NIH is not issuing awards. You may think that it's because they it is coming up with new directions of research...The apposite is true.
Here is a graph showing how many fewer new funding opportunities that NIH has posted over time.
-91%, a trend that started on Jan 2025.
Zhen Xu, Li Ka Shing Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor, Radiology and Neurosurgery, is a 2026 recipient of the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature for her pioneering work as a co-inventor of histotripsy. Read more: womenintechnology.sony.com/n…
Enjoyed connecting with colleagues across the country at the the @AAMCtoday Early-Career Faculty Leadership Development Seminar last week. Grateful for the opportunity to attend supported by @UMichADVANCE@UMBME@UMIntMed! Also got to meet @allison_janda and @MBuchakjian!
🚨 TODAY! Monday, June 16, 4 PM #RNA Innovation Seminar: John Lueck, “Development of ACE-tRNAs as a platform therapeutic for nonsense-associated diseases.” Co-hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis @UMich Initiative. Join us BSRB & Zoom! Visit rna.umich.edu/events/rna-inn…… #cysticfibrosis
ALT The image contains promotional material for the RNA Innovator Seminar Series for 2024-2025, hosted by the University of Michigan's Center for RNA Biomedicine. The seminar is scheduled for Monday, June 16, at 4:00 PM ET, held at the BSRB, ABC Seminar Rooms, and accessible via Zoom in a hybrid format. The seminar's title is "Development of ACE-tRNAs as a platform therapeutic for nonsense-associated diseases," co-hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis at UM initiative. A partial view of the speaker, John Lueck, Ph.D., is presented alongside his credentials as an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The background features a visual representation of an RNA strand. A logo for the Cystic Fibrosis @ Michigan initiative is also included.
I was excited to attend and speak at #ASGCT2025@ASGCTherapy, but then incredibly disappointed to be told I can’t bring my 3 month old daughter. Being an early career scientist and mother is challenging enough without additional barriers #WomenInSTEM#AcademicTwitter#momademia
BME Assistant Professor Anne Draelos is using A.I. and bioinformatics to reveal the hidden networks of the brain, and explores how gaining this understanding could improve lives. Listen to her recent Michigan Medicine podcast interview: michiganmedicine.org/fundame…
Very much enjoyed meeting @SuziePun today and chatting over breakfast together with @maria_mcoronel and Jim Weiland! Looking forward to the @UMBME Hunt Lecture later today!
Scientific illustrations freely available for biologists in the public domain! @NIH has released a library of free scientific illustrations to create figures, presentations, and illustrations! Spread the message! bioart.niaid.nih.gov
Free scientific illustrations for biologists! 😍
@NIH has released a library of 500 free scientific illustrations to create figures, presentations, and illustrations!
all freely available in the public domain.
Retweet and spread the message!
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Dear prospective PhD applicants:
Please consider registering for the upcoming webinar explaining the PhD student application process at @UMBMEbme.umich.edu/2024/10/08/lea…
Thank you!