Sofia Lizarraga
@sblizarraga.bsky.social
Cellular neuroscientist focusing on chromatin regulatory mechanisms of human brain development & disease @brown university MCB
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Here's your recap of what happened in the leadership shakeup at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week.
It's been a week of chaos at the CDC. Here are 5 things to know
Here's your recap of what happened in the leadership shakeup at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week.
n.pr
August 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Here's your recap of what happened in the leadership shakeup at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week.
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🚀 Join us for our *first-ever* Pathways to the PhD conference on Sat, Sept 27 in NYC — sponsored by MIT!
In-person event for students & recent grads exploring STEM PhDs. Get insider tips & MIT insights!
📍 St. Francis College, NYC
🔗 Register: cientificolatino.com/phd-conference
In-person event for students & recent grads exploring STEM PhDs. Get insider tips & MIT insights!
📍 St. Francis College, NYC
🔗 Register: cientificolatino.com/phd-conference
August 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🚀 Join us for our *first-ever* Pathways to the PhD conference on Sat, Sept 27 in NYC — sponsored by MIT!
In-person event for students & recent grads exploring STEM PhDs. Get insider tips & MIT insights!
📍 St. Francis College, NYC
🔗 Register: cientificolatino.com/phd-conference
In-person event for students & recent grads exploring STEM PhDs. Get insider tips & MIT insights!
📍 St. Francis College, NYC
🔗 Register: cientificolatino.com/phd-conference
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‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into law.
www.nature.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🧪BREAKING: NIH has laid out 5 options for funding publications costs on grants (yes, FIVE!). This is hugely impactful.
Make your opinions known by September 15, fellow scientists.
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grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Make your opinions known by September 15, fellow scientists.
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grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-138: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NOT-OD-25-138. NIH
grants.nih.gov
July 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧪BREAKING: NIH has laid out 5 options for funding publications costs on grants (yes, FIVE!). This is hugely impactful.
Make your opinions known by September 15, fellow scientists.
🧪
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Make your opinions known by September 15, fellow scientists.
🧪
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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We have news. The good news is a lot of notices of award we sent out under the continuing resolution with cuts will now get 98%. The bad news is we have to renegotiate with PIs again. We'll do our best to get these out, but we ask PIs to work with us on public facing titles, abstracts, and aims.
July 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We have news. The good news is a lot of notices of award we sent out under the continuing resolution with cuts will now get 98%. The bad news is we have to renegotiate with PIs again. We'll do our best to get these out, but we ask PIs to work with us on public facing titles, abstracts, and aims.
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President Trump's tariffs are almost "tailor-made" to hit the goods that lower income households prefer to purchase, says economist Ernie Tedeschi of Yale's nonpartisan Budget Lab.
Why Trump's tariffs may hit low-income households hardest
President Trump's tariffs are almost "tailor-made" to hit the goods that lower income households prefer to purchase, says economist Ernie Tedeschi of Yale's nonpartisan Budget Lab.
n.pr
July 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
President Trump's tariffs are almost "tailor-made" to hit the goods that lower income households prefer to purchase, says economist Ernie Tedeschi of Yale's nonpartisan Budget Lab.
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For ESIs dealing with grants being rescinded: if an investigator’s 1st substantial independent research award is terminated within the first 3 years of the project period (not due to scientific misconduct ) they can request the reinstatement of ESI status
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
July 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For ESIs dealing with grants being rescinded: if an investigator’s 1st substantial independent research award is terminated within the first 3 years of the project period (not due to scientific misconduct ) they can request the reinstatement of ESI status
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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A federal judge on Monday declared the Trump administration’s move to cut hundreds of grants issued by the National Institutes of Health illegal, accusing the government of discrimination against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. individuals. nyti.ms/4jSIjOG
Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Are Illegal, Federal Judge Rules
The judge accused the Trump administration of discriminating against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. people and ordered the government to restore much of the funding.
nyti.ms
June 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A federal judge on Monday declared the Trump administration’s move to cut hundreds of grants issued by the National Institutes of Health illegal, accusing the government of discrimination against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. individuals. nyti.ms/4jSIjOG
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People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
Photos: See No Kings protests around the country
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
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If you have a current fourth grader, log on to everykidoutdoors.gov with your student, complete an activity, then download and print your pass voucher. Redeem the printed voucher for the pass at thousands of federal public land sites throughout the country 2/n
Every Kid Outdoors
everykidoutdoors.gov
May 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
If you have a current fourth grader, log on to everykidoutdoors.gov with your student, complete an activity, then download and print your pass voucher. Redeem the printed voucher for the pass at thousands of federal public land sites throughout the country 2/n
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I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too
May 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too
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"We need the whole country to appreciate that by investing in university research and educating the next generation of explorers and innovators, the country has reaped, and will continue to reap, tremendous rewards in new cures, treatments, and inventions, and in new industries, companies, and jobs"
May 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"We need the whole country to appreciate that by investing in university research and educating the next generation of explorers and innovators, the country has reaped, and will continue to reap, tremendous rewards in new cures, treatments, and inventions, and in new industries, companies, and jobs"
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The authors of a Comment article in Nature “urge STEMM scientists in the United States to avoid the mistakes of the past and instead stand together and fight for both personal and academic freedom.” #Academicsky 🧪
US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding
Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation’s, and the world’s, interests. Researchers can take action.
go.nature.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The authors of a Comment article in Nature “urge STEMM scientists in the United States to avoid the mistakes of the past and instead stand together and fight for both personal and academic freedom.” #Academicsky 🧪
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“In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rapid response bridge grant opportunity for impacted scholars”
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rapid response bridge grant opportunity for impacted scholars”
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Unlawful grant terminations harm young scientists and threaten America's scientific future. FASEB and leading scientific organizations call for the immediate restoration of funding that supports the next generation of researchers. Read more:
FASEB and Life Science Organizations Urge Immediate Research Funding Restoration
FASEB, along with several other leading life science organizations, file an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit that calls for the immediate restoration of critical research funding.
buff.ly
May 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Unlawful grant terminations harm young scientists and threaten America's scientific future. FASEB and leading scientific organizations call for the immediate restoration of funding that supports the next generation of researchers. Read more:
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Unlawful grant terminations are harming young scientists and threatening innovation. ASCB joins leaders calling for immediate funding restoration.
www.ascb.org/society-news...
www.ascb.org/society-news...
Leading Life Science Organizations: Unlawful Grant Terminations Pose Grave Threat to America’s Innovation Pipeline - ASCB
Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Suit Calling for Immediate Funding Restoration WASHINGTON, DC – Four leading life science organizations, including the ASCB, filed an amicus brief today asking the cou...
www.ascb.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Unlawful grant terminations are harming young scientists and threatening innovation. ASCB joins leaders calling for immediate funding restoration.
www.ascb.org/society-news...
www.ascb.org/society-news...
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The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
May 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer
Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in three months, smashing her own record
It’s a massive haul for the progressive lawmaker who has been barnstorming the country with Bernie Sanders.
www.politico.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer
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Organising speakers for a conference, assembling a committee, looking for referees? Join @the-node.bsky.social Network, a directory of developmental and stem cell biologists, that broadens your contacts and introduces individuals who might not otherwise come to mind.
thenode.biologists.com/network
thenode.biologists.com/network
April 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Organising speakers for a conference, assembling a committee, looking for referees? Join @the-node.bsky.social Network, a directory of developmental and stem cell biologists, that broadens your contacts and introduces individuals who might not otherwise come to mind.
thenode.biologists.com/network
thenode.biologists.com/network
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We could use something like this in Aotearoa. The ordinary person around the motu has no idea what the situation is for our public researchers. Too many think researchers have 'cushy' jobs. A campaign to inform the public is very much needed.
@ucsusa.bsky.social is running a "science advocacy training webinar on writing letters to the editor to inform and influence different audiences about the impacts of federal cuts to science and science workers" next Thursday April 17 🧪
It will be recorded for those who register but cannot attend
It will be recorded for those who register but cannot attend
Sharing Stories of Science through Letters to the Editor
The Union of Concerned Scientists invites scientists and experts to a science advocacy training webinar on writing letters to the editor to inform and influence different audiences about the impacts o...
secure.ucs.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We could use something like this in Aotearoa. The ordinary person around the motu has no idea what the situation is for our public researchers. Too many think researchers have 'cushy' jobs. A campaign to inform the public is very much needed.
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I’ll be in DC March 7th at the StandUpForScience rally. See you there! If you can’t make it to DC there will be a StandUpForScience rally in a city near you. @standupforscience.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’ll be in DC March 7th at the StandUpForScience rally. See you there! If you can’t make it to DC there will be a StandUpForScience rally in a city near you. @standupforscience.bsky.social
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#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
A Single-Dose Breakthrough: PfSPZ-LARC Vaccines Offer Transformative Protection Against Malaria – Sanaria
sanaria.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
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How does the regulation of RNA stability contribute to cortical development? This study profiles the #RNAstability landscape of the #cortex across development, revealing that the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex is essential for corticogenesis in vivo 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/3EtZjvN
February 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
How does the regulation of RNA stability contribute to cortical development? This study profiles the #RNAstability landscape of the #cortex across development, revealing that the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex is essential for corticogenesis in vivo 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/3EtZjvN