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Kris Schoepfer, PhD
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neuroscientist, microscopy enthusiast, former electrophysiologist. hobby musician and cat-dad.
(he/him) posts are mine.
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If you weren't angry enough already, here are the rates of non-competitive renewals through May.

4008 Non-competitive renewals were due to be funded in May.

The total funded was 99!

Some is due to terminations, but most is due to slow grant making due to DOGE review and other impediments.

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June 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Had a wonderful time at the CAN-ACN conference in Toronto, working the Bruker booth with Inscopix colleagues. Really enjoyed the conversations, poster presentations, and speaker talls. Delightful community and top-tier neuroscience. 🧠🔬
May 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Registration is Now Open for the Bruker Neuroscience Online Summit 2025! 🧠🔬
▶️ goto.bruker.com/4li32xu

#Neuroskyence #Lifesciences #microscopy
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April 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Kris Schoepfer, PhD
Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025 Study section tracking
docs.google.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by Kris Schoepfer, PhD
IMPORTANT

Collecting data to understand and strengthen arguments about the impact of the administration's ill-considered actions and the responses of universities...

Please share!
As a result of Trump’s slashes to research funding, dozens of graduate programs have announced reductions and cancellations of graduate admissions slots.

If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🧪🧠🧬🔬🥼👩🏼‍🔬🧑‍🔬
Grad Admission Impacts Survey
It is grad admissions season and many postbacs are feeling the chilling impacts of the Trump administration's recent executive orders freezing and slashing extramural research funding. Dozens of gradu...
docs.google.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Reposted by Kris Schoepfer, PhD
ATTENTION

The Washington Post is collecting data about funding issues. Please consider contributing.

thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...
Are you a scientist who has lost funding or grants in recent weeks? - Formstack
thewashingtonpost.formstack.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Back on here - Hello World (again) 🦋
That other site is getting too messy for me.
February 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Excited for #SfN23 in DC! You can find me exhibiting w/ Scientifica at booth#2023.
Chat with experts about the best equipment for your next ephys or imaging #neuroscience project.
November 11, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Hello world 👋 I’m Kris, a neuroscientist with expertise in electrophysiology and multiphoton #microscopy. After parting ways with academia and Florida, I now live in the Boston area, helping support #neuroscience research labs around the northeast US with customized equipment made by Scientifica.
September 5, 2023 at 8:06 PM