Erica Sanchez, PhD
@elsanchez09.bsky.social
@UTD_Biology Asst. Professor • Molecular Biologist • Mentor • Student Advocate •Latina in #STEM • she/her • @SACNAS Lifetime member! http://ericasanchezlab.com
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I’ve gotten so used to people acting like I’m crazy for speaking out that I’ve been quieter only to retain my own personal sanity. But I’m so glad to hear a judge saying the same: cutting MOSAIC and other grants IS the discrimination.
It's 2p here in Boston, and we're back on the record in the NIH grant terminations case.
It's possible Judge Young could issue some sort of ruling here in the next few minutes, or he could provide more context for case management going forward.
Stay tuned.
It's possible Judge Young could issue some sort of ruling here in the next few minutes, or he could provide more context for case management going forward.
Stay tuned.
⚖️ HUGE day today in the NIH terminations cases
There's a trial (of sorts) at 10a ET in Boston today for arguments that NIH unlawfully terminated 100s of grants.
It's a 3 hour hearing and I'll post periodic updates.
Of note: this is the 1st lawsuit filed against the Trump Admin to go to trial.
There's a trial (of sorts) at 10a ET in Boston today for arguments that NIH unlawfully terminated 100s of grants.
It's a 3 hour hearing and I'll post periodic updates.
Of note: this is the 1st lawsuit filed against the Trump Admin to go to trial.
June 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I’ve gotten so used to people acting like I’m crazy for speaking out that I’ve been quieter only to retain my own personal sanity. But I’m so glad to hear a judge saying the same: cutting MOSAIC and other grants IS the discrimination.
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Breaking News: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they would be taken off.
C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Breaking News: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they would be taken off.
Had a lovely day @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social hosted by the amazing @joann-trejo.bsky.social and the @sd-iracda.bsky.social team and fellows! Honored to share our lab’s research at the pharmacology seminar and meet IRACDA postdocs— so many inspiring rising research stars!
May 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Had a lovely day @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social hosted by the amazing @joann-trejo.bsky.social and the @sd-iracda.bsky.social team and fellows! Honored to share our lab’s research at the pharmacology seminar and meet IRACDA postdocs— so many inspiring rising research stars!
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As a part of the @standupforscience.bsky.social Summer Fight for Science campaign, we want to host 1000 teach ins across the US between now and Sept 30th.
Yeah, it’s a big, hairy, audacious goal. I know.
Here is a running list of ideas, please scoop and do! 🧵🪡
Yeah, it’s a big, hairy, audacious goal. I know.
Here is a running list of ideas, please scoop and do! 🧵🪡
May 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
As a part of the @standupforscience.bsky.social Summer Fight for Science campaign, we want to host 1000 teach ins across the US between now and Sept 30th.
Yeah, it’s a big, hairy, audacious goal. I know.
Here is a running list of ideas, please scoop and do! 🧵🪡
Yeah, it’s a big, hairy, audacious goal. I know.
Here is a running list of ideas, please scoop and do! 🧵🪡
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HAPPY TAX DAY!
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
April 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
HAPPY TAX DAY!
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.
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Excited to share a new preprint that discovered how skin fibroblasts are active participants in acute & long-term pain states & not just bystanders. We know this research, partly funded by the NIH will drive the development of new pain drugs. @elsanchez09.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
TLR4+ Dermal fibroblasts induce acute and transitional pain states
The prominence of non-neuronal cells driving pain states has gained attention in recent years. Fibroblasts, a major stromal cell, perform essential functions during inflammation, tissue remodeling, an...
www.biorxiv.org
March 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Excited to share a new preprint that discovered how skin fibroblasts are active participants in acute & long-term pain states & not just bystanders. We know this research, partly funded by the NIH will drive the development of new pain drugs. @elsanchez09.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Huge thank you to Chancellor May and our wonderful @ucdavis.bsky.social donors for choosing me as a Chancellor’s Fellow! The UC Davis SVM did a lovely write up if you are interested in learning more about me and this award! www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/crystal...
Crystal Rogers Honored as Chancellor's Fellow
Associate Professor Crystal Rogers is one of eight faculty members who comprise the newest class of UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellows, given to early career academics doing exemplary work in their fields.
www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
March 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Huge thank you to Chancellor May and our wonderful @ucdavis.bsky.social donors for choosing me as a Chancellor’s Fellow! The UC Davis SVM did a lovely write up if you are interested in learning more about me and this award! www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/crystal...
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@NIH’s new 15% cap on research funds threatens U.S. science. Call Congress now to oppose it! Your voice matters—act today. Find your rep’s number at govtrack.us. #SupportScience #cellbiology
February 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
@NIH’s new 15% cap on research funds threatens U.S. science. Call Congress now to oppose it! Your voice matters—act today. Find your rep’s number at govtrack.us. #SupportScience #cellbiology
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Your Action Is Needed!
