Silvia De Rubeis

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.

The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

Big congrats Xin!

Watched it in class in high school and still remember the heart sinking feeling.

We're hiring! The Hoffman lab at Yale is recruiting for Post-Doctoral Associate and Post-Graduate Associate positions available immediately. Join us! www.hoffmanlab.net/jobs #zebrafish #zebrafishjobs

What a night for #RareDisease research & community! 🦓 🏈

Congrats all draft picks and especially our very own @jer0luk.bsky.social!

A million thank you to The DDX3X Foundation & Uplifting Athletes!

Support Young Investigator Draft 2026 We are thrilled to announce that the Young Investigator Draft will be held at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on January 31, 2026. This is a one-of-a-kind evening, honoring incredible rare...

Don't forget to JOIN US as #WeTackleRare at the Young Investigator Draft on Jan 31st at Lincoln Financial Field. Learn More 👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026 #RareDiseases

INCREDIBLY PROUD! @UpliftingAth, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the rare disease community, has awarded @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Dr. @jer0luk.bsky.social a research grant as a member of their 2026 Young Investigator Draft Class. HUGE CONGRATS Jeronimo 🎉Learn More👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026

In 2025, departures of govt scientists outnumbered new hires by a ratio of 11 to 1. This reduction in STEM PhDs translates to 106k yrs of federal work experience across 10,000 employees. These talents will take their expertise elsewhere. Experience is indispensable.
🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Yeah, sharing just in case it is helpful to anyone…

Mine just changed to “competitive - not discussed” just today, which is almost a month after SS 🤷‍♀️

I'm looking to hire a postgraduate research associate in Computational Psychiatry for my new lab at Yale. Please see link below for details & help RT 🙏

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Congrats Marija & Luisa!

Thanks. It’s all so 😳

Sorry if you said it and I missed it, but after how long it changed designation? Thanks for sharing

Announcing the 2026 edition of the EMBO workshop on RNA localization and local translation! This meeting will be held June 30 - July 4 near Porto, Portugal. Come for exciting updates in the field from both established investigators and trainees. See the link below for details!

We are thrilled (and not nervous at all 🤪) to announce that our very own Lauren Dierdorff 💫 will defend her PhD on Dec 10!

Lauren’s research examines the circuits underlying motor deficits in #DDX3X syndrome 🧠

Go Lauren!🍀💪

So excited about the 2026 DDX3X International Conference in Genova, Italy🐬

Looking forward to meet many #DDX3X families and share our research!

Stay tuned for the program!

@ddx3x-es.bsky.social
#raredisease
@sinaibrain.bsky.social

Apply! It's a great experience and you get to meet very cool people. Let me know if you want to know more 🧪

Any parents of kids with #Ddx3x on Bluesky?

NIH Study Sections are on hold…again. The primary input to deciding on the merit of proposals submitted to the NIH for potential funding, as most of my remaining blog audience well knows, is the outcome of the initial peer-review proce…

NIH Study Sections are on hold...again. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...

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Last year, we helped 100 students save $31K in grad school app fees, giving students from underserved communities the freedom to apply widely.

This year we lost 16 partners = $8.2K setback = 110 fewer dreams.

🎓 You can change that.
💸 Donate to open 110 new doors.

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Congrats!

Comment to the new insights offered by this new important study from @lotsb.bsky.social and future directions 👇🏼

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

DDX3X-related neurodevelopmental disorder in males – presenting a new cohort of 19 males and a literature review - European Journal of Human Genetics European Journal of Human Genetics - DDX3X-related neurodevelopmental disorder in males – presenting a new cohort of 19 males and a literature review

DDX3X can cause a neurodevelopmental disorder in males. 🧬
📢 A new cohort of affected males broadens the spectrum. ⬇️

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats!

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“How does a brain take shape?” Neurobiologist @bassemh.bsky.social on the embryonic cells that fold into the neural tube and become the brain.
Discover more in The Brain’s Secret.

#Biology #Neuroscience #Brain #Education #ReliableKnowledge #PublicEngagement

HAPPENING NOW! Visit the Icahn School of medicine #SURP4US Poster Session as @wellesley.edu's Kayla Quinlan, mentored by the DeRubeis Lab, presents her summer research project on “Characterizing olfactory bulb development in a mouse model of DDX3X syndrome”. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social NOT TO MISS!

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🎉 Big congratulations to GSMI-NYC 2022 scholar, @michae1flores.bsky.social, on being awarded the prestigious HHMI Gilliam Fellowship! 🌟 We are so proud of you leading the way for the next generation of scientists!