PIs
Grants with PIs with disabilities canceled 2x more than without
Grants with female PIs canceled 2x more than men
Grants with Black PIs canceled 4x over White PIs
Grants with Hispanic PIs canceled 2x over White PIs
Grants with PIs with disabilities canceled 2x more than without
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Racist and sexist roots in the cancellation of NSF grants under Trump:
Grants with female PIs canceled 2x more than men
Grants with Black PIs canceled 4x over White PIs
Grants with Hispanic PIs canceled 2x over White PIs
Grants with PIs with disabilities canceled 2x more than without
Grants with female PIs canceled 2x more than men
Grants with Black PIs canceled 4x over White PIs
Grants with Hispanic PIs canceled 2x over White PIs
Grants with PIs with disabilities canceled 2x more than without
These private grant orgs really said, “We hear that you need more support right now with the funding crisis. We’re actually going to suspend our fellowships until things settle down.”
So disappointed in the groups that were supposed to be leaders in the future of science.
#postdoc #hhmi
So disappointed in the groups that were supposed to be leaders in the future of science.
#postdoc #hhmi
May 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
20,000 strong in Salt Lake City! Grateful for leaders who focus on unity 💙
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov
April 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
20,000 strong in Salt Lake City! Grateful for leaders who focus on unity 💙
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov
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I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Reposted by Claire Doherty, PhD
1/ Transposable elements are often called "jumping genes" because they mobilize within genomes. 🧬
But did you know they can also jump 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 cells? 🤯
Our new study reveals how retrotransposons invade the germline directly from somatic cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A short thread 🧵👇
But did you know they can also jump 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 cells? 🤯
Our new study reveals how retrotransposons invade the germline directly from somatic cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A short thread 🧵👇
March 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
1/ Transposable elements are often called "jumping genes" because they mobilize within genomes. 🧬
But did you know they can also jump 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 cells? 🤯
Our new study reveals how retrotransposons invade the germline directly from somatic cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A short thread 🧵👇
But did you know they can also jump 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 cells? 🤯
Our new study reveals how retrotransposons invade the germline directly from somatic cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A short thread 🧵👇
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Substantial updates to the list of cancelled grants👇
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
Rescinded NIH & NSF Grants
docs.google.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Substantial updates to the list of cancelled grants👇
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
The people of the United States deserve the good science brings. #standupforscience #standupforscienceslc
March 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The people of the United States deserve the good science brings. #standupforscience #standupforscienceslc
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After 1,000 National Park Service employees were abruptly fired on February 14, staff banded together to signal “dire distress” by draping an upside-down American flag from the 3,000-foot summit of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan monolith.
February 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
After 1,000 National Park Service employees were abruptly fired on February 14, staff banded together to signal “dire distress” by draping an upside-down American flag from the 3,000-foot summit of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan monolith.
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I’m running for Governor of New Mexico. In Congress and as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, I've fought for our state. Now, it's time to tackle our toughest challenges with the fierceness only New Mexicans know. Join me.
youtu.be/rYKORMUch5Y?...
youtu.be/rYKORMUch5Y?...
Are You Ready New Mexico
YouTube video by Deb Haaland
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I’m running for Governor of New Mexico. In Congress and as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, I've fought for our state. Now, it's time to tackle our toughest challenges with the fierceness only New Mexicans know. Join me.
youtu.be/rYKORMUch5Y?...
youtu.be/rYKORMUch5Y?...
Utah-
NIH FUNDING
$293 M
JOBS SUPPORTED
4,452
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED
$786 M
NIH FUNDING
$293 M
JOBS SUPPORTED
4,452
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED
$786 M
In Georgia-
NIH FUNDING:
$780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$2.18 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH FUNDING:
$780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$2.18 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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February 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Utah-
NIH FUNDING
$293 M
JOBS SUPPORTED
4,452
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED
$786 M
NIH FUNDING
$293 M
JOBS SUPPORTED
4,452
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED
$786 M
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Breaking:
"The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm" - Reuters
"The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm" - Reuters
January 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Breaking:
"The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm" - Reuters
"The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm" - Reuters
Reposted by Claire Doherty, PhD
Accidentally checked the news
January 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Accidentally checked the news
