Mary M. Stangis, MS
@mmstangis.bsky.social
Cancer Biology PhD candidate at #UW-Madison, studying aspects of the tumor microenvironment which contribute to colorectal cancer. Views and opinions are my own.
If you have benefited from science and live in the US, please consider signing @standupforscience.bsky.social open letter regarding the EO issued on May 23rd! www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
Open Letter in Support of Science — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
May 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If you have benefited from science and live in the US, please consider signing @standupforscience.bsky.social open letter regarding the EO issued on May 23rd! www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
Let me be very clear - transparent and rigorous science is not possible under the current administration. Part of the "gold standard" of health research is including a diverse study population - biology is not "one size fits all"!
May 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Let me be very clear - transparent and rigorous science is not possible under the current administration. Part of the "gold standard" of health research is including a diverse study population - biology is not "one size fits all"!
Had a wonderful time discussing everyone's efforts to better our understanding of precancer biology! See you again, Baltimore!
May 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Had a wonderful time discussing everyone's efforts to better our understanding of precancer biology! See you again, Baltimore!
Looking forward to meeting with colleagues over the next few days in Baltimore!
May 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Looking forward to meeting with colleagues over the next few days in Baltimore!
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th!
Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!
#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience
Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...
Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!
#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience
Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...
March 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th!
Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!
#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience
Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...
Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!
#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience
Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
Roundtable this Wed at the US Senate, on how Trump and Musk are killing research like cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
March 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Roundtable this Wed at the US Senate, on how Trump and Musk are killing research like cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
We'd love to hear from you!!!
One of my reasons? Science helps me balance my brain chemistry so I can study how colon cancer interacts with neighboring healthy tissue, and figure out better ways to kill the cancer without hurting the patient! #storeboughtserotonin #mentalhealthmatters #CRCresearch
One of my reasons? Science helps me balance my brain chemistry so I can study how colon cancer interacts with neighboring healthy tissue, and figure out better ways to kill the cancer without hurting the patient! #storeboughtserotonin #mentalhealthmatters #CRCresearch
WHY DO YOU STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? ☀️
Tell us how science has impacted your life. We’ll share stories with your representatives, from local reps to Capitol Hill—and on our website, so you can use them to advocate too.
➡ forms.gle/fHekXH8vAmRu...
Tell us how science has impacted your life. We’ll share stories with your representatives, from local reps to Capitol Hill—and on our website, so you can use them to advocate too.
➡ forms.gle/fHekXH8vAmRu...
March 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We'd love to hear from you!!!
One of my reasons? Science helps me balance my brain chemistry so I can study how colon cancer interacts with neighboring healthy tissue, and figure out better ways to kill the cancer without hurting the patient! #storeboughtserotonin #mentalhealthmatters #CRCresearch
One of my reasons? Science helps me balance my brain chemistry so I can study how colon cancer interacts with neighboring healthy tissue, and figure out better ways to kill the cancer without hurting the patient! #storeboughtserotonin #mentalhealthmatters #CRCresearch
This is what we mean when we say cutting NIH funding will cost lives. Cancer patients and their families are having the rug pulled from under them.
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is what we mean when we say cutting NIH funding will cost lives. Cancer patients and their families are having the rug pulled from under them.
Did we mention anyone can fill this out? Scientists, Bill Nye the Science Guy fans, Packer fans, Mark Hamill, your nana...the possibilities are endless!
But our work is far from done—science is still under attack.
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...
How do we keep Standing Up for Science?
A heartfelt thank you for everyone that Stood Up for Science with us on March 7th—whether it be volunteering, donating, sharing, or attending in event, we're forever indebted to people like you who ca...
forms.gle
March 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Did we mention anyone can fill this out? Scientists, Bill Nye the Science Guy fans, Packer fans, Mark Hamill, your nana...the possibilities are endless!
Today was truly incredible. In less than a month, rallies were organized at 30+ sites across our country AND abroad. This is just the beginning - we will continue to advocate for everyone who benefits from our research! @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Today was truly incredible. In less than a month, rallies were organized at 30+ sites across our country AND abroad. This is just the beginning - we will continue to advocate for everyone who benefits from our research! @standupforscience.bsky.social
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
#NCI - how is ‘obesity’ controversial in research and now a flagged term? 👇👇👇
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
March 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
#NCI - how is ‘obesity’ controversial in research and now a flagged term? 👇👇👇
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
What a fantastic #standupforsciencewi event! You could hear the cheering 2 blocks away.
#standupforscience2025
#standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What a fantastic #standupforsciencewi event! You could hear the cheering 2 blocks away.
#standupforscience2025
#standupforscience2025
Way to go, Wisconsin! Today we came together to Stand Up for Science and demand that lifesaving research be protected. Tomorrow, we continue working together to #saveourscience
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Way to go, Wisconsin! Today we came together to Stand Up for Science and demand that lifesaving research be protected. Tomorrow, we continue working together to #saveourscience
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/s...
