The Holley Lab at Duke University works to discover how non-coding RNAs and epitranscriptomic RNA modifications contribute to heart disease.

Joined July 2019
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Replying to @NIH
While the indirect rates have in general been to high, it reflects that the direct costs have not been inflation-adjusted for decades. If you do this, put the money back into direct costs that actually fund the research. This is a total disaster for all universities.
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NIH just made a drastic change to indirect cost rates, reducing the rate to 15%, a significant cut from the 60% some institutions charge. This will have a devastating effect on the nation’s medical research infrastructure. @ResearchAmerica @AAMC @YaleMed grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/…

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NIH indirect costs fund the backbone of research: maintaining labs, ensuring safety, and supporting admin work. These are essential for groundbreaking discoveries. Drastic cuts to NIH indirect rates are detrimental to academic biomedical research.
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NIH has announced a cut in the "indirect rate" to 15% across the board, in a move that appears to be retroactive to even existing grants. This is a bloodbath for research institutions throughout the country. Brief explainer for those not in this world: buff.ly/3EtML7D

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8 Feb 2025
This approach to suddenly cutting @NIH grant indirect costs will cause chaos and harm biomedical research and researchers in hospitals, schools and institutes nationwide. A sane government would never do this.
7 Feb 2025
Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above what many major foundations allow and much lower than the 60% that some institutions charge the government today. This change will save more than $4B a year effective immediately.
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The NIH 15% cap on indirect costs will kneecap biomedical research in the US. Without essential infrastructure, there will be: Staff cuts Lab closures Fewer research projects Less scientific progress Loss of talent The US will no longer lead scientific & medical innovation.
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12 Nov 2024
Attention prospective postdocs: Are you interested in studying RNA modifications and using cutting edge technologies to uncover the role of m6A in physiology and disease? Come join our team! We are hiring! themeyerlab.com
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Medical knowledge is doubling every 60 days. There are no shortcuts for training physicians. MEDICINE IS DIFFICULT AND SERIOUS BUSINESS. 👇🏼👇🏼
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BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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Great visualization and a nice way for trainees to see what it takes to make it as an academic scientist. 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏
Here’s a timeline of my career Orange=grants submitted Green=grants funded Lessons learned? -persistence pays -scientist=professional writer -grant writing makes the science better -scientist=entrepreneur. Not every “invention” is a hit (learned this from @ABCSharkTank)
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Are you an MD student interested in research? Would strongly consider applying for the @SarnoffCardio Fellowship. Scientific immersion with *unparalleled* longitudinal mentorship & exceptional peer network career-long. sarnofffellowship.com/ My biggest regret in med school was not participating despite guidance from mentors. Now I'm thrilled to join this vibrant community on the Scientific Committee. Nice summary of the program ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/… @CircAHA Track record of successful physician-scientists going through this program is impressive - the recipe of immersion longitudinal engagement/sponsorship/mentorship works very well
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RNA science has gone mainstream - learn from outreach experts how to best explain your research in a way that the public actually understands!  Join us for the Public Engagement in RNA Research Workshop scheduled just prior to RNA 2024 in Edinburgh. Registration required and the deadline for joining is tomorrow, May 16th! tfaforms.com/5125400
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Learned so much from @KatherineZhouMD and @TheHolleyLab putting this together Keep an eye out for Katherine, she's a fantastic scientist! More to come soon 🧐 @RNADiscovery @UNC_Lineberger @chrisholley
7 May 2024
New methods for high-throughput Nm mapping have been developed in recent years, but challenges remain in accurate mapping and manipulation of Nm to understand its function and disease relevance #RNA #RNAmods bit.ly/4aUERje
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4 May 2024
Most viewed in the last 7 days from @JAMA_current: New USPSTF guidelines recommends all women undergo routine #breastcancer screening every other year beginning at age 40, an update from the 2016 recommendation to start at age 50. ja.ma/3JLTmtr
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Exciting work with translational promise from the Holley and Freedman labs, presented at #AHA23 by Brittany Elliott, PhD:
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Manesh Patel followed his dream of making a difference, and to him, it’s a privilege. #AwardsWithHeart Read his full story: spr.ly/6013OMw0t @manesh_patelMD @AmericanHeartNC
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Duke is proud to be recognized as the #1 program in the U.S. for #hearttransplants in 2022, and the only program in the Southeast to transplant more than 1,800 heart and heart-lung transplants. @DukeHeartCenter | @DukeCTSurgery
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Holley Lab retweeted
13 Apr 2022
Please RT: The Meyer Lab is hiring! Interested in developing new tools for studying RNA modifications and/or exploring the role of m6A in cellular function and disease? We have funding for 2 postdocs! Come join our amazing team!
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Please RT: We are delighted to announce that the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan has multiple positions for tenure-track faculty at the Assistant Professor level! Please apply here: tinyurl.com/xeuwtv5t

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