Montserrat Anguera, PhD

The PIs of third floor Old Vet / Rosenthal @montserrat-anguera.bsky.social @themodzlab.bsky.social @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social

Anyone that has been around a lab knows that the trainees really drive the research, while most professors just sort of guide the ship. Most innovation comes from our trainees.

Old professors like me will be able to survive these cuts, but our young scientists and our future will be destroyed.

New story up in Nature from @maxkozlov.bsky.social

NIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGE

Court documents and internal correspondence show the cost-cutting force has broad control over the world’s largest public biomedical funder.

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

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All the gratitude --

- to scientists who've reported their grants to grant-watch.us. Your willingness to share matters & has made a difference.

- to @aniloza.bsky.social for this article and many others that document the destruction of American science.

- to @noamross.net as the perfect teammate.

Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate Many worry about retribution. But for others, speaking out is worth the risk

Great article with lots of perspectives from scientists who are scared to speak out — and other scientists who are scared of what will happen if they don't. Trump & Musk & Kennedy are devastating U.S. research and setting progress back decades
www.science.org/content/arti... on @science.org

US brain drain: the scientists seeking jobs abroad amid Trump’s assault on research Nature - Five US-based researchers tell Nature why they are exploring career opportunities overseas.

“This no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career“

We spoke to five US-based researchers who are seeking, or moving to, jobs abroad because of the drastic changes imposed on US science by the Trump administration
https://go.nature.com/4knB9CX

"NIH funding is gone, so you should pivot to private foundations for funding"

Meanwhile, private foundations:

What losing billions in federal grants means for universities, and the nation The Trump administration has so far frozen about $11 billion in research funding. University leaders say no other source can fill the void.

What cutting science and biomedical grants mean for the nation...

www.npr.org/2025/04/25/n...

World’s first personalized CRISPR therapy given to baby with genetic disease Treatment seems to have been effective, but it is not clear whether such bespoke therapies can be widely applied.

To be clear, these kinds of breakthroughs are going to come to a screeching halt with the current NIH funding cuts. This new treatment is only possible because of decades of basic research. What might be possible 20 years from now if we don't destroy basic research?

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

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...

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"The opening months of the Trump administration represent a historic disruption to America’s scientific agencies." - Donald Moynihan and Pamela Herd, University of Michigan

In a new #ScienceEditorial, Donald Moynihan and Pamela Herd address concerning impacts of “Schedule F” increasing the number of political appointees at federal agencies like the National Science Foundation. scim.ag/4kcAnIX

Will US science survive Trump 2.0? President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts for the United States and the world?

President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. A feature in Nature examines the long-term impacts for the US and the world. #Academicsky 🧪

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures

It was a privilege to help tell the stories of U.S. scientists whose lives have been upended during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration in this recent piece for @science.org

Yeah, take that, you freeloading newborns.

Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...

NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Will US science survive Trump 2.0? President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts for the United States and the world?

President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. A feature in Nature examines the long-term impacts for the US and the world. #Academicsky 🧪

Musk and SpaceX are among the biggest winners in Trump’s 2026 spending plan. Trump is delivering on Musk’s wish list at both NASA and the Pentagon, reshaping federal space spending to funnel billions of dollars in new business directly to him.

Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan

President Donald Trump today asked Congress to make massive and unprecedented cuts to the 2026 budgets of major federal science agencies. scim.ag/3Yszqnm

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’ After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding

Science article with perspectives from NIH insiders

www.science.org/content/arti...

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Medical research brain drain: Why scientists could flee the U.S. YouTube video by 60 Minutes

And here is a 60 Minutes Extra (Overtime) segment on YouTube.
This did not air tonight, as we understand it.

youtube.com/watch?v=nKJM...

Nearly 800 NIH grants have been terminated so far, including some focused on HIV and AIDS, trans health, and COVID-19, after researchers were told their work was no longer an agency priority. https://cbsn.ws/3YkDndI

People want institutions to stand up

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Gotta plug the wonderful speech from my dear colleague @montserrat-anguera.bsky.social at the Philly #standupforscience rally today. An inspiration!

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

B cell stimulation changes the structure and higher-order organization of the inactive X chromosome Sierra et al. investigate the transcriptional profile and ultrastructure of the inactive X chromosome in naive and in vitro-activated B cells. Their study reveals that the X chromosomes in B cells exh...

📣New paper alert from the lab! Turns out the inactive X in B cells is less compact than fibroblasts. Thanks to collaboration with alumni Isabel, amazing Natalie & Claudia from @cambupenn.bsky.social & @PennEpiInst faculty @ericjoyce.bsky.social @creminslab.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...