Olivares-Navarrete Lab
@regenimmunolab.bsky.social
Engineering the immune response to materials @ VCU BME.
Formerly ImmunoEng_Lab on Twitter
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ORS encourages members to advocate for their research. On March 7, join the nationwide Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, DC, and state capitols. Share with colleagues and learn more at www.standupforscience2025.org. #scienceisforeveryone
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
March 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
ORS encourages members to advocate for their research. On March 7, join the nationwide Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, DC, and state capitols. Share with colleagues and learn more at www.standupforscience2025.org. #scienceisforeveryone
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NIH funding directly translates into jobs, new medicines and economic growth. Spread the word!
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February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
NIH funding directly translates into jobs, new medicines and economic growth. Spread the word!
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The funding freeze is NOT over.
Biomedical grants can't get reviewed or funded because of a "loophole" the current administration is exploiting.
The NIH timeline for reviewing and funding was already LONG, now this process is frozen indefinitely.
1/
Biomedical grants can't get reviewed or funded because of a "loophole" the current administration is exploiting.
The NIH timeline for reviewing and funding was already LONG, now this process is frozen indefinitely.
1/
Nature Story "Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order"
(with non-paywalled link)
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(with non-paywalled link)
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February 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The funding freeze is NOT over.
Biomedical grants can't get reviewed or funded because of a "loophole" the current administration is exploiting.
The NIH timeline for reviewing and funding was already LONG, now this process is frozen indefinitely.
1/
Biomedical grants can't get reviewed or funded because of a "loophole" the current administration is exploiting.
The NIH timeline for reviewing and funding was already LONG, now this process is frozen indefinitely.
1/
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This will start to filter through the community today but the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Science Study section has been postponed to an unknown future date. The approvals at the highest levels that needed to happen for a federal review meeting to be held didn’t get done. 1/n
February 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This will start to filter through the community today but the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Science Study section has been postponed to an unknown future date. The approvals at the highest levels that needed to happen for a federal review meeting to be held didn’t get done. 1/n
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SBDD was supposed to meet today, but looks like "This meeting did not take place as scheduled". public.csr.nih.gov/StudySection... . When do we sound the alarm?
February 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
SBDD was supposed to meet today, but looks like "This meeting did not take place as scheduled". public.csr.nih.gov/StudySection... . When do we sound the alarm?
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ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
ALT: a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
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February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
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Ah, speaking of using admin obstacles to break NIH: this one is just huge.
Trump/Musk are blocking all FACA meetings going forward. That means study sections and council meetings. This will devastate cancer research.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social
Trump/Musk are blocking all FACA meetings going forward. That means study sections and council meetings. This will devastate cancer research.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social
Internal NIH guidance updated yesterday. Just canceling stuff each day from here on out I guess, pending new guidance. Killing science off both slowly and incredibly rapidly.
February 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ah, speaking of using admin obstacles to break NIH: this one is just huge.
Trump/Musk are blocking all FACA meetings going forward. That means study sections and council meetings. This will devastate cancer research.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social
Trump/Musk are blocking all FACA meetings going forward. That means study sections and council meetings. This will devastate cancer research.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social
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We are also hearing that at NIH and in other agencies, political types are seemingly intentionally adding administrative burden to slow-walk compliance with judges' orders. Things will slow and break.
This change does NOT mean that things are back to normal. Please keep an eye out.
2/2
This change does NOT mean that things are back to normal. Please keep an eye out.
2/2
February 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We are also hearing that at NIH and in other agencies, political types are seemingly intentionally adding administrative burden to slow-walk compliance with judges' orders. Things will slow and break.
This change does NOT mean that things are back to normal. Please keep an eye out.
2/2
This change does NOT mean that things are back to normal. Please keep an eye out.
2/2
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3. Given that, it’s probably fine— not really fair, but fine— if indirects are set the same for different universities. Politically it’s better.
4. But that uniform indirect rate should be more like 58%. Not 15. Probably the big brain P2025 see this has an opening.
4. But that uniform indirect rate should be more like 58%. Not 15. Probably the big brain P2025 see this has an opening.
February 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
3. Given that, it’s probably fine— not really fair, but fine— if indirects are set the same for different universities. Politically it’s better.
