Claire Weber PhD
@marrowine.bsky.social
Bioinformatician @NEI NIH
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Second (takes deep breath)
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
a cartoon of a chicken with its mouth open and a drop of blood coming out of it
ALT: a cartoon of a chicken with its mouth open and a drop of blood coming out of it
media.tenor.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Second (takes deep breath)
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
April 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Read this closely, it also is creating a brown shirt brigade from USPHS Officers that are not part of the oaths that they have sworn to uphold either as part of their professions or as Commissioned Officers.
Uncertainty grips HHS as employees await their fate and leadership is left in the dark: ‘It’s madness’
Employees are still waiting for more information after the department announced widespread layoffs.
www.govexec.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Read this closely, it also is creating a brown shirt brigade from USPHS Officers that are not part of the oaths that they have sworn to uphold either as part of their professions or as Commissioned Officers.
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In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.
The travel/travel spending ban expires tomorrow so maybe we will find out if we're going to a conference in May. IMO I think it's unlikely there would be enough time to plan arrangements even if it's lifted.
March 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The travel/travel spending ban expires tomorrow so maybe we will find out if we're going to a conference in May. IMO I think it's unlikely there would be enough time to plan arrangements even if it's lifted.
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Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.
March 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.
Science posters are a graphic design project I have to create annually 😄 it must be pixel perfect
March 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Science posters are a graphic design project I have to create annually 😄 it must be pixel perfect
March 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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New: A NOAA lab in Hawaii that is connected to the longest-running observation of global greenhouse gas concentrations is slated for closure in August, according to a list of lease terminations Democratic members of Congress shared with @washingtonpost.com.
Trump moves to close government lab that tracks planet-warming pollution
The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New: A NOAA lab in Hawaii that is connected to the longest-running observation of global greenhouse gas concentrations is slated for closure in August, according to a list of lease terminations Democratic members of Congress shared with @washingtonpost.com.
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Seems like we are safe for a while, judging from the courts' injuctions.
March 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Seems like we are safe for a while, judging from the courts' injuctions.
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No federal employee should spend more than 30 seconds thinking about Musk's latest strutting "I'm in charge of you" email.
Delete it, don't reply, don't think about it, don't waste time talking about it.
Musk is not our boss, in no world. 🖕🧪 #NIH
Americans support science, not oligarchs.
Delete it, don't reply, don't think about it, don't waste time talking about it.
Musk is not our boss, in no world. 🖕🧪 #NIH
Americans support science, not oligarchs.
March 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
No federal employee should spend more than 30 seconds thinking about Musk's latest strutting "I'm in charge of you" email.
Delete it, don't reply, don't think about it, don't waste time talking about it.
Musk is not our boss, in no world. 🖕🧪 #NIH
Americans support science, not oligarchs.
Delete it, don't reply, don't think about it, don't waste time talking about it.
Musk is not our boss, in no world. 🖕🧪 #NIH
Americans support science, not oligarchs.
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THIS is what a GREAT PRESIDENT looks like!
February 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
THIS is what a GREAT PRESIDENT looks like!
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Friends, I am at a loss of words for how devastating it would be to lose the entire intramural #NIH program. Some of the biggest medical and scientific breakthroughs have come from scientists in the NIH Intramural program. #SaveTheNIH 🧬🧪 🖥️ 🧠
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Friends, I am at a loss of words for how devastating it would be to lose the entire intramural #NIH program. Some of the biggest medical and scientific breakthroughs have come from scientists in the NIH Intramural program. #SaveTheNIH 🧬🧪 🖥️ 🧠
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Neural networks are so much fun! I'm using chatgpt to help me write the python code and launch lots of different models on my data in a systematic way. Using multi layer perceptron in scikitlearn 🤖👾
February 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Neural networks are so much fun! I'm using chatgpt to help me write the python code and launch lots of different models on my data in a systematic way. Using multi layer perceptron in scikitlearn 🤖👾
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Read every word of this article to see what the Trump folks are doing to the good civil servants at NIH -- and to the important work that protects all of our health. 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 4:48 PM
Read every word of this article to see what the Trump folks are doing to the good civil servants at NIH -- and to the important work that protects all of our health. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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February 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Federal workers choose public service to serve our people, but the Trump administration wants to traumatize them.
We need cancer researchers, forest service firefighters, nuclear safety experts, VA nurses and food safety inspectors.
We don’t need Elon Musk, whatever his job is.
We need cancer researchers, forest service firefighters, nuclear safety experts, VA nurses and food safety inspectors.
We don’t need Elon Musk, whatever his job is.
February 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Federal workers choose public service to serve our people, but the Trump administration wants to traumatize them.
We need cancer researchers, forest service firefighters, nuclear safety experts, VA nurses and food safety inspectors.
We don’t need Elon Musk, whatever his job is.
We need cancer researchers, forest service firefighters, nuclear safety experts, VA nurses and food safety inspectors.
We don’t need Elon Musk, whatever his job is.
@altnih4science.bsky.social new RIF orders dropped
February 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@altnih4science.bsky.social new RIF orders dropped
Reduction in force (RIF) orders have started from T/rump admin. Remains to be seen how HHS, NIH will respond. apnews.com/article/trum...
The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo
President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions. The process is known as a reduction in force.
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Reduction in force (RIF) orders have started from T/rump admin. Remains to be seen how HHS, NIH will respond. apnews.com/article/trum...
Btw I make my own espresso drinks at home 💁🏼♀️💁🏼♀️ yeah, I have a machine and a grinder. I dial in the grind. Get on my level. #caffeinatedblueskyposting
February 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Btw I make my own espresso drinks at home 💁🏼♀️💁🏼♀️ yeah, I have a machine and a grinder. I dial in the grind. Get on my level. #caffeinatedblueskyposting
Dude I wish we could order a beer pitcher sized quantity of latte at starbucks. Venti is not enough.
February 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Dude I wish we could order a beer pitcher sized quantity of latte at starbucks. Venti is not enough.
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Also just now, NIH intranet was updated re its communications pause. NIH scientists can now resume travel to and participation in conferences.
The pause on updating the Federal Register remains in place -- which means grant-making is effectively frozen, in violation of court orders.
The pause on updating the Federal Register remains in place -- which means grant-making is effectively frozen, in violation of court orders.
From an email viewed by me sent from the acting NIH director Matthew Memoli just a bit ago:
"The last few weeks have been difficult for many of us, but we must prepare for further changes ahead. When this transition is behind us, NIH might look different... but our mission will remain unchanged."
"The last few weeks have been difficult for many of us, but we must prepare for further changes ahead. When this transition is behind us, NIH might look different... but our mission will remain unchanged."
February 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Also just now, NIH intranet was updated re its communications pause. NIH scientists can now resume travel to and participation in conferences.
The pause on updating the Federal Register remains in place -- which means grant-making is effectively frozen, in violation of court orders.
The pause on updating the Federal Register remains in place -- which means grant-making is effectively frozen, in violation of court orders.