Jeremy Berg
@jeremymberg.bsky.social
Husband, Father and grandfather, Datahound, Dog lover, Fan of Celtic music, Former NIGMS director, Former EiC of Science magazine, Stand Up for Science advisor, Pittsburgh, PA
NIH Dashboard: https://jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.github.io/index.html
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A group of eight United States Senators announced that they have agreed to purchase the Brooklyn Bridge,
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A group of eight United States Senators announced that they have agreed to purchase the Brooklyn Bridge,
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.
Yep, Actually Petunia and Glory...
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Yep, Actually Petunia and Glory...
We have two heeler mix (one red and one blue) rescues, now a bit over 2 and a bit over 1. They are very good dogs. Full of energy and ideas and they love to play together.
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We have two heeler mix (one red and one blue) rescues, now a bit over 2 and a bit over 1. They are very good dogs. Full of energy and ideas and they love to play together.
Lots of different aspects covered. Here is one clip.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Lots of different aspects covered. Here is one clip.
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My quote of the day
James Watson
James Watson
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My quote of the day
James Watson
James Watson
Conclusion:
He goes on to opine about "moral hazard in behaviors related to body weight."
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He goes on to opine about "moral hazard in behaviors related to body weight."
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Conclusion:
He goes on to opine about "moral hazard in behaviors related to body weight."
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He goes on to opine about "moral hazard in behaviors related to body weight."
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Of course, Director Bhattacharya is likely opposed to health insurance subsidies because, you know, access to health insurance makes people fat.
www.nber.org/system/files...
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www.nber.org/system/files...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Of course, Director Bhattacharya is likely opposed to health insurance subsidies because, you know, access to health insurance makes people fat.
www.nber.org/system/files...
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www.nber.org/system/files...
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It being X/Twitter, the comments are mixed (COVID, animal research, etc.) but there are some that call him out.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It being X/Twitter, the comments are mixed (COVID, animal research, etc.) but there are some that call him out.
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Director Bhattacharya decided to weigh in on X/Twitter about the impact of the government shutdown.
He (not surprisingly) focuses on the impact of the MAHA agenda. Of course, delays of research for months (which could be minimized by NIH with planning) will have little effect on MAHA actions
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He (not surprisingly) focuses on the impact of the MAHA agenda. Of course, delays of research for months (which could be minimized by NIH with planning) will have little effect on MAHA actions
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Director Bhattacharya decided to weigh in on X/Twitter about the impact of the government shutdown.
He (not surprisingly) focuses on the impact of the MAHA agenda. Of course, delays of research for months (which could be minimized by NIH with planning) will have little effect on MAHA actions
1/5
He (not surprisingly) focuses on the impact of the MAHA agenda. Of course, delays of research for months (which could be minimized by NIH with planning) will have little effect on MAHA actions
1/5
A list of things actually ruined (at least in part) by men.
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A list of things actually ruined (at least in part) by men.
The aftermath of the vigorous play.
Yes, Glory is sleeping on the back of a couch…one of her favorite spots.
Yes, Glory is sleeping on the back of a couch…one of her favorite spots.
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The aftermath of the vigorous play.
Yes, Glory is sleeping on the back of a couch…one of her favorite spots.
Yes, Glory is sleeping on the back of a couch…one of her favorite spots.
Glory and Petunia were clearly in need of a romp. I let them out. This ensued...
#Rescues #AustralianCattleDogs
#Rescues #AustralianCattleDogs
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Glory and Petunia were clearly in need of a romp. I let them out. This ensued...
#Rescues #AustralianCattleDogs
#Rescues #AustralianCattleDogs
So how did it go?
NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
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NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
6/7
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So how did it go?
NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
6/7
NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
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Here is Bhattacharya's response:
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November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Here is Bhattacharya's response:
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Back in July, Director Bhattacharya was on Bill Ackman's podcast and Ackman commented:
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November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Back in July, Director Bhattacharya was on Bill Ackman's podcast and Ackman commented:
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From yesterday's rally calling for the impeachment of RFK, Jr.
www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
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www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
From yesterday's rally calling for the impeachment of RFK, Jr.
www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.dcnewsnow.com/video/hundre...
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Nature Reviews Nephrology comment on the harms of NIH grant terminations related to kidney disease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Nature Reviews Nephrology comment on the harms of NIH grant terminations related to kidney disease
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Director Bhattacharya "Let's fund emerging investigators"
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Director Bhattacharya "Let's fund emerging investigators"
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
This new analysis also resolves another issue.
For fiscal year 2024, the curve for all R01 grant becomes completely flat after Feb-Mar.
This is due to a policy change, not in FY2024 as I imagined, but in FY2025 when it appears that NIH essentially stopped granting no coast extensions.
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For fiscal year 2024, the curve for all R01 grant becomes completely flat after Feb-Mar.
This is due to a policy change, not in FY2024 as I imagined, but in FY2025 when it appears that NIH essentially stopped granting no coast extensions.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This new analysis also resolves another issue.
For fiscal year 2024, the curve for all R01 grant becomes completely flat after Feb-Mar.
This is due to a policy change, not in FY2024 as I imagined, but in FY2025 when it appears that NIH essentially stopped granting no coast extensions.
23/25
For fiscal year 2024, the curve for all R01 grant becomes completely flat after Feb-Mar.
This is due to a policy change, not in FY2024 as I imagined, but in FY2025 when it appears that NIH essentially stopped granting no coast extensions.
23/25
This is more apparent in this graph of the timing of new forward-funded R01s grants for fiscal years 2015-2025.
I colored the FY2025 in red to make the difference apparent. 😜
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I colored the FY2025 in red to make the difference apparent. 😜
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November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is more apparent in this graph of the timing of new forward-funded R01s grants for fiscal years 2015-2025.
I colored the FY2025 in red to make the difference apparent. 😜
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I colored the FY2025 in red to make the difference apparent. 😜
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2025
Here the largest fraction is for R01 awards, followed by RF1s, and R21s.
In most cases, these were R01s that had not particularly reason to be forward funded except that NIH had put itself in a situation when large amounts of funding needed to be committed by the end of the fiscal year
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Here the largest fraction is for R01 awards, followed by RF1s, and R21s.
In most cases, these were R01s that had not particularly reason to be forward funded except that NIH had put itself in a situation when large amounts of funding needed to be committed by the end of the fiscal year
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November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
2025
Here the largest fraction is for R01 awards, followed by RF1s, and R21s.
In most cases, these were R01s that had not particularly reason to be forward funded except that NIH had put itself in a situation when large amounts of funding needed to be committed by the end of the fiscal year
21/25
Here the largest fraction is for R01 awards, followed by RF1s, and R21s.
In most cases, these were R01s that had not particularly reason to be forward funded except that NIH had put itself in a situation when large amounts of funding needed to be committed by the end of the fiscal year
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