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We are researchers organizing with @nycures.bsky.social @AMSNewYork @uaw.org to fund NY science by establishing state-funded biomedical research in New York. Join us!
"EBRI would help sustain the vital funding streams that keep progress in psychiatry moving forwards." - Justice Simonetti, Graduate Student Researcher Icahn School of Medicne at Mount Sinai
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
"EBRI would allow me to stay and continue the important research that sustains the well-being of all New Yorkers." - Stefano Cataldi @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @stepsbystef.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM
"Before 2025 we relied on several grants from NIH but when they got expired we lost a lot of good scientists. As a New Yorker I believe we should keep investing in medical research to keep all of our work ongoing at the top level." - Debmalya Mitra, Associate Research Scientist Columbia University
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
"NY State has a long history as a leader in biomedical research and training and the proposed EBRI will allow us to continue to build this legacy by ensuring steady research and training funds that never hamper scientific progress." Matty Lesko, Grad. Student Researcher @sunyofficial.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Today in Albany, we made the case to dozens of state legislators and staff for investing in NY science through the Empire State Biomedical Research proposal. #FundNYScience
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
"Dedicated state funding for science could help to alleviate the growing uncertainty which will attract and retain talent coming to New York from all over the world to perform practice-changing research." - Juliane Grimm, Postdoctoral Fellow @einsteinmededu.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 1:37 AM
In February of last year, a single diagnosis united the trajectories of two very different New Yorkers — one a sitting federal judge and one a young cancer researcher originally from Shanghai. - Read the full story: medium.com/@fundnyscien...
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Increased state funding for biomedical research in New York would combat recent threats to basic research and pave the way for discoveries that can benefit New Yorkers and stimulate the state economy.” - Paige Arnold, Postdoctoral Fellow @rockefeller.edu
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"My Lab's funding has been affected by the Trump administration's attacks on higher education. This limits how much research can get done and how many students and postdocs we can recruit. We need state funding to protect research and researchers. The time is now to fund the #EBRI." - Andrea Joseph
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"When science funding is disrupted, it doesn’t just slow down discovery, it also cuts short promising careers, with rippling effects on society and healthcare. We actually have a real opportunity right now to change the narrative, right here in NY." @samhegde.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Over 600 New Yorkers attended our Virtual Town Hall today to advocate for state-based science funding! We were joined by researchers, patients, institutions, and elected officials. @amsnyc.bsky.social @nycures.bsky.social @uawregion9a.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Our Virtual Statewide Town Hall for Medical Research is tomorrow, Friday Jan 9, 12pm. Join New York researchers and elected officials, medical colleges, and patients to discuss how state funding can drive life-saving biomedical research across New York.
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Science saves lives, creates jobs, and strengthens New York’s economy. We’re fighting for the state to invest in the science that serves the public good. @amsnyc.bsky.social @nycures.bsky.social @uawregion9a.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
"New York is a place of ideas, opportunities and growth. Establishing EBRI will allow scientists to focus on them." - Daniel Savran, Postdoctoral Research Scientist @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
We’re holding Virtual Statewide Town Hall for Medical Research on January 9! Join researchers, medical colleges, patients, and political allies to discuss how state funding can advance life-saving research. Let us know if you can make it! fundnyscience.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Researchers across New York State are calling @governor.ny.gov and our elected representatives about the urgent need to invest in the Empire Biomedical Research Institute (EBRI), which would fund live-saving biomedical research through the state budget! #EBRI #NewYork #Science #Funding
January 5, 2026 at 11:22 PM
"With expanded access to funding, we can develop tools so that other scientists can use them in their own work, increasing our ability to develop cures for a wide range of debilitating diseases." - Alexandra Bradu, Associate Research Scientist @nygenome.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
"It's critical that New York provides stable investment in science so we can improve outcomes for patients with inflammatory and liver diseases" - Sofia de Olivera, Associate Professor @einsteinmededu.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"By funding research here in New York, we can improve quality of life for patients with chronic wounds or nerve damage and reduce the burden on healthcare systems." - Kaushik Sunder, Postdoctoral Fellow @nyu.edu
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
"I'm proud that we are performing ground breaking research at public universities in New York, and I know that by expanding science funding we can go even further." - Thomas Melendy, Associate Professor at @ubuffalo.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
We’re calling on @GovKathyHochul to invest in the Empire Biomedical Research
Institute.

"EBRI would allow for New York to remain a global leader in biomedical research, regardless of the approach at the federal level." - Antonio Hernandez, Postdoctoral Fellow @einsteinmededu.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"The lack of stable funding this year cut my department in half, leaving an empty space that reminds us how quickly life-changing research can disappear." -Natalia, Postdoctoral Research Scientist @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"The Empire Biomedical Research institute is a lifeline we cannot afford to neglect" - Matty Lesko, Graduate Student Researcher in the MD/PhD program @upstatemedical.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Sustained funding for biomedical research is essential to translate fundamental discoveries like mine into therapies that help people live longer, healthier lives." -@iamtherealankitroy.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"State-level support like #EBRI would protect progress, sustain new labs, and help attract talent and infrastructure." - @samhegde.bsky.social

Click here to sign the Open Letter: fundnyscience.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM