Tayla M. Olsen
@tayla-olsen.bsky.social
PhD Candidate UW Seattle MCB program in the Harrison Lab at BRI studying gut T cell responses to commensal microbes. UW Madison alumna. Views mine. She/her
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Despite court order, NIH grants remain frozen. Newly awarded grants, grants with fundable scores, & funds for a new budget cycle of a current project are all *FROZEN*🥶 and not being released. US research is being choked to death & is on life support right now www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
NIH is again throttling research funding in defiance of a federal court order
A freeze on "new and continuation awards" will "remain in place" pending DEI review, states a new internal memo.
www.motherjones.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Despite court order, NIH grants remain frozen. Newly awarded grants, grants with fundable scores, & funds for a new budget cycle of a current project are all *FROZEN*🥶 and not being released. US research is being choked to death & is on life support right now www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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On a day when a child died of measles this is too terrifying to contemplate. They truly want us to die don’t they?
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
February 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
On a day when a child died of measles this is too terrifying to contemplate. They truly want us to die don’t they?
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"There may well be normalcy again. But it lies on the other side—not in accommodation to this malevolent insanity, run by lackeys and toads. The risk of overreaction is trivial compared to the risks of accommodation."
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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The Fork in the Road | Mark Greif
There may well be normalcy again. But it lies on the other side—not in accommodation to this malevolent insanity, run by lackeys and toads. The risk of overreaction is trivial compared to the risks of...
www.nplusonemag.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"There may well be normalcy again. But it lies on the other side—not in accommodation to this malevolent insanity, run by lackeys and toads. The risk of overreaction is trivial compared to the risks of accommodation."
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
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Go @murray.senate.gov! 🔥👇💯 Hopefully people pay attention. This is absolutely correct. It is not hyperbole or grandstanding. NIH funding generates 400K jobs and billions in economic activity across the country. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-....
February 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Go @murray.senate.gov! 🔥👇💯 Hopefully people pay attention. This is absolutely correct. It is not hyperbole or grandstanding. NIH funding generates 400K jobs and billions in economic activity across the country. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-....
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Click on your state !
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Click on your state !
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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This is the kind of simple and direct message we need right now: long-term damage aside, this attack is going to very quickly make it even harder for people to have the jobs and medical care they need.
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
February 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is the kind of simple and direct message we need right now: long-term damage aside, this attack is going to very quickly make it even harder for people to have the jobs and medical care they need.
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I'm sorry, but "they took over the whole federal payments system, fired the career staff, and won't let anybody see what they're doing" is not a situation in which you wait for more information. It's a situation in which you assume the worst. There's no explanation for it other than rampant crimes.
February 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm sorry, but "they took over the whole federal payments system, fired the career staff, and won't let anybody see what they're doing" is not a situation in which you wait for more information. It's a situation in which you assume the worst. There's no explanation for it other than rampant crimes.
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If you're not sure what to say, 5Calls is a good place to start with contacting your elected officials.
5calls.org
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
If you're not sure what to say, 5Calls is a good place to start with contacting your elected officials.
5calls.org
5calls.org
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My weekend with immunologists devising new strategies to treat cancer, allergy, Alzheimer’s, autoimmunity and infection. The WH has just paused peer-reviewed NIH funding that pays for these studies. If you care about human life, write your representatives. Demand that NIH funding is restored asap.
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
My weekend with immunologists devising new strategies to treat cancer, allergy, Alzheimer’s, autoimmunity and infection. The WH has just paused peer-reviewed NIH funding that pays for these studies. If you care about human life, write your representatives. Demand that NIH funding is restored asap.
I will certainly be joining!
Academic workers across the country are organizing to call on our congressional representatives on Thursday, 1/30, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT to demand these restrictions be lifted immediately.
There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event.
Join us!
form.jotform.com/250226137228...
There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event.
Join us!
form.jotform.com/250226137228...
Join researchers across the country in fighting restrictions on the NIH
Please click the link to complete this form.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I will certainly be joining!
Illegal grant funding pause!!! This impoundment is absolutely absurd. The executive branch of the government has no power to pause allocated funds approved by congress. This will be faught.
Contact your senators!
Contact your senators!
Last night's pause on grant funding as of 5 pm today hurts the economy in all 50 states, throwing researchers studying diseases into chaos.
Look up your state:
unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Read the memo here: "not limited to" doing heavy lifting: washingtonpost.com/documents/de...
Look up your state:
unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Read the memo here: "not limited to" doing heavy lifting: washingtonpost.com/documents/de...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Illegal grant funding pause!!! This impoundment is absolutely absurd. The executive branch of the government has no power to pause allocated funds approved by congress. This will be faught.
Contact your senators!
Contact your senators!
Well, my X account got hacked and I’m now experiencing the non-existent support and tech help of X. Anyway, if anyone can see my X account, it’s not me anymore.
November 23, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Well, my X account got hacked and I’m now experiencing the non-existent support and tech help of X. Anyway, if anyone can see my X account, it’s not me anymore.
Hello, #ScienceBluesky!
Stoked to start sharing cool science again!
Here is a pic I took of the aurora in Washington October 10th. An amazing amount of science goes into predicting when it’s worth driving 2.5 hours to clear skies!
Truly a wonder of the natural world!
Stoked to start sharing cool science again!
Here is a pic I took of the aurora in Washington October 10th. An amazing amount of science goes into predicting when it’s worth driving 2.5 hours to clear skies!
Truly a wonder of the natural world!
November 21, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Hello, #ScienceBluesky!
Stoked to start sharing cool science again!
Here is a pic I took of the aurora in Washington October 10th. An amazing amount of science goes into predicting when it’s worth driving 2.5 hours to clear skies!
Truly a wonder of the natural world!
Stoked to start sharing cool science again!
Here is a pic I took of the aurora in Washington October 10th. An amazing amount of science goes into predicting when it’s worth driving 2.5 hours to clear skies!
Truly a wonder of the natural world!