Robert Coghill
@robert-coghill.bsky.social
Neuroscientist who seeks to better understand pain. Professor, mountain biker, hiker, and into obscure indie music.
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‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
PARIS—In an effort to modernize the principles and empirical procedures of examining phenomena and advancing humanity’s collective knowledge, the International Council for Science announced Thursday t...
theonion.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
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New paper from my lab in Nature Scientific Reports!
Using #spinal cord MRIs, we show 1st evidence of decreased cervical gray matter volume in opioid-using #Fibromyalgia cohort, but with less GMV relating to less #pain severity & interference. #Duke_CTPM
Full paper here (free!)
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eywsK
Using #spinal cord MRIs, we show 1st evidence of decreased cervical gray matter volume in opioid-using #Fibromyalgia cohort, but with less GMV relating to less #pain severity & interference. #Duke_CTPM
Full paper here (free!)
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eywsK
July 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
New paper from my lab in Nature Scientific Reports!
Using #spinal cord MRIs, we show 1st evidence of decreased cervical gray matter volume in opioid-using #Fibromyalgia cohort, but with less GMV relating to less #pain severity & interference. #Duke_CTPM
Full paper here (free!)
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eywsK
Using #spinal cord MRIs, we show 1st evidence of decreased cervical gray matter volume in opioid-using #Fibromyalgia cohort, but with less GMV relating to less #pain severity & interference. #Duke_CTPM
Full paper here (free!)
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eywsK
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Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
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New #OpenAccess publication from our lab showing #brain differences in regions involved in #attention during a reward task in individuals with #fibromyalgia , with potential influence of pain duration and opioid use.
@dukebrain.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@dukebrain.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New #OpenAccess publication from our lab showing #brain differences in regions involved in #attention during a reward task in individuals with #fibromyalgia , with potential influence of pain duration and opioid use.
@dukebrain.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@dukebrain.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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With NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya dismissing my reporting as "false" and "spreading rumors" hours before releasing a policy that confirmed said "rumors," I feel compelled to respond.
Here's an inside look into how this story was reported. It was a weird one. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's an inside look into how this story was reported. It was a weird one. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
May 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
With NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya dismissing my reporting as "false" and "spreading rumors" hours before releasing a policy that confirmed said "rumors," I feel compelled to respond.
Here's an inside look into how this story was reported. It was a weird one. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's an inside look into how this story was reported. It was a weird one. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.
May 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.
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a little pick me up lol for the academics in the room
May 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
a little pick me up lol for the academics in the room
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New at Can We Still Govern: An anonymous NIH employee maps out the GOP budget gameplan to permanently gut our most important science agency.
Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
The NIH budget is on a fast track to disaster
An NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do
donmoynihan.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: An anonymous NIH employee maps out the GOP budget gameplan to permanently gut our most important science agency.
Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
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@ardemp.bskyverified.social with some absolutely incredible writing in CNN today. I hope everyone will read what he has to say: "What began as a curiosity-driven question – “How do you feel?” has implications far beyond the initial scope, potentially leading to new types of treatments for pain..."
April 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@ardemp.bskyverified.social with some absolutely incredible writing in CNN today. I hope everyone will read what he has to say: "What began as a curiosity-driven question – “How do you feel?” has implications far beyond the initial scope, potentially leading to new types of treatments for pain..."
This is devastating for pain research. Linda Porter did such an amazing job building a real community from isolated fragments of research scattered across multiple institutes of NIH.
Linda Porter has been an absolute hero to the pain research community for decades. She worked tirelessly and selflessly to promote a better future for people with chronic pain. Absolutely crazy to cut off her and her office’s important leadership.
April 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This is devastating for pain research. Linda Porter did such an amazing job building a real community from isolated fragments of research scattered across multiple institutes of NIH.
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Linda Porter has been an absolute hero to the pain research community for decades. She worked tirelessly and selflessly to promote a better future for people with chronic pain. Absolutely crazy to cut off her and her office’s important leadership.
April 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Linda Porter has been an absolute hero to the pain research community for decades. She worked tirelessly and selflessly to promote a better future for people with chronic pain. Absolutely crazy to cut off her and her office’s important leadership.
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Thank you for speaking out @iasp.bsky.social! Words from @timothysnyder.bsky.social book, On Tyranny: “Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given… A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.” Institutions need to speak up for their values.
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thank you for speaking out @iasp.bsky.social! Words from @timothysnyder.bsky.social book, On Tyranny: “Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given… A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.” Institutions need to speak up for their values.
