📣 New preprint from the SCIMaP team!

Across three studies, we show that communicating the economic impact of NIH funding cuts—especially with interactive quizzes and maps—decreases approval and motivates action to oppose the cuts, across the political spectrum. 🧵 1/8
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Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

A new paper in The Lancet, one of the world’s foremost peer reviewed medical journals, estimates that USAID prevented 91 million deaths across 133 countries over 20 years.

The paper estimates that Elon Musk’s DOGE funding cuts to USAID will lead to 14 million deaths by 2030 (4.5 million children).

Excellent Info Graphic. Share everywhere!

Immunologist Yasmine Belkaid: ‘Science is in danger’ The head of France’s Pasteur Institute on Trump’s attacks on health institutions — and what scientists can do to rebuild public trust

on.ft.com/4337BF5 Despite worries of science being under attack - “Look at what we can accomplish if we put our energy and our collective will towards solutions. We are bizarrely unstoppable — and we are incredibly resilient.” - Yasmine Belkaid 💪🔥

YES. Need to say this loudly and often! This 2.46x is also the short-term ROI. Long-term ROI (more difficult to estimate) may ~10x. Highest for any gov't spending. And the source of discoveries necessary for all new drugs (industry important too but without NIH funded science there's no foundation)

Hey Lucille, nice to hear from you. How is it going? ;)

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.

"Au vu de son bilan, placer M. Kennedy en charge du ministère de la Santé représenterait un risque pour la santé publique", écrivent ces prix Nobel, dont Drew Weissman, Nobel de médecine en 2023 pour ses travaux sur le développement de vaccins à ARNm.

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Trump's former FDA commissioner: ‘It will cost lives in this country’ if RFK Jr. follows through on intentions Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s former FDA commissioner, said he has concerns about the president-elect’s pick for health secretary.

L'ancien patron de la FDA sous Trump estime que "cela coûtera des vies" si Robert F. Kennedy Jr. devient ministre de la Santé et applique ses idées, notamment car "les taux de vaccination contre la rougeole, les oreillons et la rubéole vont diminuer".

www.nbcnews.com/poli...

Great initiative. Would love to be added, thanks!

(International Partnership Studentship) Defining an atlas of tissue-resident lymphocytes in the gut immune microenvironment at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - (International Partnership Studentship) Defining an atlas of tissue-resident lymphocytes in the gut immune microenvironment at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD opportunity in my lab together plus collaborative placement with Jenny Mjosberg's group at Karolinska. Looking for someone with a passion to learn and develop spatial 'omics pipelines in the gut. Deadline end of the week! Spread the word:
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(Bicentenary) ILC interactions with the extracellular matrix in inflamed barrier tissues at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - (Bicentenary) ILC interactions with the extracellular matrix in inflamed barrier tissues at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

New PhD opportunity in the lab with @profjudiallen.bsky.social and @douglaspdyer.bsky.social looking at interactions between ILCs and the extracellular matrix. Application deadline Jan 10th 2025 - spread the word Bluesky immunologists!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.

“All the academics have suddenly migrated to Bluesky”

www.nature.com/articles/d41...