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Melinda Aldrich, PhD, MPH

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Professor of Medicine & Biomedical Informatics & Thoracic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Lung cancer research. Cancer epi & genetic epidemiology. Foodie. Travel. Outdoors.

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A thoughtful thank you gift from a trainee. Gratifying to see them thrive and find their passion for science.

27.06.2025 23:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum Students in the life sciences are shut out of latest cohort of 500 fellows

Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

27.06.2025 23:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Need a break from all the great activities at #ATS2025? Clear your head with some fuzzy friends! Check out the Puppy Park in the Exhibition Hall, near the Fun Zone.

ATS thanks United Therapeutics for their generous support of the ATS 2025 Puppy Park.

19.05.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations, well done Michael!

04.04.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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International scientists rethink U.S. conference attendance Opposition to Trump administration and fears of customs run-ins are shifting travel plans

Scientific conferences attract thousands of foreign researchers to the United States every year. But some are reassessing their travel plans because of objections to U.S. policy and fears of being interrogated or detained by customs officials.

03.04.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 10

All the NIH sites seem to be down!! What is up?? I can’t get onto pubmed, reporter or era commons! Happening to anyone else??

02.03.2025 01:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

19.02.2025 04:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ASHG is concerned about the cuts to NIH-funded research support, its impacts on biomedical research, and the effect on local, state, and national economies. We join our advocacy partners to ensure essential progress is not stalled.
Read our statement: www.ashg.org/publications... #ASHG

14.02.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Happy Valentine’s Day!

14.02.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Are you part of a Nashville-area entity currently experiencing an unexplained freeze of federal funds? Please DM me.

11.02.2025 03:39 πŸ‘ 295 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Penn State has halted submission and *acceptance* of NIH grants pending the resolution of the overhead rate cut.

This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.

11.02.2025 04:31 πŸ‘ 1604 πŸ” 492 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 24

BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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