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
February 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Your Action Is Needed!
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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Kudos to @asm.org I have never in my nearly 25yrs as a member been sent an "ASM Action Alert" asking me to contact my members of Congress. Make those calls. Write those emails.
There are extraordinary times and we must make ourselves heard
There are extraordinary times and we must make ourselves heard
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Kudos to @asm.org I have never in my nearly 25yrs as a member been sent an "ASM Action Alert" asking me to contact my members of Congress. Make those calls. Write those emails.
There are extraordinary times and we must make ourselves heard
There are extraordinary times and we must make ourselves heard
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☀️ Looking to get paid & gain valuable research experience this summer?
REUs are ~6-8 weeks summer programs for undergrads. They are very helpful for post-grad jobs & applying to grad or professional schools!
See our REU database to learn more!
➡️ cientificolatino.com/reu
REUs are ~6-8 weeks summer programs for undergrads. They are very helpful for post-grad jobs & applying to grad or professional schools!
See our REU database to learn more!
➡️ cientificolatino.com/reu
January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
☀️ Looking to get paid & gain valuable research experience this summer?
REUs are ~6-8 weeks summer programs for undergrads. They are very helpful for post-grad jobs & applying to grad or professional schools!
See our REU database to learn more!
➡️ cientificolatino.com/reu
REUs are ~6-8 weeks summer programs for undergrads. They are very helpful for post-grad jobs & applying to grad or professional schools!
See our REU database to learn more!
➡️ cientificolatino.com/reu
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I am officially on sabbatical though March 2025. No teaching or university service. Looking forward to the time to rest and focus just on my scholarship. I am currently working on identifying clinically relevant anti-metabolism drugs that can be repurposed as antivirals. #professorlife
December 27, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I am officially on sabbatical though March 2025. No teaching or university service. Looking forward to the time to rest and focus just on my scholarship. I am currently working on identifying clinically relevant anti-metabolism drugs that can be repurposed as antivirals. #professorlife
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I have NEWS to share! A research study I lead uncovering #salmonfraud rates in Seattle WA was recently published in @plos.org. Many thanks to the 50 @SeattlePacific undergrad researchers & bio faculty collaborators for their help to complete this project. (1/n)
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Fishy business in Seattle: Salmon mislabeling fraud in sushi restaurants vs grocery stores
Salmon is the most commonly consumed finfish in the United States of America (USA), and the mislabeling of salmon is a widespread problem. Washington State is a global supplier of wild-caught Pacific ...
journals.plos.org
December 21, 2024 at 9:06 PM
I have NEWS to share! A research study I lead uncovering #salmonfraud rates in Seattle WA was recently published in @plos.org. Many thanks to the 50 @SeattlePacific undergrad researchers & bio faculty collaborators for their help to complete this project. (1/n)
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@mdburton.bsky.social welcome!
First post! Sanchez and Burton Lab End-of-the-Semester Celebration and White Elephant party! 🐘❄️
Great way to wrap up Fall 2024!
Great way to wrap up Fall 2024!
December 8, 2024 at 3:28 PM
@mdburton.bsky.social welcome!
First post! Sanchez and Burton Lab End-of-the-Semester Celebration and White Elephant party! 🐘❄️
Great way to wrap up Fall 2024!
Great way to wrap up Fall 2024!
December 6, 2024 at 9:13 PM
First post! Sanchez and Burton Lab End-of-the-Semester Celebration and White Elephant party! 🐘❄️
Great way to wrap up Fall 2024!
Great way to wrap up Fall 2024!
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Congratulations to all of you out there who:
- submitted grad apps! 🎉
- submitted fellowship apps! 🎉
- submitted letters of rec! 🎉
- submitted your grants! 🎉
- submitted your paper! 🎉
Just making it through the process is a triumph. I complain about failures- but we must celebrate the wins too. ❤️
- submitted grad apps! 🎉
- submitted fellowship apps! 🎉
- submitted letters of rec! 🎉
- submitted your grants! 🎉
- submitted your paper! 🎉
Just making it through the process is a triumph. I complain about failures- but we must celebrate the wins too. ❤️
a drawing of pink balloons with the words celebrate every tiny victory above them
Alt: a drawing of pink balloons with the words celebrate every tiny victory above them
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Congratulations to all of you out there who:
- submitted grad apps! 🎉
- submitted fellowship apps! 🎉
- submitted letters of rec! 🎉
- submitted your grants! 🎉
- submitted your paper! 🎉
Just making it through the process is a triumph. I complain about failures- but we must celebrate the wins too. ❤️
- submitted grad apps! 🎉
- submitted fellowship apps! 🎉
- submitted letters of rec! 🎉
- submitted your grants! 🎉
- submitted your paper! 🎉
Just making it through the process is a triumph. I complain about failures- but we must celebrate the wins too. ❤️