I hope your weekend brings as much enthusiasm and clarity as Dr. Grubbs giving a keynote.

These are the examples the administration will use to justify their actions. Don't let them get away with it. Talk to your skeptical friends and family. Increase understanding of the system. Preach the benefits to individuals AND society. Continue to #standupforscience 6/6

A lot of damage has been done already. Science is not politics. When a researcher gets a grant, they actually have to do exactly what they said they would do, in the way they said they would do it. There is always a study that the average person will read and say "no duh who funded this??" 5/6

Terminating positions, dismantling leadership of divisions, gutting indirects, and canceling study sections and funding opportunities will discourage promising scientists from pursuing a US research career, stifle innovation, and, ultimately, increase mortality from diseases such as cancer. 4/6

But it isn't just a singular trial that is important. Trainees, fellows, and early career researchers worked on, were inspired by, and IMPORTANTLY were mentored by the individuals funded by NIH and other institutions being dismantled by the current administration. 3/6