‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
05.08.2025 15:15
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New paper from my lab in Nature Scientific Reports!
Using #spinal cord MRIs, we show 1st evidence of decreased cervical gray matter volume in opioid-using #Fibromyalgia cohort, but with less GMV relating to less #pain severity & interference. #Duke_CTPM
Full paper here (free!)
👉🏼 rdcu.be/eywsK
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A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
New #OpenAccess publication from our lab showing #brain differences in regions involved in #attention during a reward task in individuals with #fibromyalgia , with potential influence of pain duration and opioid use.
@dukebrain.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
On a Nature news article reporting that NIH planned to suspend subawards for foreign collaborations: “No, that’s false. There’s going to be a policy on tracking subawards. The NIH and the government should be able to see where the money’s going.” “I’m really uncomfortable with this conversation, because you’re like, actually spreading rumors that you don’t know anything about. … Nature also is spreading rumors. Halt foreign collaborations, that’s not true.” “We’re working on the policy, Jocelyn. You shouldn’t be reporting rumors. I know there’s leaks all over here, but the leaks don’t actually reflect what’s happening. Don’t write about rumors. It actually makes the things that you and I care about worse. Like it spreads panic.” Later that day, NIH released a policy that halted future subawards to foreign scientists and said they will need to apply directly for money under a system still in development.
With NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya dismissing my reporting as "false" and "spreading rumors" hours before releasing a policy that confirmed said "rumors," I feel compelled to respond.
Here's an inside look into how this story was reported. It was a weird one. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.
a little pick me up lol for the academics in the room
Huge thank you!
The block spending, create a fake surplus, and cut based on the fake surplus looks to be a very real strategy to eviscerate NIH.
New at Can We Still Govern: An anonymous NIH employee maps out the GOP budget gameplan to permanently gut our most important science agency.
Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
@ardemp.bskyverified.social with some absolutely incredible writing in CNN today. I hope everyone will read what he has to say: "What began as a curiosity-driven question – “How do you feel?” has implications far beyond the initial scope, potentially leading to new types of treatments for pain..."
This is devastating for pain research. Linda Porter did such an amazing job building a real community from isolated fragments of research scattered across multiple institutes of NIH.
Linda Porter has been an absolute hero to the pain research community for decades. She worked tirelessly and selflessly to promote a better future for people with chronic pain. Absolutely crazy to cut off her and her office’s important leadership.
Thank you for speaking out @iasp.bsky.social! Words from @timothysnyder.bsky.social book, On Tyranny: “Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given… A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.” Institutions need to speak up for their values.
Grad school dreams are shrinking. Universities like Penn, Pitt & Vanderbilt are slashing admissions, NIH funding cuts loom, & hiring freezes stall careers. Aspiring scientists face closed doors, lost opportunities, and a broken pipeline. This isn’t just a pause—it’s a crisis. #SaveScience #HigherEd
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In a new editorial from Editor-in-Chief of PAIN @karenddavis.bsky.social reaffirms the journal’s commitment to considering #diversity, #DEI, and #GenderIdentity in pain research and management. bit.ly/3D5WgJO
Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
Looks like the Neurobiology of Pain and Itch Study section meeting was cancelled by the old "Don't allow them to post the meeting 15 days in advance in the Federal Register trick". This is an illegal Trump delay on the NIH funding process. Moreover, a phenomenal waste of reviewers' time!
Our mission is to promote scientific advances that reduce the burden of pain. Our goal is to bring together diverse perspectives to stimulate and support the study of pain, while translating this knowledge into improved pain relief.
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Now Accepting Applications for Gratis Membership. IASP is offering 175 memberships to trainees & pain professionals from LMICs through the Sponsor a Member fund. Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply by 21 Feb & share with those who qualify. bit.ly/4hCFXTT #PainResearch #IASP
It’s time for all of us, in the USA and elsewhere, to act against the threats of facism. This article outlines some ideas of HOW & what works
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
Listen up @esa.int @ec.europa.eu you have a once-a-century opportunity to wholesale poach the intellectual engine of a continent.
Fund some labs, and you’ll reap a century of scientific dominance. Exactly what we did to you in 1930.
WashU is the second highest NIH grant recipient, receiving $683 million.
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
Reversal of NIH indirect cuts only applies to states who sued. Not Ohio. I wonder how many jobs Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost just lost.
Breaking news: 22 states are suing to block NIH’s cutting of indirect costs.
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
The states jump into action to fight the NIH cuts! www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
So let’s say for example I get a $500,000 grant with 60% indirect. The total cost of that grant would be $800,000. Of which 300,000 would go to indirect. 300,000÷800,000 is equal to .375. This would be closer to the averages cited. These idiots can’t even use the right denominator!!!!
Something in the NIH Edict on indirects doesn’t add up. The average indirect is 27-28%? Since when? Maybe 27-28% of TOTAL costs goes to indirects? I’m suspecting that these assholes can’t even use the right math to screw up NIH. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
