NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced
— New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
— New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced
New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance
www.medpagetoday.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced
— New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
— New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
“New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance” 🤮
NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced
New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance
www.medpagetoday.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance” 🤮
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, sent an email to staff late last Friday announcing that Kyle Walsh, PhD, a neuroepidemiologist, became director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) the Friday prior, ScienceInsider reported.
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, sent an email to staff late last Friday announcing that Kyle Walsh, PhD, a neuroepidemiologist, became director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) the Friday prior, ScienceInsider reported.
NIEHS has a large program within their intramural program looking at the long-term health effects of the BP oil spill.
Gulf Longitudinal Follow-up (GuLF) Study
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Gulf Longitudinal Follow-up (GuLF) Study
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RePORT ⟩ RePORTER
reporter.nih.gov
October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
NIEHS has a large program within their intramural program looking at the long-term health effects of the BP oil spill.
Gulf Longitudinal Follow-up (GuLF) Study
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Gulf Longitudinal Follow-up (GuLF) Study
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3/3 “but it’s just NIEHS” - aieee.
This is the first step; they’re testing our defenses. Mussolini called this “plucking the chicken one feather at a time.”
This is the first step; they’re testing our defenses. Mussolini called this “plucking the chicken one feather at a time.”
October 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
3/3 “but it’s just NIEHS” - aieee.
This is the first step; they’re testing our defenses. Mussolini called this “plucking the chicken one feather at a time.”
This is the first step; they’re testing our defenses. Mussolini called this “plucking the chicken one feather at a time.”
An interesting tidbit about the new director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) I stumbled across.
Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
An interesting tidbit about the new director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) I stumbled across.
Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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New story about the NIEHS Director appointment from Inside Climate News
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Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute - Inside Climate News
Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm.
insideclimatenews.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
New story about the NIEHS Director appointment from Inside Climate News
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
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THEY GAVE HIM NIEHS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE TO BETHESDA
October 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
THEY GAVE HIM NIEHS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE TO BETHESDA
My lab has literally pioneered methods to measure health impacts of climate change that I can't get NIH grants to put into practice; meanwhile, this guy backchannels his way to being director of NIEHS? Folks: I'm going to become the joker about this one
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute - Inside Climate News
Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm.
insideclimatenews.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
My lab has literally pioneered methods to measure health impacts of climate change that I can't get NIH grants to put into practice; meanwhile, this guy backchannels his way to being director of NIEHS? Folks: I'm going to become the joker about this one
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟 @altcdc.altgov.info With statements by former NIEHS Director Birnbaum and others.
Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute - Inside Climate News
Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm.
insideclimatenews.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟 @altcdc.altgov.info With statements by former NIEHS Director Birnbaum and others.
I have appointed myself the Director of NIEHS. Feel free to congratulate
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I have appointed myself the Director of NIEHS. Feel free to congratulate
Bro doesn't even have a Nature paper! I have more Nature journal papers than this clown. I'm the Director of NIEHS now
October 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Bro doesn't even have a Nature paper! I have more Nature journal papers than this clown. I'm the Director of NIEHS now
The incoming director of NIEHS, who has no papers on environmental health, has received 300 fewer citations so far this year on his work than me, a first-year professor on the tenure track who literally quit his job a year ago. This rocks. I'm never going to have impostor syndrome again
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The incoming director of NIEHS, who has no papers on environmental health, has received 300 fewer citations so far this year on his work than me, a first-year professor on the tenure track who literally quit his job a year ago. This rocks. I'm never going to have impostor syndrome again
This really pisses me off.
When I worked in Francis Collins' legislative affairs shop, NIEHS was in my portfolio. This Walsh guy is not anywhere near qualified to run the institute (nor have any leadership position in it at all), on top of the utterly corrupt way he apparently got the job.
When I worked in Francis Collins' legislative affairs shop, NIEHS was in my portfolio. This Walsh guy is not anywhere near qualified to run the institute (nor have any leadership position in it at all), on top of the utterly corrupt way he apparently got the job.
My lab has literally pioneered methods to measure health impacts of climate change that I can't get NIH grants to put into practice; meanwhile, this guy backchannels his way to being director of NIEHS? Folks: I'm going to become the joker about this one
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute - Inside Climate News
Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm.
insideclimatenews.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This really pisses me off.
When I worked in Francis Collins' legislative affairs shop, NIEHS was in my portfolio. This Walsh guy is not anywhere near qualified to run the institute (nor have any leadership position in it at all), on top of the utterly corrupt way he apparently got the job.
When I worked in Francis Collins' legislative affairs shop, NIEHS was in my portfolio. This Walsh guy is not anywhere near qualified to run the institute (nor have any leadership position in it at all), on top of the utterly corrupt way he apparently got the job.
This is highly unusual. I have received much of my grant funding from NIEHS.
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JD Vance officiated the wedding of new head of NIH environmental institute
Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism
www.science.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is highly unusual. I have received much of my grant funding from NIEHS.
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More info on the new NIEHS director appointee Kyle Walsh and JD Vance
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"In 2015, he moved to San Francisco and lived with me and my wife for a few months while completing the final draft (of his book"
I hope that had a guest room; otherwise JD was on the couch.
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"In 2015, he moved to San Francisco and lived with me and my wife for a few months while completing the final draft (of his book"
I hope that had a guest room; otherwise JD was on the couch.
Kyle Walsh, Ph.D. - The Sontag Foundation
sontagfoundation.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
More info on the new NIEHS director appointee Kyle Walsh and JD Vance
sontagfoundation.org/grantee_stor...
"In 2015, he moved to San Francisco and lived with me and my wife for a few months while completing the final draft (of his book"
I hope that had a guest room; otherwise JD was on the couch.
sontagfoundation.org/grantee_stor...
