Corentin Cras-Méneur
@cortig.bsky.social
Developmental biologist, Diabetes researcher, Former Microsoft MVP (Mac:Office), Mac geek, software localizer and more I guess :-)
”Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature.
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02080-1It’s
July 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
”Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature.
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What does a 40% NIH budget cut mean for funding chances (now ~15%)?
You might think “60% of the money left = 9% success”
❌ NOPE!!!
1-3%
because 80% of the budget is for existing grants
New science? Starved
Ongoing grants? Slashed 😢
#FundingScienceSavesLives
You might think “60% of the money left = 9% success”
❌ NOPE!!!
1-3%
because 80% of the budget is for existing grants
New science? Starved
Ongoing grants? Slashed 😢
#FundingScienceSavesLives
June 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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"Under the terms of the executive order, political appointees loyal to the president can willfully find justification to label any research finding as scientific misconduct"
This should terrify every single scientist in America.
This should terrify every single scientist in America.
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it" by Colette Delawalla (@cdelawalla.bsky.social), Victor Ambros, Carl Bergstrom, Carol Greider, Michael Mann and Brian Nosek for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Under the terms of the executive order, political appointees loyal to the president can willfully find justification to label any research finding as scientific misconduct"
This should terrify every single scientist in America.
This should terrify every single scientist in America.
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The perils of HbA1c for diabetes detection www.wired.com/story/diabet...
Diabetes Is Rising in Africa. Could It Lead to New Breakthroughs?
Growing rates of type 2 diabetes across the African content offer scientists hope of creating new, more inclusive treatments.
www.wired.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The perils of HbA1c for diabetes detection www.wired.com/story/diabet...
Today’s xkcd cartoon…
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xkcd.com/3081
PhD Timeline
xkcd.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Today’s xkcd cartoon…
xkcd.com/3081
xkcd.com/3081
NIH Grant termination in 2025 since the new administration took office. You can sort by title, institution, etc.
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April 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NIH Grant termination in 2025 since the new administration took office. You can sort by title, institution, etc.
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Just pushed an update to Healthicons.org with great new icons from our volunteer illustrators. New icons include:
- Dry eyes
- Autoimmune disease
- CPAP
- Social determinants of health
- Tumor
- Cell tissue
- FHIR2
- IV drip
and lots more!
- Dry eyes
- Autoimmune disease
- CPAP
- Social determinants of health
- Tumor
- Cell tissue
- FHIR2
- IV drip
and lots more!
February 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Just pushed an update to Healthicons.org with great new icons from our volunteer illustrators. New icons include:
- Dry eyes
- Autoimmune disease
- CPAP
- Social determinants of health
- Tumor
- Cell tissue
- FHIR2
- IV drip
and lots more!
- Dry eyes
- Autoimmune disease
- CPAP
- Social determinants of health
- Tumor
- Cell tissue
- FHIR2
- IV drip
and lots more!
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WashU is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes & Related Metabolic Diseases (T32 DK007120). If you are eligible for T32 support (need to be a US citizen or permanent resident) and are interested in working with stem cell-derived islets, please contact me!
April 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
WashU is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes & Related Metabolic Diseases (T32 DK007120). If you are eligible for T32 support (need to be a US citizen or permanent resident) and are interested in working with stem cell-derived islets, please contact me!
Interesting article on the US Administration campaign against Universities in the NYT today:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities
The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Interesting article on the US Administration campaign against Universities in the NYT today:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Ce qu’on voit aux Etats-Unis, c’est l’installation d’un régime autour de la crainte, de la terreur qui me fait penser aux débuts de Vladimir Poutine.
@franceinfo.fr
@franceinfo.fr
April 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ce qu’on voit aux Etats-Unis, c’est l’installation d’un régime autour de la crainte, de la terreur qui me fait penser aux débuts de Vladimir Poutine.
@franceinfo.fr
@franceinfo.fr
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www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
“The total includ[es] $5 billion to pay for biotech research that industry was unlikely to pursue on its own.”
