Rebecca L. Cunningham, Ph.D.
rebeccalcunningham.bsky.social
Rebecca L. Cunningham, Ph.D.
@rebeccalcunningham.bsky.social
Neuroendocrinologist/Sex hormone actions on brain| Founder and President of 501c3 Non-profit Low Iodine Diet Life Community | Views are my own
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a NEW peptide antibiotic that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria INCLUDING those RESISTANT to existing antibiotics. This discovery marks the first potential new class of antibiotics in NEARLY 30 YEARS. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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My bad, it was around 40%…at best.

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March 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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One-two punch for biomedical research: drastic Republican cuts to NIH funding and the Trump tariff tax on research animals.
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I was hoping to receive a Patronus Charm before sharing this news. However, the start date is here so it is time. I am thrilled to have received a K99 training award and start this very important work for women’s health. I’m so grateful for the strong support of my mentors during these dark times.
March 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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If you are wondering where the "NIH? indirect cost "plan came from, I stumbled across it.

www.heritage.org/sites/defaul...

Indirect Costs: How Taxpayers Subsidize University Nonsense

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February 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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🚨Amidst all the uncertainty at NIH Welcome Leap just launched an important new $50M program in Women’s Health👩🏻‍🔬🧠

CARE focuses on the link between Alzheimer’s and perimenopausal hormonal changes wellcomeleap.org/care/

Note: full indirects!

Please share widely to support women’s health 🙏🏼
CARE Program Details | Wellcome Leap: Unconventional Projects. Funded at Scale.
NEW $50M Program in Women's Health care Cutting Alzheimer's Risk through EndocrinologyWe are pleased to announce the selected performers.Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Central Institute of Mental Health ...
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February 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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BREAKING

The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders.

The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.
Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order
The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is good to know.
Here’s a document meant to prep for this possibility from a law firm:
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February 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Here’s my statement as Lead for @whrcluster.bsky.social on the importance of studying women’s health- (& the importance of within & across sex & gender investigations) for our best chance at precision medicine womenshealthresearchcluster.com/learn/womens...
Statement from Liisa Galea, Scientific Lead of the Women's Health Research Cluster - Women's Health Research Cluster
We are so proud to have over 800 members across 32 countries in the Women’s Health Research Cluster. Our Vision is to achieve sex and gender health equity, and we strive for a future where women...
womenshealthresearchcluster.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Summary of the NIH news for the day

1. eRACommons is up and running (after an unfortunately timed technical issue)

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February 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Dear Canada and Mexico,

We’re so, so sorry.

— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Cunningham Lab news to share. Dr. Steve Mabry has published his last chapter in his dissertation in Biology of Sex Differences!

We are working on his proofs. His preprint is on Pubmed - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39711575/
The impact of chronic intermittent hypoxia on enzymatic activity in memory-associated brain regions of male and female rats - PubMed
Overall, these data show that CIH dysregulates protease activity and impairs neuronal function in a brain region- and sex-dependent manner. This indicates that males and females exhibit sex-specific v...
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January 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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I submitted my abstract and travel award application today! Please join me in sunny #albuquerque for #OSSD2025!
Don't miss your opportunity to apply for our highly sought-after travel awards! This year could be your chance to shine bright in beautiful #Albuquerque! Head over to OSSDweb.org and log into your member portal to kickstart your travel award application today! #OSSD2025 #travelaward
January 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is concerning. I wonder what it means for applications in the system that were due for February review?
And the funding announcement for diversity supplements now has been updated to expire today. Supplements are so important to the careers of junior scientists. This is crushing for post docs and early career faculty

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
January 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Women: You are invited to participate in a study of how identity characteristics influence women’s experiences of bias at work. Fill out the brief survey here: forms.gle/29VdHx2ZERkK...
Identity Characteristics Impacting Women at Work Survey
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December 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Did you know #zebrafish can change sex as adults? Females that no longer produce oocytes can readily convert to a male, both phenotypically and behaviorally. #ZebrafishFunFacts 🧪
November 30, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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Today's Bluetorial: Dealing with Deans (Part 1)
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November 29, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Memory test going on - who were my contacts on the old Twitter? Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 5:54 PM