profarn.bsky.social
@profarn.bsky.social
Developmental biologist. Girl dad.
Cutting all the budgets for these organizations will tear apart this amazing thing that we have in the U.S. What a disgrace.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No immediate payback or payoff was expected, but the impact of all this affects all of us now: the U.S. has been at the forefront of so many technical advances in medicine and beyond, it’s incredible.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
V. Bush wrote a lengthy response that outlined several things, and the effects of this were the formation of the NSF to fund non-biomedical research and train scientists and the buildup of the NIH and its funding of research activities across the country.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The recommendations were asked for with the knowledge that investing in research has enormous benefits for jobs, for training, for medicine and for the economy.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
1. how to communicate scientific progress made during the war, 2. what can be done to push progress in medicine and fighting disease, 3. what can government do to support and push research by public and private organizations, 4. can a program be made to develop scientific talent in the U.S.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Towards the end of the war, FDR wrote a letter to V. Bush that was of great consequence, instructing him to provide recommendations on four points
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The director of the OSRD was a man named Vannevar Bush, who was himself an engineer, inventor and academic.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The reason for our incredible capabilities goes back to 1944. During World War II, the scientific effort in the U.S. for the war was coordinated by the Office of Scientific Research and Development, the OSRD.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The reason for that is the strength of our university systems and research infrastructure, or at least it has been. it’s also not random that we in the U.S. have been privileged to have this.
July 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Heia Norge!
June 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Let's stay hopeful & vigilant! 🌟

Pursuing truth unites us 🔍✨

Embracing diverse ideas in science ensures a healthier future for all! 🌈💡

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April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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The termination of NIH grants threatens scientific freedom & could erase entire research fields for political reasons

When research is stifled by political rhetoric, every American suffers

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April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM