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Suzi Mansour
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Retired, but still love to follow developmental biology and genetics.
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Big crowd at No Kingsrally in Amsterdam!
June 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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The physical force used against @padilla.senate.gov as he exercised his right to free speech today in LA is absolutely appalling.
 
I stand with Senator Padilla and the people of California as we fight this administration’s repeated abuses of power.
June 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Friend, Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order that appoints politicians — not scientists — to evaluate research.

Add your name to our open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!
Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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First Opinion: There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research - Animal models remain central to understanding the complexity of biology and disease | By Carole LaBonne www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a... via @statnews.com
There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research
The NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.
www.statnews.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The reckless Republican budget will be debated on the House floor today.

It represents the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.

Children, families, seniors, hospitals and nursing homes will be devastated.

House Democrats are a Hard NO.
February 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on how the Abrupt Dismissal of NIH and NSF Staff Undermines Government Efficiency. bit.ly/3X9VEKd
The Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) is alarmed by the recent workforce reductions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other federal research agencies. These sudden and far-reaching cutbacks jeopardize the breadth and depth of scientific inquiry—including in the field of developmental biology—and imperil immediate research goals, as well as long-term innovation, and the training of the next generation of scientists. These dismissals do not enhance government efficiency. To the contrary, they eliminate highly trained experts, grant administrators, and support staff whose collective knowledge underpins critical discovery and fuels scientific momentum. Without their efforts, essential research— including research on birth defects, which kill twice as many children as cancer—will face considerable delays. The loss of such institutional memory will also undermine the capacity of these agencies to evaluate grants, maintain databases, and spearhead cutting-edge projects. The SDB acknowledges the value of periodically reviewing and updating agency operations; however, large-scale workforce reductions taken without transparent input from those knowledgeable about these essential and complex agencies risks weakening the entire United States research enterprise. The consequences extend far beyond the laboratory bench, reducing our global competitiveness and hindering the development of breakthrough interventions for human health. Moreover, these actions, and the downstream effects on research teams, are causing trainees to rethink scientific research as a career. In short, these actions will erode the country’s leadership in the sciences, stifle innovation, limit job growth, and compromise the well-being of everyone in our society. Carole LaBonne, PhD, SDB President Ken Cho, PhD, SDB Past President Richard Behringer, PhD, SDB President-Elect Approved by SDB of Directors on February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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SDB President Carole LaBonne shared her perspective on the NIH overhead issue on PBS NewsHour.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The possible long-term impact of Trump's cuts to medical research funding
The Trump administration recently announced the National Institutes of Health will make big changes in the way it funds researchers. Scientists say the move will have a huge effect on their work. We h...
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February 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Today, a Utah court will hear a challenge to the state's congressional map. Voters argue that the map is a partisan gerrymander that favors Republicans, violating the state constitution.
🚨 League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature
Learn more.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.
Scientific research is a driving force behind human progress. It fuels medical breakthroughs, spurs technological innovations and drives economic growth. Federal funding of research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is absolutely critical for ensuring that the U.S. maintains its global leadership in science and technology. The unprecedented freeze on the review and issuance of federal research grants is already negatively impacting research and could have significant ripple effects. Ongoing studies may lose momentum if grant renewals or supplement requests are delayed, slowing scientific progress on research the NIH has already invested in. Researchers affiliated with the Society for Developmental Biology carry out critical research on birth defects, which kill twice as many children as cancer does. Slowed progress will delay the development of new therapies and diagnostics, and thus have real public health implications. In 2019, the total estimated cost of birth defect–associated hospitalizations was $22.2 billion. Scientific research is also critical to the U.S. economy more broadly. In 2023 alone NIH funded research not only directly supported 412 thousand jobs, but its overall economic impact rippled out to all sectors of the economy driving more than $92.89 billion in economic activity across all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. It is estimated that every dollar of NIH funding generates $2.46 dollars of economic activity. Finally, federal research funding not only drives impactful research discoveries but also supports the training of the scientists, engineers, and innovators of the future. University laboratories, funded by federal grants, serve as essential training grounds for the next generation of researchers even as they push the boundaries of knowledge. This training prepares young scientists for leadership roles in both academia and industry, helping to ensure that the scientific workforce r…
January 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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#Devbio folks, mark your calendars:
SWSDB2025 at UNM in Albuquerque, NM, May 2-4!

Organizers Drs. Mubarak Hussain Syed, Lomeli Shull, Tou Yia Vue, Alexa Burger, & Marycruz Flores-Flores as US-Mexico liaison - more tk on their fabulous website:
www.swsdb2025.org

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December 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM