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Jason Shepherd

@jasonsynaptic

šŸ‡æšŸ‡¦šŸ‡³šŸ‡æšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øProfessor of Neurobiology @UUtah. Molecular mechanisms of memory, repurposed transposons, and virus-like intercellular signaling. Personal opinions.

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New report shows that #NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024 forbes.com/sites/michaelt…

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Trump admin's war on science is hitting pediatric cancer, solar physics, meteorology, pandemic-preparedness, and more. Foreign scientists afraid to travel to the US. Online platform sees 32% increase of US scientists trying to go abroad. They destroy scientific progress

Trump admin's war on science is hitting pediatric cancer, solar physics, meteorology, pandemic-preparedness, and more. 

Foreign scientists afraid to travel to the US. 

Online platform sees 32% increase of US scientists trying to go abroad.

They destroy scientific progress
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Congrats again to Wes! I want to reiterate that Wes's work on the structure of HIV capsids is classic curiosity based science that eventually led to this medical breakthrough.

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This is a big win and sorely needed. But, the anxiety and uncertainty caused by these unnecessary actions by the government will have long-lasting effects on recruiting talent to the US.

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The govt keeps on claiming there are millions of illegal immigrants...but they seem hell bent on deporting innocent, legal aliens and EVEN citizens. Make it make sense!

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As seen on 60 Minutes, focusing on the destruction of the NIH 😢. Who wants to defund cancer and Alzheimer’s research…or halting of clinical trials?

As seen on <a href="/60Minutes/">60 Minutes</a>, focusing on the destruction of the NIH 😢. Who wants to defund cancer and Alzheimer’s research…or halting of clinical trials?
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Me: watch Shogun with me..it showcases the beauty of Japan! Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD I watched that with you. Isn’t it about people going through portals to fight dragons? Me:…..

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A group of researchers funded by the now-terminated MOSAIC K99/R00 program had a chance to share our stories and the consequences this will have for a generation of early career scientists npr.org/sections/shots…

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Controversial opinion..but organoids are not brains and if you want to understand cognition, you can’t study it in a dish.

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Fueled by some of the world’s brightest minds, we transform curiosity into discovery & discovery into impact. From groundbreaking medical advances to energy solutions for our world. We’re not just conducting research, we’re launching tomorrow’s breakthroughs. šŸ”¬ Research at the U

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And this is on purpose. Their plan is to claim the NIH doesn't even need it's current assigned budget because those $$ were not spent this year. This is also undermining flagship public universities and affecting local economies! Senate Republicans Senator John Curtis Congressman Blake Moore

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1/2 THIS WEEK! On Wednesday, May 7, 2:30pm, The American Brain Coalition American Academy of Neurology ACNP, Dana Foundation, IEEE Brain Simons Foundation @SfNTweets and The Kavli Foundation, in cooperation w/ Congressional Neuroscience Caucus invite you to a special briefingšŸ‘‰RSVP Hereāž”ļø docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

1/2 THIS WEEK! On Wednesday, May 7, 2:30pm, <a href="/AmericanBrainCo/">The American Brain Coalition</a> <a href="/AANmember/">American Academy of Neurology</a> <a href="/ACNPorg/">ACNP</a>, Dana Foundation, <a href="/IEEEBrain/">IEEE Brain</a> <a href="/SimonsFdn/">Simons Foundation</a> @SfNTweets and <a href="/KavliFoundation/">The Kavli Foundation</a>, in cooperation w/ Congressional Neuroscience Caucus invite you to a special briefingšŸ‘‰RSVP Hereāž”ļø docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…