BWFund Chief Strategy Officer. Also still runs PATH, CCHH and CGT. Letโs talk about science, grants, careers, doing more, and the magnificence all around us.
Joined May 2014
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In Durham, NC
It's summer reading time! Summer reading time!
(That's like peanut butter/jelly time, but less squishy.)
durhamcountylibrary.org/majoโฆ
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Heising Simons Foundation has money for events focused on climate and health (and some other kinds of science, too.)
heisingsimons.app.box.com/s/โฆ
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Turtles of the Fund
They walk among us.
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Congratulations to the 2026 BWF PATH awardees!
BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease bwfund.org/news/bwf-announceโฆ #bwfpath
ALT The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) awards, recognizing assistant professor-level scientists whose research is advancing understanding of infectious disease mechanisms and informing new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
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We are hiring!
Program associate to work in the infectious disease and climate & health portfolio*. The excellent current PA is moving in to a newly-created role at the Fund.
(*The portfolio I manage)
bwfund.applicantpool.com/jobโฆ
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New AAM/AGU colloquium report on the impact of climate change on infectious disease
asm.org/reports/role-of-climโฆ
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Congratulations to Conor Murray and his co-authors on publication today of โIlluminating Consciousnessโ in Frontiers in Psychology: buff.ly/avShfIJ #bwfAs1
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Working on Climate and Health?
hazards.colorado.edu/researcโฆ
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Different day, different turtle.
-Someone- heard that brumation after National Orange Juice Day (May 4th) is gauche.
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At BWF
A composed courtyard is overlooked by the longleaf pine as the big olโ world spins like a top and wanders around the sun.
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At the Fund, the crepe myrtle continues to grow out of its winter haircut.
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Spring at BWF
A turtle was sighted. He was lookinโ handsome. I admired his turtleness and then moved on.
(Same turtle as earlier. The others may be sleeping in.)
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Interested in Science Writing?
Online summer mentoring program for undergrads and grad students, from NASW, the National Association of Science Writers. Applications due May 1, program is from early June through end of July.
nasw.org/article/2026-david-โฆ
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The crepe myrtles continue doing their spring thing.
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The Vilcek prize applications are due soon-- supports young immigrant biomedical scientists
vilcek.org/prizes/vilcek-priโฆ
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Re: a recent experiment in grantmaking
Bingo! Partial Randomisation for Emergency Research Grants researchonresearchinstitute.โฆ
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Grantsโ Greater Value Portfolio 2026 โ focused on innovation in healthcare donaghue.org/greater-value-pโฆ
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Funding for Research to Improve Health for Older Adults Across Care Settings donaghue.org/another-look/
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Streamlining the NIH grant opportunity system
(I got this from @mycoconnection's regular email update)
grants.nih.gov/news-events/nโฆ
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One dayโs leaf development on the left distal crepe myrtle. Left distal crepe myrtles donโt mess around.
Left proximal crepe myrtle remains twiggy (not shown).
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