Oscar Bautista
@oscarbautista.bsky.social
Father | Ph.D. Student @CWRU
Meiosis 🧬 | Proteomics | Drosophila 🪰
Meiosis 🧬 | Proteomics | Drosophila 🪰
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This isn't a coincidence, IMO. The fly community is generally super rigorous - because there are so many tools and techniques available, people expect you to really nail things in order to get published (and keep getting funded)
Model organism communities are fantastic. Good work, "Drosophilists"! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Giant study finds a research field that’s mostly reproducible
Researchers assessed more than 1,000 results from fruit-fly immunity research published between 1959 and 2011. The majority of findings look verifiable.
www.nature.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This isn't a coincidence, IMO. The fly community is generally super rigorous - because there are so many tools and techniques available, people expect you to really nail things in order to get published (and keep getting funded)
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NIGMS Advisory Council for May 22 has finally posted to the Federal Register. May the odds be ever in your favor, friends.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
a woman is covering her mouth with her hand while holding an arrow in her hand .
Alt: a woman is covering her mouth with her hand while holding an arrow in her hand .
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March 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NIGMS Advisory Council for May 22 has finally posted to the Federal Register. May the odds be ever in your favor, friends.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Good morning, friends.
May your coffee be strong and your day productive.
Find something, no matter how small, that you’ll feel proud to accomplish and do it. Then pat yourself on the back. Go you!
May your coffee be strong and your day productive.
Find something, no matter how small, that you’ll feel proud to accomplish and do it. Then pat yourself on the back. Go you!
February 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Good morning, friends.
May your coffee be strong and your day productive.
Find something, no matter how small, that you’ll feel proud to accomplish and do it. Then pat yourself on the back. Go you!
May your coffee be strong and your day productive.
Find something, no matter how small, that you’ll feel proud to accomplish and do it. Then pat yourself on the back. Go you!
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How Ironic that on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Woman's portraits have been taken down at NIH and Women is a forbidden word that if found in your NSF grant could get it revoked. #womeninstem
February 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How Ironic that on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Woman's portraits have been taken down at NIH and Women is a forbidden word that if found in your NSF grant could get it revoked. #womeninstem
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Senator Richard Durbin says he has info from "multiple sources" & meeting notes indicating that Kash Patel has secretly helped direct the FBI purge (via Stephen Miller to Emil Bove), and asked for an IG investigation. Says if true, Patel may have perjured himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Senator Accuses Kash Patel of Covertly Directing F.B.I. Dismissals
A top Democrat demanded an investigation and suggested that the nominee, Kash Patel, may have lied under oath, citing what he described as multiple sources.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Senator Richard Durbin says he has info from "multiple sources" & meeting notes indicating that Kash Patel has secretly helped direct the FBI purge (via Stephen Miller to Emil Bove), and asked for an IG investigation. Says if true, Patel may have perjured himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
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Good morning friends.
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
Find your strength and focus. You and your ideas matter and can bring change.
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
Find your strength and focus. You and your ideas matter and can bring change.
February 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Good morning friends.
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
Find your strength and focus. You and your ideas matter and can bring change.
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
Find your strength and focus. You and your ideas matter and can bring change.
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Penn State has halted submission and *acceptance* of NIH grants pending the resolution of the overhead rate cut.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
February 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Penn State has halted submission and *acceptance* of NIH grants pending the resolution of the overhead rate cut.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
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The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
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Just got the dreaded email. University of Iowa is halting all NIH grant submissions.
Losing a generation of scientists here will send the state backwards. What a travesty.
Losing a generation of scientists here will send the state backwards. What a travesty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just got the dreaded email. University of Iowa is halting all NIH grant submissions.
Losing a generation of scientists here will send the state backwards. What a travesty.
Losing a generation of scientists here will send the state backwards. What a travesty.
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BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.
The War on Science (Feb 2025 teach-in draft)
The War on Science What’s happening? What can we do about it? An interactive teach-in for biomedical researchers Please share, modify, and repurpose this template presentation (with credit). Good luck...
docs.google.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.
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F99/R00 AND K99/R00 DIVERSITY AWARD APPLICANTS
If you have applied for a F99/R00 or K99/R00 Diversity award and the study section for review is not listed on your eRA Commons page, please reach out to me.
DM me, email berg.grants.2029@gmail.com, Signal jeremymberg.78
THANK YOU
If you have applied for a F99/R00 or K99/R00 Diversity award and the study section for review is not listed on your eRA Commons page, please reach out to me.
DM me, email berg.grants.2029@gmail.com, Signal jeremymberg.78
THANK YOU
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ALT: a picture of a cartoon character with the words call me on it
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February 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
F99/R00 AND K99/R00 DIVERSITY AWARD APPLICANTS
If you have applied for a F99/R00 or K99/R00 Diversity award and the study section for review is not listed on your eRA Commons page, please reach out to me.
