Rachael Sirianni, PhD
@docsirianni.bsky.social
Biomedical Engineer, Professor & Vice Chair of Research for Neurosurgery, UMass Chan Medical School. Treating pediatric brain tumors and neurodegenerative disease via all things nanomedicine and the subarachnoid space. *opinions are my own
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Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
I am not a political pawn. I am a living, breathing human being who has dedicated her life to a scientific problem that I believe matters for human health. The article below tells our story; I hope you will read it and share it www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
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Donald Trump just said he'll ask the Supreme Court to freeze SNAP payments AGAIN.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Donald Trump just said he'll ask the Supreme Court to freeze SNAP payments AGAIN.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
Have to read it to believe it. "The opening sentence asserts that 'the district court's order threatens significant and irreparable harm to the government which outweighs any claimed injury to plaintiffs' " abcnews.go.com/US/snap-appe...
In SNAP appeal, Trump administration says it faces more harm than people who can't buy food: ANALYSIS
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's requirement that it make full November SNAP payments.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Have to read it to believe it. "The opening sentence asserts that 'the district court's order threatens significant and irreparable harm to the government which outweighs any claimed injury to plaintiffs' " abcnews.go.com/US/snap-appe...
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Sigh. NIH normally sends several hundred scientists to the SFN annual meeting to learn, exchange info, come up with new ideas, and advance science. (The exchange of ideas is the very core of the scientific enterprise.)
This year, no one from NIH will attend due to the gov't implosion.
This year, no one from NIH will attend due to the gov't implosion.
Enjoy a broad range of lectures and network with experts in the field at #SfN25! 🧠
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Gain valuable insights and tools to enhance your research and career.
Browse through to lectures and build your itinerary in the 2025 Neuroscience Meeting Planner
🔗 vist.ly/4de72
#neurosky #neuroskyence
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sigh. NIH normally sends several hundred scientists to the SFN annual meeting to learn, exchange info, come up with new ideas, and advance science. (The exchange of ideas is the very core of the scientific enterprise.)
This year, no one from NIH will attend due to the gov't implosion.
This year, no one from NIH will attend due to the gov't implosion.
I can’t believe that these two headlines actually co-exist, that we now live in a country where the federal government MAKES PEOPLE GO HUNGRY to score partisan leverage
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I can’t believe that these two headlines actually co-exist, that we now live in a country where the federal government MAKES PEOPLE GO HUNGRY to score partisan leverage
With a title from w-h dot gov that says “Democrats are to blame for airport chaos”, I guess we just don’t even pretend to care about the Hatch act??
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
With a title from w-h dot gov that says “Democrats are to blame for airport chaos”, I guess we just don’t even pretend to care about the Hatch act??
This is a great substack to check out. It's a weekly digest summarizing faculty-relevant news RE continued attacks on higher education and federal funding agencies + the general chaos
Here is The Principled Investigator post for this week. theprincipledinvestigator.substack.com/p/the-princi...
The Principled Investigator - November 7, 2025
Weekly Digest
theprincipledinvestigator.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is a great substack to check out. It's a weekly digest summarizing faculty-relevant news RE continued attacks on higher education and federal funding agencies + the general chaos
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These substantial donations reveal a simple truth: billionaires and corporations have the financial means to support higher taxes.
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
These substantial donations reveal a simple truth: billionaires and corporations have the financial means to support higher taxes.
What IS workforce development (WFD)? An example explains: from declaring premed to becoming a doctor can be anywhere from 8 to 20 yrs. WFD is not just abt medicine but abt all workforce: how do we ensure that there will be sufficiently trained ppl to support science + medicine in yrs to come?
Just won an award 4 innovation in workforce development from NCATS RE engaging engineers with medicine. But grants that support these internship programs remain stuck in purgatory, 1 was to be reviewed 10/21! Nothing bc of shutdown. Attacks on our govt hurt everyone. Poster link tinyurl.com/36yh33t7
2025 Fall CTSA Program Annual Meeting | CTSA CCOS
<p>The Fall 2025 CTSA Program Annual Meeting theme is <span style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);">CTSAs Leading the Way: Resilience, Innovation and Impact. T</span>opics to be addressed include New/...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What IS workforce development (WFD)? An example explains: from declaring premed to becoming a doctor can be anywhere from 8 to 20 yrs. WFD is not just abt medicine but abt all workforce: how do we ensure that there will be sufficiently trained ppl to support science + medicine in yrs to come?
What is it like inside your head?
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What is it like inside your head?