Kind of speechless. Thank you to @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social for coving our movement so well. @standupforscience.bsky.social @jpflores.bsky.social @samschuelstein.bsky.social @leslie-bern.bsky.social @emmalovesscience.bsky.social
Kind of speechless. Thank you to @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social for coving our movement so well. @standupforscience.bsky.social @jpflores.bsky.social @samschuelstein.bsky.social @leslie-bern.bsky.social @emmalovesscience.bsky.social
Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump
Stand Up for Science aims to revive a movement that started in 2017, but with an all-new team and a more focused vision.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/s...
Kind of speechless. Thank you to @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social for coving our movement so well. @standupforscience.bsky.social @jpflores.bsky.social @samschuelstein.bsky.social @leslie-bern.bsky.social @emmalovesscience.bsky.social
Kind of speechless. Thank you to @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social for coving our movement so well. @standupforscience.bsky.social @jpflores.bsky.social @samschuelstein.bsky.social @leslie-bern.bsky.social @emmalovesscience.bsky.social
This administration is anything but committed to creating a Nation free of cancer. The ongoing funding freeze is causing clinical trials to be stopped, and the attack on diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility has made conducting representative studies impossible.
March 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This administration is anything but committed to creating a Nation free of cancer. The ongoing funding freeze is causing clinical trials to be stopped, and the attack on diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility has made conducting representative studies impossible.
Madison! Organizers HAVE A PERMIT for this event and will have copies with them the day of!
March 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Madison! Organizers HAVE A PERMIT for this event and will have copies with them the day of!
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
"The White House can lie all they want about how they're not stopping cancer research," the NIH source said, "but they're stopping cancer research on [NIH's] Bethesda campus."
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
1. The Trump administration has crippled cancer and Alzheimer's research by imposing a freeze on all government credit cards at NIH.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
Trump credit card freeze crippling cancer and Alzheimer's research
On February 26, President Trump issued an executive order expanding the power of the United States DOGE Service (DOGE), the government initiative controlled by Elon Musk.
popular.info
March 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"The White House can lie all they want about how they're not stopping cancer research," the NIH source said, "but they're stopping cancer research on [NIH's] Bethesda campus."
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
March 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
I'll say it louder for the folks in the back: Our government is ACTIVELY taking away YOUR ability to access PUBLIC data. This 👏 is 👏 NOT 👏 okay 👏
With all of the government websites down recently, here's a great tracker of government webpage status:
stats.uptimerobot.com/Zrqh8AhvKn
stats.uptimerobot.com/Zrqh8AhvKn
Government Biomedical data
stats.uptimerobot.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I'll say it louder for the folks in the back: Our government is ACTIVELY taking away YOUR ability to access PUBLIC data. This 👏 is 👏 NOT 👏 okay 👏
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social we will be out in Madison, WI! Maybe you can show @hankgreen.bsky.social around? 🥹
Hey @hankgreen.bsky.social we will be in Denver #StandingUpForScience 📣 on Friday! See you there 🧬🧠🔬
March 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social we will be out in Madison, WI! Maybe you can show @hankgreen.bsky.social around? 🥹
Thank you, Hank Green!!!
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thank you, Hank Green!!!
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
We're Standing Up for Science on March 7th, in DC & Nationwide!
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
March 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're Standing Up for Science on March 7th, in DC & Nationwide!
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
According to United for Medical Research, NIH grants in the state of Wisconsin totaled $654 million and supported $1.48 billion in economic activity in 2023. We need federal support for research! @baldwin.senate.gov @markpocan.bsky.social @pocan.house.gov @govevers.wisconsin.gov
February 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
According to United for Medical Research, NIH grants in the state of Wisconsin totaled $654 million and supported $1.48 billion in economic activity in 2023. We need federal support for research! @baldwin.senate.gov @markpocan.bsky.social @pocan.house.gov @govevers.wisconsin.gov
Reposted by Mary M. Stangis, MS
This is a straight ban on purchasing at #NIH — for cancer trials, treating patients, and developing cures. @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Almost all purchases at NIH are made on govt credit cards.
It’s clear what’s happening: Trump/Musk are blowing up the govt using devious… 1/
www.forbes.com/sites...
Almost all purchases at NIH are made on govt credit cards.
It’s clear what’s happening: Trump/Musk are blowing up the govt using devious… 1/
www.forbes.com/sites...
Trump Places Freeze On Federal Credit Cards In Newest DOGE Executive Order
The order gives the Department of Government Efficiency more power over federal funds and spending practices.
www.forbes.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is a straight ban on purchasing at #NIH — for cancer trials, treating patients, and developing cures. @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Almost all purchases at NIH are made on govt credit cards.
It’s clear what’s happening: Trump/Musk are blowing up the govt using devious… 1/
www.forbes.com/sites...
Almost all purchases at NIH are made on govt credit cards.
It’s clear what’s happening: Trump/Musk are blowing up the govt using devious… 1/
www.forbes.com/sites...