"In 2015, he moved to San Francisco and lived with me and my wife for a few months while completing the final draft (of his book"
I hope that had a guest room; otherwise JD was on the couch.
You really need to read this letter from @jeremymberg.bsky.social to NIH Director, RFK Jr ally, & true MAGA/MAHA hero Dr Bhattacharya
The appointment of a new NIEHS Director to the dear, dear friend of Vice President JD Vance without the standard rigorous due processes should be ringing alarm bells
The appointment of a new NIEHS Director to the dear, dear friend of Vice President JD Vance without the standard rigorous due processes should be ringing alarm bells
Happy "No Kings" Day!
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya regarding the recently appointment of a new NIEHS Director.
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya regarding the recently appointment of a new NIEHS Director.
October 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You really need to read this letter from @jeremymberg.bsky.social to NIH Director, RFK Jr ally, & true MAGA/MAHA hero Dr Bhattacharya
The appointment of a new NIEHS Director to the dear, dear friend of Vice President JD Vance without the standard rigorous due processes should be ringing alarm bells
The appointment of a new NIEHS Director to the dear, dear friend of Vice President JD Vance without the standard rigorous due processes should be ringing alarm bells
Happy "No Kings" Day!
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya regarding the recently appointment of a new NIEHS Director.
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya regarding the recently appointment of a new NIEHS Director.
October 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Happy "No Kings" Day!
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya regarding the recently appointment of a new NIEHS Director.
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya regarding the recently appointment of a new NIEHS Director.
VERY TROUBLING NEWS REGARDING NIH INSTITUTE DIRECTORS
A new appointment for NIEHS
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A new appointment for NIEHS
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October 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
VERY TROUBLING NEWS REGARDING NIH INSTITUTE DIRECTORS
A new appointment for NIEHS
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A new appointment for NIEHS
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This is NOT one of the institutes with an acting director.
The NIEHS (Rick Woychik) was recently reappointed for a 5-year term.
The new appointee is a associate professor at Duke (and hence already lives near NIEHS which is the one institute not in Bethesda).
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The NIEHS (Rick Woychik) was recently reappointed for a 5-year term.
The new appointee is a associate professor at Duke (and hence already lives near NIEHS which is the one institute not in Bethesda).
NO SEARCH
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October 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is NOT one of the institutes with an acting director.
The NIEHS (Rick Woychik) was recently reappointed for a 5-year term.
The new appointee is a associate professor at Duke (and hence already lives near NIEHS which is the one institute not in Bethesda).
NO SEARCH
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The NIEHS (Rick Woychik) was recently reappointed for a 5-year term.
The new appointee is a associate professor at Duke (and hence already lives near NIEHS which is the one institute not in Bethesda).
NO SEARCH
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In the middle of a shutdown, NIH appointed a new head for its institute on environmental health sciences. The new NIEHS director, Kyle Walsh, is a Duke neurosurgeon who studies glial cells. He also calls VP JD Vance, who officiated his wedding, one of his closest friends.
October 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In the middle of a shutdown, NIH appointed a new head for its institute on environmental health sciences. The new NIEHS director, Kyle Walsh, is a Duke neurosurgeon who studies glial cells. He also calls VP JD Vance, who officiated his wedding, one of his closest friends.
I actually had heard the the potential NIEHS appointment 2 days ago and broke the news about it at the STAT Summit. I did not share any details since I did not have confirmation.
Eric Green shared his views about the importance of process and applicant quality.
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Eric Green shared his views about the importance of process and applicant quality.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I actually had heard the the potential NIEHS appointment 2 days ago and broke the news about it at the STAT Summit. I did not share any details since I did not have confirmation.
Eric Green shared his views about the importance of process and applicant quality.
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Eric Green shared his views about the importance of process and applicant quality.
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Excited to have our pub in GeoHealth featured in EOS. As with most work coming from our group, we’ve made it as reproducible as we can with open source code github.com/NIEHS/samba and data for 100 US cities doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
September 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Excited to have our pub in GeoHealth featured in EOS. As with most work coming from our group, we’ve made it as reproducible as we can with open source code github.com/NIEHS/samba and data for 100 US cities doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
This work was spearheaded by Masataka Suzawa in my (NIAMS) and Chen Qiu in Traci Hall’s lab (NIEHS IRP) and initiated together with Masashi Yamaji’s group at Cincinnati Children’s. Wonderful collaboration with @eugenevalkov.bsky.social and Vittorio Sartorelli.
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Delighted to share the story of two germline RBPs - one with little (DND1) and one with no (NANOS3) intrinsic sequence-specificity - that together build a continuous RNA binding surface recognizing a 7-mer (AUGAAUU) in target mRNA 3’UTRs, leading to deadenylation.
Delighted to share the story of two germline RBPs - one with little (DND1) and one with no (NANOS3) intrinsic sequence-specificity - that together build a continuous RNA binding surface recognizing a 7-mer (AUGAAUU) in target mRNA 3’UTRs, leading to deadenylation.
The DND1-NANOS3 complex shapes the primordial germ cell transcriptome via a heptanucleotide sequence in mRNA 3'UTRs
The RNA-binding proteins DND1 and NANOS3 are essential for primordial germ cell survival. Their co-immunoprecipitation and overlapping loss-of-function phenotypes suggest joint function, yet how they ...
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September 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This work was spearheaded by Masataka Suzawa in my (NIAMS) and Chen Qiu in Traci Hall’s lab (NIEHS IRP) and initiated together with Masashi Yamaji’s group at Cincinnati Children’s. Wonderful collaboration with @eugenevalkov.bsky.social and Vittorio Sartorelli.