“It’s bizarre when people arguing for viewpoint diversity declare any statement by an employee…must be the official position of an institution. You can’t have viewpoint diversity unless you…reject the belief that every writer speaks for the…college or org” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
No, the AAUP Is Not Opposing Reform
We need to recognize a broad range of views opposing government censorship, even if we think they have pursued the wrong strategy.
www.insidehighered.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“It’s bizarre when people arguing for viewpoint diversity declare any statement by an employee…must be the official position of an institution. You can’t have viewpoint diversity unless you…reject the belief that every writer speaks for the…college or org” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Just won an award 4 innovation in workforce development from NCATS RE engaging engineers with medicine. But grants that support these internship programs remain stuck in purgatory, 1 was to be reviewed 10/21! Nothing bc of shutdown. Attacks on our govt hurt everyone. Poster link tinyurl.com/36yh33t7
2025 Fall CTSA Program Annual Meeting | CTSA CCOS
<p>The Fall 2025 CTSA Program Annual Meeting theme is <span style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);">CTSAs Leading the Way: Resilience, Innovation and Impact. T</span>opics to be addressed include New/...
tinyurl.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Just won an award 4 innovation in workforce development from NCATS RE engaging engineers with medicine. But grants that support these internship programs remain stuck in purgatory, 1 was to be reviewed 10/21! Nothing bc of shutdown. Attacks on our govt hurt everyone. Poster link tinyurl.com/36yh33t7
Want to stay informed on the continued demolition of NIH and ongoing attacks on academia? Check out this new resource, a weekly digest of current events and action items for scientists. Subscribe to the substack and share broadly! theprincipledinvestigator.substack.com/p/the-princi...
The Principled Investigator - October 24, 2025
Weekly digest
theprincipledinvestigator.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Want to stay informed on the continued demolition of NIH and ongoing attacks on academia? Check out this new resource, a weekly digest of current events and action items for scientists. Subscribe to the substack and share broadly! theprincipledinvestigator.substack.com/p/the-princi...
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ICE assaulted a citizen journalist in his car, tried to bash in his window with a gun & it discharged shooting both the journalist & a US Marshall.
The incompetence is the point. ICE are American shabiha or titushky, barely trained thugs who spread destruction & fear www.wfsb.com/2025/10/21/u...
The incompetence is the point. ICE are American shabiha or titushky, barely trained thugs who spread destruction & fear www.wfsb.com/2025/10/21/u...
Immigration agents shot a suspect after he rammed their vehicle during LA stop, DHS says
Federal officers shot a man in the elbow and a deputy U.S. Marshal was hit in the hand with a ricochet bullet during an immigration enforcement operation.
www.wfsb.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
ICE assaulted a citizen journalist in his car, tried to bash in his window with a gun & it discharged shooting both the journalist & a US Marshall.
The incompetence is the point. ICE are American shabiha or titushky, barely trained thugs who spread destruction & fear www.wfsb.com/2025/10/21/u...
The incompetence is the point. ICE are American shabiha or titushky, barely trained thugs who spread destruction & fear www.wfsb.com/2025/10/21/u...
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On Nov 5 at 4 PM, join and support members of the healthcare, public health, and scientific communities in a march from the APHA Rally for the Public’s Health to the Capitol to deliver petitions to Congress demanding the resignation or removal of RFK Jr.
www.911forhealthandscience.org
www.911forhealthandscience.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
On Nov 5 at 4 PM, join and support members of the healthcare, public health, and scientific communities in a march from the APHA Rally for the Public’s Health to the Capitol to deliver petitions to Congress demanding the resignation or removal of RFK Jr.
www.911forhealthandscience.org
www.911forhealthandscience.org
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“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart.” — Former First Lady Betty Ford
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart.” — Former First Lady Betty Ford
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A democracy isn’t (just) an electoral system. It’s also a culture of deliberation, debate, sensitivity to public concern, attention to social movements and community leaders, respect for civil rights and minority interests, free expression and association and due process. How’s your country doing?
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A democracy isn’t (just) an electoral system. It’s also a culture of deliberation, debate, sensitivity to public concern, attention to social movements and community leaders, respect for civil rights and minority interests, free expression and association and due process. How’s your country doing?
Add a third button: “try to prevent the destruction of democracy in America”
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Add a third button: “try to prevent the destruction of democracy in America”
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WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
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SNAP benefits are about to lapse for 42 million people, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
SNAP benefits are about to lapse for 42 million people, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.
Reposted by Rachael Sirianni, PhD
On Nov 5 at 4 PM, join and support members of the healthcare, public health, and scientific communities in a march from the APHA Rally for the Public’s Health to the Capitol to deliver petitions to Congress demanding the resignation or removal of RFK Jr.
www.911forhealthandscience.org
www.911forhealthandscience.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
On Nov 5 at 4 PM, join and support members of the healthcare, public health, and scientific communities in a march from the APHA Rally for the Public’s Health to the Capitol to deliver petitions to Congress demanding the resignation or removal of RFK Jr.
www.911forhealthandscience.org
www.911forhealthandscience.org
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October 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM