Kevin Retina
@retina-dna.bsky.social
Work: Academia/Ophthalmology - IRD and Retina Surgeon
Life: Reading, games, travel, 🏳️🌈
Life: Reading, games, travel, 🏳️🌈
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“Many laboratories will simply shut down. Scientists will leave. I personally know of high-level scientists already being recruited by foreign institutions. A significant impact will be not having access to new medicines.”
My op-ed below (which is a paper covering a chunk of Appalachia in Ohio) has gotten some attention. It’s not too hard to understand - people support cancer research.
I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal.
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal.
www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
DOGE ends America’s golden age of biomedical research
Biomedical research impacts all of us. I became curious about how drugs work after my mom was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was a small boy. She received “gold shots” as treatment, which ...
www.vindy.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“Many laboratories will simply shut down. Scientists will leave. I personally know of high-level scientists already being recruited by foreign institutions. A significant impact will be not having access to new medicines.”
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The NIH's policy to cap funding of indirect costs at 15% for current and future grants will drastically impact eye and #VisionResearch. ARVO urges you to ask the Administration to rescind this order immediately to protect medical science and ensure progress continues. bit.ly/3QbJ7Cb
#SaveNIHResarch
#SaveNIHResarch
February 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The NIH's policy to cap funding of indirect costs at 15% for current and future grants will drastically impact eye and #VisionResearch. ARVO urges you to ask the Administration to rescind this order immediately to protect medical science and ensure progress continues. bit.ly/3QbJ7Cb
#SaveNIHResarch
#SaveNIHResarch
Reposted by Kevin Retina
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
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
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
a close up of a caterpillar on a green leaf .
ALT: a close up of a caterpillar on a green leaf .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
RIP David Lynch you would have loved 1000xRESIST. Grateful for the stories and visions he shared with the world.
January 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
RIP David Lynch you would have loved 1000xRESIST. Grateful for the stories and visions he shared with the world.
January 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Criterion Collection Funny Girl in 4K with four hours of extras? Yes.
a woman wearing a blue shirt and earrings is sitting at a table
ALT: a woman wearing a blue shirt and earrings is sitting at a table
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Criterion Collection Funny Girl in 4K with four hours of extras? Yes.
Defying Gravity on the big screen is still holding space in my mind
November 26, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Defying Gravity on the big screen is still holding space in my mind
Wow, what a friendly community! Might need to add this to my CV
November 17, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Wow, what a friendly community! Might need to add this to my CV
Curious that the large database of reported solve rates for IRD in the higher group is still significantly lower than the average solve rate in the literature of about 2/3.
Room for improvement and innovation in our care for patients with genetic eye disease!
#ophthalmology #genetics #medsky
Room for improvement and innovation in our care for patients with genetic eye disease!
#ophthalmology #genetics #medsky
Racial Disparities in Genetic Detection Rates for Inherited Retinal Diseases
This study investigates the genetic detection rates of wide-panel testing in Black and non-Hispanic White patients with IRDs.
jamanetwork.com
November 13, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Curious that the large database of reported solve rates for IRD in the higher group is still significantly lower than the average solve rate in the literature of about 2/3.
Room for improvement and innovation in our care for patients with genetic eye disease!
#ophthalmology #genetics #medsky
Room for improvement and innovation in our care for patients with genetic eye disease!
#ophthalmology #genetics #medsky
About ten years ago there were some documentaries about a planet Earth #2 and another Earth. I didn’t pay close attention at the time, but in light of recent events does anyone know if they are still accepting transfers? Asking for a friend
November 9, 2024 at 9:07 PM
About ten years ago there were some documentaries about a planet Earth #2 and another Earth. I didn’t pay close attention at the time, but in light of recent events does anyone know if they are still accepting transfers? Asking for a friend