DM me, email berg.grants.2029@gmail.com, Signal jeremymberg.78
THANK YOU
If you have applied for a F99/R00 or K99/R00 Diversity award and the study section for review is not listed on your eRA Commons page, please reach out to me.
DM me, email berg.grants.2029@gmail.com, Signal jeremymberg.78
THANK YOU
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Erasure.
At the National Institute of Health, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social
At the National Institute of Health, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Erasure.
At the National Institute of Health, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social
At the National Institute of Health, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social
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Unquestionably, major policy changes, edicts and directives handed down by the new Trump administration will upend lives. But I've also been struck by the widespread efforts to erase/whitewash history. Stick with me for a pretty shocking series of events from just the past few weeks.
February 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Unquestionably, major policy changes, edicts and directives handed down by the new Trump administration will upend lives. But I've also been struck by the widespread efforts to erase/whitewash history. Stick with me for a pretty shocking series of events from just the past few weeks.
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Wonderful explainer on indirect costs by Dick Aslin open.substack.com/pub/dickasli...
Are we paying too much for biomedical research?
Trump's attack on NIH
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Wonderful explainer on indirect costs by Dick Aslin open.substack.com/pub/dickasli...
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I have heard from several folks waiting for NOAs that they received something like this message.
There is a current pause on NIH grants, pre & post award actions to allow time to develop a process to ensure that all grant awards are in compliance with the presidential administration’s priorities.
There is a current pause on NIH grants, pre & post award actions to allow time to develop a process to ensure that all grant awards are in compliance with the presidential administration’s priorities.
February 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I have heard from several folks waiting for NOAs that they received something like this message.
There is a current pause on NIH grants, pre & post award actions to allow time to develop a process to ensure that all grant awards are in compliance with the presidential administration’s priorities.
There is a current pause on NIH grants, pre & post award actions to allow time to develop a process to ensure that all grant awards are in compliance with the presidential administration’s priorities.
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My student's diversity F31 has been pulled from study section even though it's the SAME APPLICATION as regular F31s, normally reviewed together in the same panel. Throwing out all the applications from URMs while the ones from white/privileged students get to be reviewed is blatant discrimination.
The CSR comm I'm on just pulled all Diversity F grants from the current review cycle. These apps are reviewed alongside (and by the same criteria) as all other F grants. So, instead of helping these trainees, they will actually be punished by having their grant reviews delayed at least 1 cycle !?!?
February 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My student's diversity F31 has been pulled from study section even though it's the SAME APPLICATION as regular F31s, normally reviewed together in the same panel. Throwing out all the applications from URMs while the ones from white/privileged students get to be reviewed is blatant discrimination.
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The NIH has a predoctoral fellowship called the F31. A subsection (F31 Diversity) is earmarked for diverse candidates, many of whom would have been a shoe-in for regular fellowships. All those applications are being thrown out rather than integrated into the larger pool. Segregation is the point.
I got the screenshot from a reliable source, but you don't have to take my word for it. bsky.app/profile/jlwe...
The CSR comm I'm on just pulled all Diversity F grants from the current review cycle. These apps are reviewed alongside (and by the same criteria) as all other F grants. So, instead of helping these trainees, they will actually be punished by having their grant reviews delayed at least 1 cycle !?!?
February 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The NIH has a predoctoral fellowship called the F31. A subsection (F31 Diversity) is earmarked for diverse candidates, many of whom would have been a shoe-in for regular fellowships. All those applications are being thrown out rather than integrated into the larger pool. Segregation is the point.
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Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
February 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
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Hi all, I am in contact with a reporter at Science magazine who would like to talk with a trainee or mentor who successfully applied for an equity/DEI-related NIH training grant or a training supplement but have not received the Notice of Award and probably won't get the grant.
February 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Hi all, I am in contact with a reporter at Science magazine who would like to talk with a trainee or mentor who successfully applied for an equity/DEI-related NIH training grant or a training supplement but have not received the Notice of Award and probably won't get the grant.
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NEW from inside NIH: I am hearing that a “young” DOGE staffer now has access to eRA, the software system used to track/administer all NIH grants.
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NEW from inside NIH: I am hearing that a “young” DOGE staffer now has access to eRA, the software system used to track/administer all NIH grants.
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Censor CDC scientists and ask them to withdraw papers from medical journals?
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Censor CDC scientists and ask them to withdraw papers from medical journals?
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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And it begins.
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
February 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
And it begins.
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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God I love fly gene names! I am reading a set of papers on the piRNA pathway and the array of awesome gene names is stunning
February 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
God I love fly gene names! I am reading a set of papers on the piRNA pathway and the array of awesome gene names is stunning