As anyone in biotech or pharma will tell you, their talent, targets, and drugs critically depend on NIH funded basic, translational, and clinical research.
“The total includ[es] $5 billion to pay for biotech research that industry was unlikely to pursue on its own.”
As anyone in biotech or pharma will tell you, their talent, targets, and drugs critically depend on NIH funded basic, translational, and clinical research.
China’s Biotech Advances Threaten U.S. Dominance, Warns Congressional Report
Congress should invest at least $15 billion to support biotech research over the next five years and take other steps to bolster manufacturing in the U.S., the report said.
www.wsj.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
“The total includ[es] $5 billion to pay for biotech research that industry was unlikely to pursue on its own.”
As anyone in biotech or pharma will tell you, their talent, targets, and drugs critically depend on NIH funded basic, translational, and clinical research.
“The total includ[es] $5 billion to pay for biotech research that industry was unlikely to pursue on its own.”
As anyone in biotech or pharma will tell you, their talent, targets, and drugs critically depend on NIH funded basic, translational, and clinical research.
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Funny, that's almost exactly the entire NIH budget 🤔
ICE is seeking $45 billion to expand immigrant detention. If approved, it could amount to a sixfold increase in spending for migrant detention.
April 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Funny, that's almost exactly the entire NIH budget 🤔
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26% des chercheurs français aux Etats-Unis remettent en cause leur expatriation.
Mon passage sur @franceinter.fr : www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
Mon passage sur @franceinter.fr : www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
March 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
26% des chercheurs français aux Etats-Unis remettent en cause leur expatriation.
Mon passage sur @franceinter.fr : www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
Mon passage sur @franceinter.fr : www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
#StandUpForScience Article in French. A French scientist going to a meeting in Houston was denied entry and kicked back to France because *on his phone*, he had exchanged messages with colleagues criticizing the actions of the Trump administration on Research:
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant q...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#StandUpForScience Article in French. A French scientist going to a meeting in Houston was denied entry and kicked back to France because *on his phone*, he had exchanged messages with colleagues criticizing the actions of the Trump administration on Research:
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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This breaks my heart. My salary at St. Jude was paid through our comprehensive cancer center grant. My wife's oncologist is at a comprehensive cancer center. Millions of children and adults with cancer get treatment in these 57 centers around the country. These are essential locations for research.🧪
The NCI grant supporting the Columbia comprehensive cancer center was terminated. Tell me how terminating support for cancer research helps the economy.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
March 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This breaks my heart. My salary at St. Jude was paid through our comprehensive cancer center grant. My wife's oncologist is at a comprehensive cancer center. Millions of children and adults with cancer get treatment in these 57 centers around the country. These are essential locations for research.🧪
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Shipments out. Supporting 20 research projects across Canada, North America, Europe and Asia. We have room for more. Give us a shout if you need islets, pancreas, intestine, adipose…. for research. https://www.bcell.org/faqs.html
More islets for #diabetes and #transplantation #research
Information on our program here: https://www.bcell.org/adi-isletcore.html
Information on our program here: https://www.bcell.org/adi-isletcore.html
March 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Shipments out. Supporting 20 research projects across Canada, North America, Europe and Asia. We have room for more. Give us a shout if you need islets, pancreas, intestine, adipose…. for research. https://www.bcell.org/faqs.html
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One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Dr. Francis Collins will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Dr. Francis Collins will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Dr. Francis Collins will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Dr. Francis Collins will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
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“We’re actually going to kill people is what it amounts to” new piece in AP on NIH funding cuts and grant review delays…lil’ quote from yours truly in there too 😊 apnews.com/article/trum...
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America.
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“We’re actually going to kill people is what it amounts to” new piece in AP on NIH funding cuts and grant review delays…lil’ quote from yours truly in there too 😊 apnews.com/article/trum...
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Does anyone know if in the few study sections that managed to meet in early-mid Feb, were reviewers instructed to consider or ignore SABV as a score-driving criterion?
March 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Does anyone know if in the few study sections that managed to meet in early-mid Feb, were reviewers instructed to consider or ignore SABV as a score-driving criterion?