Phyllis R. Robinson
@prrobinson.bsky.social
Vision scientist interested in visual pigments, phototransduction and the retina. Also interested in politics, sports especially Boston teams .
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ASM, ASBMB, ASCB & FASEB are deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court ruling allowing cancellation of $800M in NIH grants, threatening labs, jobs, and early-career scientists. Stable funding is vital for U.S. science.
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Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in American Public Health Association v. NIH - ASCB
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and the Federation of American Societies ...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
ASM, ASBMB, ASCB & FASEB are deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court ruling allowing cancellation of $800M in NIH grants, threatening labs, jobs, and early-career scientists. Stable funding is vital for U.S. science.
Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...
Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...
Science matters
June 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Science matters
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Register by Monday and save $150! Organizers like @prrobinson.bsky.social can't wait to see you at this year's conference to explore the newest research on photoreceptors, disease mechanisms, & vision restoration. Save your space: buff.ly/hGzcii4
May 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Register by Monday and save $150! Organizers like @prrobinson.bsky.social can't wait to see you at this year's conference to explore the newest research on photoreceptors, disease mechanisms, & vision restoration. Save your space: buff.ly/hGzcii4
Hooded another PhD from the Robinson lab UMBC
May 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Hooded another PhD from the Robinson lab UMBC
A big send off to 35 outstanding UMBC U-RISE scholars today. The last of 28 years of MARC/U-RISE funding as all nIH training grants targeted to under represented groups were cancelled as the do not represent the current administration’s priorities.
May 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A big send off to 35 outstanding UMBC U-RISE scholars today. The last of 28 years of MARC/U-RISE funding as all nIH training grants targeted to under represented groups were cancelled as the do not represent the current administration’s priorities.
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Old North Church in Boston last night on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride.
April 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Old North Church in Boston last night on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride.
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Organizers @prrobinson.bsky.social and Peter Calvert want your research abstracts by April 27 for a short talk or poster presentation. Explore the newest research on photoreceptors, disease mechanisms, & vision restoration. Register and save your space: buff.ly/8kWq77S
April 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Organizers @prrobinson.bsky.social and Peter Calvert want your research abstracts by April 27 for a short talk or poster presentation. Explore the newest research on photoreceptors, disease mechanisms, & vision restoration. Register and save your space: buff.ly/8kWq77S
When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed
March 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed
NIH yesterday sent out a stop work order ie cancelled UMBC’s U-RISE program. They shut down the entire national program . We are loosing a generation of young ambitious scientists.
March 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NIH yesterday sent out a stop work order ie cancelled UMBC’s U-RISE program. They shut down the entire national program . We are loosing a generation of young ambitious scientists.
CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information
February 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information
To all my scientist friends and friends who support science one small thing you can do is flood yr senators’ and rep’s office with messages about supporting science funding Even reps from blue states need to know what is important to their voters and please Do Not obey in advance
January 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
To all my scientist friends and friends who support science one small thing you can do is flood yr senators’ and rep’s office with messages about supporting science funding Even reps from blue states need to know what is important to their voters and please Do Not obey in advance
As a NIH funded scientist I am worried we have entered a dark period for truth and science we need to organize and protest this slide into the dark ages .
January 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
As a NIH funded scientist I am worried we have entered a dark period for truth and science we need to organize and protest this slide into the dark ages .
Susan Wood, FDA official who resigned over Plan B ruling, dies at 66
January 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Susan Wood, FDA official who resigned over Plan B ruling, dies at 66
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
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January 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Happy Holidays rest up so we can fight autocracy in 2025
December 25, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Happy Holidays rest up so we can fight autocracy in 2025
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Not a day passes that someone doesn’t tell me that they are exhausted or, more candidly, afraid. It is okay to be tired and understandable to be afraid. Courage doesn’t come from being well rested and feeling safe. It is found in overcoming those emotions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
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December 23, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Not a day passes that someone doesn’t tell me that they are exhausted or, more candidly, afraid. It is okay to be tired and understandable to be afraid. Courage doesn’t come from being well rested and feeling safe. It is found in overcoming those emotions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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Send inquiries to me and Rich: @richkramerlab.bsky.social. Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Visual Neuroscience | Marine Biological Laboratory
Experience hands-on training in modern visual neuroscience techniques in the new Visual Neuroscience course. Join us for a life-changing experience learning the visual system - and return home with te...
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December 13, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Send inquiries to me and Rich: @richkramerlab.bsky.social. Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
The international retinal protein meeting in Interlaken was a great success. Good science in a beautiful setting
November 29, 2024 at 1:22 PM
The international retinal protein meeting in Interlaken was a great success. Good science in a beautiful setting