Jen Parker
@jenprkr.bsky.social
Research Administrator, MSKCC
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My views are my own and do not represent the views or opinions of my employer.
Reposted by Jen Parker
ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
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Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
the word alert is in a purple circle
ALT: the word alert is in a purple circle
media.tenor.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
Great thread discussing the impact of NIH’s plan to centralize review with CSR
This was flagged for us and we agree.
Reposting from another public site:
"NIH Centralizing Review: What It Means [...aka Why It Is Bad]"
"threatens to:
✅ Eliminate Specialized Review Panels
✅ Increase Administrative Proposal Withdrawals
✅ Favor Standard [aka not novel/high-risk] Proposals
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Reposting from another public site:
"NIH Centralizing Review: What It Means [...aka Why It Is Bad]"
"threatens to:
✅ Eliminate Specialized Review Panels
✅ Increase Administrative Proposal Withdrawals
✅ Favor Standard [aka not novel/high-risk] Proposals
1/6
TK Kozai on LinkedIn: NIH will eliminate many peer-review panels and lay off some scientists…
NIH CSR’s Centralized Review: What It Means for PIs and the Future of Specialized Research
The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is restructuring how…
www.linkedin.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Great thread discussing the impact of NIH’s plan to centralize review with CSR
Reposted by Jen Parker
From an NIH source re. grant terminations
"These searches are pulling in things based on 'other support' sections and biosketches, so science may be held up just because someone mentions that they serve on a DEIA committee, or has a completely different grant that uses a 'problematic' word.
(cont)
"These searches are pulling in things based on 'other support' sections and biosketches, so science may be held up just because someone mentions that they serve on a DEIA committee, or has a completely different grant that uses a 'problematic' word.
(cont)
March 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
From an NIH source re. grant terminations
"These searches are pulling in things based on 'other support' sections and biosketches, so science may be held up just because someone mentions that they serve on a DEIA committee, or has a completely different grant that uses a 'problematic' word.
(cont)
"These searches are pulling in things based on 'other support' sections and biosketches, so science may be held up just because someone mentions that they serve on a DEIA committee, or has a completely different grant that uses a 'problematic' word.
(cont)
Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments #RAdminsky www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/n... via @statnews.com
Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments
A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing NIH payments for research overhead
www.statnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments #RAdminsky www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/n... via @statnews.com
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March 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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I was trying not to doom scroll today but HOLY SHIT.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I was trying not to doom scroll today but HOLY SHIT.
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I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Inside the Collapse at NIH
Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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An #NIH-funded research team has developed an mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer. Results from the clinical trial were published this week in Nature.
#pancreas #cancer #mRNA #vaccine #medsky #science #medicine #bluesky
#pancreas #cancer #mRNA #vaccine #medsky #science #medicine #bluesky
In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity in Small Patient Group
Learn how MSK researchers are deploying mRNA vaccines against pancreatic cancer.
www.mskcc.org
February 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Elon Musk instructed federal workers to respond to an email summarizing their weekly accomplishments, a tactic he previously used to downsize staff at X. “Please reply to this email with approximately five bullet points of what you accomplished this week and CC your manager,” the message stated.
February 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Elon Musk instructed federal workers to respond to an email summarizing their weekly accomplishments, a tactic he previously used to downsize staff at X. “Please reply to this email with approximately five bullet points of what you accomplished this week and CC your manager,” the message stated.