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Grad school dreams are shrinking. Universities like Penn, Pitt & Vanderbilt are slashing admissions, NIH funding cuts loom, & hiring freezes stall careers. Aspiring scientists face closed doors, lost opportunities, and a broken pipeline. This isn’t just a pause—it’s a crisis. #SaveScience #HigherEd
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
www.wesa.fm
February 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Grad school dreams are shrinking. Universities like Penn, Pitt & Vanderbilt are slashing admissions, NIH funding cuts loom, & hiring freezes stall careers. Aspiring scientists face closed doors, lost opportunities, and a broken pipeline. This isn’t just a pause—it’s a crisis. #SaveScience #HigherEd
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In a new editorial from Editor-in-Chief of PAIN @karenddavis.bsky.social reaffirms the journal’s commitment to considering #diversity, #DEI, and #GenderIdentity in pain research and management. bit.ly/3D5WgJO
February 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
In a new editorial from Editor-in-Chief of PAIN @karenddavis.bsky.social reaffirms the journal’s commitment to considering #diversity, #DEI, and #GenderIdentity in pain research and management. bit.ly/3D5WgJO
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Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
go.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
Looks like the Neurobiology of Pain and Itch Study section meeting was cancelled by the old "Don't allow them to post the meeting 15 days in advance in the Federal Register trick". This is an illegal Trump delay on the NIH funding process. Moreover, a phenomenal waste of reviewers' time!
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Looks like the Neurobiology of Pain and Itch Study section meeting was cancelled by the old "Don't allow them to post the meeting 15 days in advance in the Federal Register trick". This is an illegal Trump delay on the NIH funding process. Moreover, a phenomenal waste of reviewers' time!
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Our mission is to promote scientific advances that reduce the burden of pain. Our goal is to bring together diverse perspectives to stimulate and support the study of pain, while translating this knowledge into improved pain relief.
February 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Our mission is to promote scientific advances that reduce the burden of pain. Our goal is to bring together diverse perspectives to stimulate and support the study of pain, while translating this knowledge into improved pain relief.
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Now Accepting Applications for Gratis Membership. IASP is offering 175 memberships to trainees & pain professionals from LMICs through the Sponsor a Member fund. Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply by 21 Feb & share with those who qualify. bit.ly/4hCFXTT #PainResearch #IASP
February 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Now Accepting Applications for Gratis Membership. IASP is offering 175 memberships to trainees & pain professionals from LMICs through the Sponsor a Member fund. Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply by 21 Feb & share with those who qualify. bit.ly/4hCFXTT #PainResearch #IASP
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It’s time for all of us, in the USA and elsewhere, to act against the threats of facism. This article outlines some ideas of HOW & what works
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
How to Take Heart From What Really Worked in the First Resistance
Marches and lawsuits are fine, but the real wins over MAGA last time were powered by grassroots activists pushing from thousands of districts across the country.
newrepublic.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It’s time for all of us, in the USA and elsewhere, to act against the threats of facism. This article outlines some ideas of HOW & what works
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
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Listen up @esa.int @ec.europa.eu you have a once-a-century opportunity to wholesale poach the intellectual engine of a continent.
Fund some labs, and you’ll reap a century of scientific dominance. Exactly what we did to you in 1930.
Fund some labs, and you’ll reap a century of scientific dominance. Exactly what we did to you in 1930.
February 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Listen up @esa.int @ec.europa.eu you have a once-a-century opportunity to wholesale poach the intellectual engine of a continent.
Fund some labs, and you’ll reap a century of scientific dominance. Exactly what we did to you in 1930.
Fund some labs, and you’ll reap a century of scientific dominance. Exactly what we did to you in 1930.
History is unerased for the moment! Another judicial victory!
Judge orders Trump admin to restore removed health agency webpages
The decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, came after a testy Monday afternoon hearing.
www.politico.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
History is unerased for the moment! Another judicial victory!
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WashU is the second highest NIH grant recipient, receiving $683 million.
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU Medicine reaches all-time high in NIH funding | WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine secured $683 million in NIH funding in 2024, an all-time high that affirms its leadership in shaping the future of medicine.
medicine.washu.edu
February 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
WashU is the second highest NIH grant recipient, receiving $683 million.
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
Reversal of NIH indirect cuts only applies to states who sued. Not Ohio. I wonder how many jobs Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost just lost.
February 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Reversal of NIH indirect cuts only applies to states who sued. Not Ohio. I wonder how many jobs Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost just lost.
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Breaking news: 22 states are suing to block NIH’s cutting of indirect costs.
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage and lawsuit
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
scim.ag
February 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Breaking news: 22 states are suing to block NIH’s cutting of indirect costs.
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v