4. But that uniform indirect rate should be more like 58%. Not 15. Probably the big brain P2025 see this has an opening.
4. But that uniform indirect rate should be more like 58%. Not 15. Probably the big brain P2025 see this has an opening.
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While not completely unexpected, this is the third rail of biomedical research. Universities will react very strongly for the simple reason that this represents the end of the biomedical research enterprise as we know it in the United States.
/fin
/fin
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February 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
While not completely unexpected, this is the third rail of biomedical research. Universities will react very strongly for the simple reason that this represents the end of the biomedical research enterprise as we know it in the United States.
/fin
/fin
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Reducing the indirect rate on NIH grants to 15% will kill biomedical and health research in the US. I'm not exaggerating here. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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February 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Reducing the indirect rate on NIH grants to 15% will kill biomedical and health research in the US. I'm not exaggerating here. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Interpretation for the non-scientists: When faculty get NIH grants, the University gets some extra cash to make sure the research is supported. NIH just cut that $$ by a LOT. That means Unis are less likely to support research. Most research in the US is done at Unis, so... it's bad 🧪
February 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Interpretation for the non-scientists: When faculty get NIH grants, the University gets some extra cash to make sure the research is supported. NIH just cut that $$ by a LOT. That means Unis are less likely to support research. Most research in the US is done at Unis, so... it's bad 🧪
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There you go
February 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
There you go
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🚨RED ALERT for 🧪:
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
February 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🚨RED ALERT for 🧪:
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
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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 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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 !?!?
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
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February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
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Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
scim.ag
January 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
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Really appreciate Jonathan Lambert pointing out that NSF grants are congressionally mandated to weigh how grants broaden participation in science, putting the administration's executive order against DEIA in conflict with, and potentially undermining, congressional legislation
Some coverage from NPR All Things Considered www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
January 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Really appreciate Jonathan Lambert pointing out that NSF grants are congressionally mandated to weigh how grants broaden participation in science, putting the administration's executive order against DEIA in conflict with, and potentially undermining, congressional legislation
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In addition to calling to stop RFK Jr's nomination for HHS, please urge your Senators to vote NO on Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH, "a health economist known for his pro-infection advocacy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic."
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s NIH Pick
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a loud voice from the fringes.
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January 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In addition to calling to stop RFK Jr's nomination for HHS, please urge your Senators to vote NO on Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH, "a health economist known for his pro-infection advocacy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic."
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
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If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
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Yesterday President Trump announced a pause on all federal grant disbursals. While it is a bit vague on details, it appears to include research grants. This would be devastating to American science. If you have not had a chance, call your Senators & Reps 🧪
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...
January 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Yesterday President Trump announced a pause on all federal grant disbursals. While it is a bit vague on details, it appears to include research grants. This would be devastating to American science. If you have not had a chance, call your Senators & Reps 🧪
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...
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January is #MentoringMonth a time to reflect on the importance of mentor-mentee relationships
And a good moment to share this beautiful letter written by Albert Camus to his teacher, after receiving the Nobel Prize
You can't underestimate the impact of a great #teacher or #mentor!
#ThankAMentor 🙏
And a good moment to share this beautiful letter written by Albert Camus to his teacher, after receiving the Nobel Prize
You can't underestimate the impact of a great #teacher or #mentor!
#ThankAMentor 🙏
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
January is #MentoringMonth a time to reflect on the importance of mentor-mentee relationships
And a good moment to share this beautiful letter written by Albert Camus to his teacher, after receiving the Nobel Prize
You can't underestimate the impact of a great #teacher or #mentor!
#ThankAMentor 🙏
And a good moment to share this beautiful letter written by Albert Camus to his teacher, after receiving the Nobel Prize
You can't underestimate the impact of a great #teacher or #mentor!
#ThankAMentor 🙏
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Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
January 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
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Without govt funding you simply don't have the community of scientists scattered across the US that helped the US to take the lead in scientific development in the 20th century!
Members of Congress should be all over how this affects their districts!
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Members of Congress should be all over how this affects their districts!
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NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Without govt funding you simply don't have the community of scientists scattered across the US that helped the US to take the lead in scientific development in the 20th century!
Members of Congress should be all over how this affects their districts!
bsky.app/profile/mons...
Members of Congress should be all over how this affects their districts!
bsky.app/profile/mons...
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Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
January 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)