Melissa Bauman
@melb-ucd.bsky.social
Melissa D Bauman, PhD 🧠
Prof @ UC Davis | Neuroscience | Women in STEMM | CO🏔️ CA🌴 |
Views are my own
Prof @ UC Davis | Neuroscience | Women in STEMM | CO🏔️ CA🌴 |
Views are my own
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Political appointees should not be dictating the scientific conclusions of federal science agencies. This is wildly inappropriate of Secretary Kennedy and devastatingly dangerous for public trust in the CDC as a scientific authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Political appointees should not be dictating the scientific conclusions of federal science agencies. This is wildly inappropriate of Secretary Kennedy and devastatingly dangerous for public trust in the CDC as a scientific authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Congrats to my colleague Dr. Theanne Griffith @doctheagrif.bsky.social
for receiving a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience award! ⭐️ 🧠 ⭐️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
for receiving a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience award! ⭐️ 🧠 ⭐️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Congrats to my colleague Dr. Theanne Griffith @doctheagrif.bsky.social
for receiving a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience award! ⭐️ 🧠 ⭐️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
for receiving a 2025 Rising Star of Neuroscience award! ⭐️ 🧠 ⭐️
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
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Ask any woman in STEM if they, along with Sen Warren, knew Larry Summers was a misogynistic prick 20 years ago when he was president of Harvard, and let’s be clear, this institution enables and empowers these gross men and always has….from 2005:
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ask any woman in STEM if they, along with Sen Warren, knew Larry Summers was a misogynistic prick 20 years ago when he was president of Harvard, and let’s be clear, this institution enables and empowers these gross men and always has….from 2005:
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Really disappointing that our #NIH colleagues will NOT be at @sfn.org this year, will NOT be discussing science, will NOT be advising us on grants, will NOT be sharing results or advancing research. 🤐
Sigh. NIH normally sends several hundred scientists to the SFN annual meeting to learn, exchange info, come up with new ideas, and advance science. (The exchange of ideas is the very core of the scientific enterprise.)
This year, no one from NIH will attend due to the gov't implosion.
This year, no one from NIH will attend due to the gov't implosion.
Enjoy a broad range of lectures and network with experts in the field at #SfN25! 🧠
Gain valuable insights and tools to enhance your research and career.
Browse through to lectures and build your itinerary in the 2025 Neuroscience Meeting Planner
🔗 vist.ly/4de72
#neurosky #neuroskyence
Gain valuable insights and tools to enhance your research and career.
Browse through to lectures and build your itinerary in the 2025 Neuroscience Meeting Planner
🔗 vist.ly/4de72
#neurosky #neuroskyence
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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USC rejects compact www.latimes.com/california/s...
USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right
USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.
www.latimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
USC rejects compact www.latimes.com/california/s...
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My op-ed just came out discussing how NIH leadership is failing early career researchers and, importantly, how we can push back and take our future into our own hands.
NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers
Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.
www.the-scientist.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My op-ed just came out discussing how NIH leadership is failing early career researchers and, importantly, how we can push back and take our future into our own hands.
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The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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October 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is now accepting applications. Up to $500,000 over 4 years to support bold research into pregnancy duration, fetal growth, and pregnancy complications. Deadline: Dec 4, 2025.
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
Apply now buff.ly/rNhJKMW #bwfrepro
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We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.
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Video: What science says about tylenol and autism with Aubyn Stahmer, director of UC Davis MIND Institute youtu.be/8CcGalZFvvw?...
Tylenol and Autism: What the Science Really Says | UC Davis MIND Institute
YouTube video by UC Davis Health
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Video: What science says about tylenol and autism with Aubyn Stahmer, director of UC Davis MIND Institute youtu.be/8CcGalZFvvw?...
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Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
September 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
Today’s announcement distracts from the urgent scientific work needed to understand the true causes of autism and to develop better supports and interventions for autistic people and their families. - Alison Singer
Today’s announcement distracts from the urgent scientific work needed to understand the true causes of autism and to develop better supports and interventions for autistic people and their families. - Alison Singer
Opinion | ‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump’s Autism Remarks
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
Today’s announcement distracts from the urgent scientific work needed to understand the true causes of autism and to develop better supports and interventions for autistic people and their families. - Alison Singer
Today’s announcement distracts from the urgent scientific work needed to understand the true causes of autism and to develop better supports and interventions for autistic people and their families. - Alison Singer
Taking a little break from reality…
September 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Taking a little break from reality…
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In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
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"STAT’s analysis of NIH Reporter data reveals that the agency will still fund far fewer new projects this year, due to a change in how it awards grants...the number of R grants issued has dropped much more precipitously — from 5,633 to
3,758 newly funded projects."
3,758 newly funded projects."
A frenzy of grantmaking in August has the NIH seemingly on pace to spend its entire $47 billion budget by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30
www.statnews.com/2025/09/12/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/12/n...
After lagging far behind, NIH now seems on pace to spend its entire $47 billion budget by Sept. 30
A frenzy of grantmaking in August has the NIH seemingly on pace to spend its entire $47 billion budget by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30
www.statnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"STAT’s analysis of NIH Reporter data reveals that the agency will still fund far fewer new projects this year, due to a change in how it awards grants...the number of R grants issued has dropped much more precipitously — from 5,633 to
3,758 newly funded projects."
3,758 newly funded projects."
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly complex
Autism Has No Single Cause. Here’s How We Know
Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly comp...
www.scientificamerican.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly complex
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A month ago, RFK Jr. called his CDC director “unimpeachable.”
Then she refused to sign off on his plan to put little kids’ health at risk, and he fired her.
RFK Jr. should resign.
Then she refused to sign off on his plan to put little kids’ health at risk, and he fired her.
RFK Jr. should resign.
RFK Jr. should resign.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A month ago, RFK Jr. called his CDC director “unimpeachable.”
Then she refused to sign off on his plan to put little kids’ health at risk, and he fired her.
RFK Jr. should resign.
Then she refused to sign off on his plan to put little kids’ health at risk, and he fired her.
RFK Jr. should resign.
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“How many more Americans must die before lawmakers ban these weapons of war?” - John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety
We’ve had a federal assault weapons ban before, it’s past time for Congress to do it again: Text BAN to 644-33.
We’ve had a federal assault weapons ban before, it’s past time for Congress to do it again: Text BAN to 644-33.
How many lives have been lost in school shootings in the US this year?
Two children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in South Minneapolis on Wednesday.
abcnews.go.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“How many more Americans must die before lawmakers ban these weapons of war?” - John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety
We’ve had a federal assault weapons ban before, it’s past time for Congress to do it again: Text BAN to 644-33.
We’ve had a federal assault weapons ban before, it’s past time for Congress to do it again: Text BAN to 644-33.
Heartbroken for all of the parents this morning reminding their kids what to do in an active shooter situation.
The shooter at Annunciation Catholic School used an assault weapon to fire dozens of rounds through the stained glass windows of the school’s church—killing two children and wounding 17 others, including 14 children.
August 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Heartbroken for all of the parents this morning reminding their kids what to do in an active shooter situation.
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We are thrilled to announce that OneNeuro Co-Director Patricia Janak, Ph.D., has been elected as the 2026-2027 President of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). @janaklab.bsky.social
View the official announcement: www.sfn.org/publications...
View the official announcement: www.sfn.org/publications...
August 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We are thrilled to announce that OneNeuro Co-Director Patricia Janak, Ph.D., has been elected as the 2026-2027 President of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). @janaklab.bsky.social
View the official announcement: www.sfn.org/publications...
View the official announcement: www.sfn.org/publications...
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