Seth Tomchik

Meet me where the sky touches the sea 🦋

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

Iowa City turned out today to #StandUpForScience

https://t.co/Xkuc6zxhpK

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Trump administration continuing to freeze NIH funding despite court order

https://t.co/btlFJhO8gS

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

NIH funding is still illegally frozen. Keep contacting your Senators/Representatives and their staff. In person if possible, by phone or email otherwise.

[Steven Salzberg 💙💛 @StevenSalzberg1]

98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

Your Senators and Representatives almost certainly have a regional office close to you. A conversation with them costs nothing more than a few minutes of time, and could help.

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

A group of us met with the Regional Directors in our Senators' regional offices this morning. They understand the importance of research (in general terms). However, they were not aware of what is going on currently (re: F&A). If you can make a similar trip - please do.

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

We just went in, asked to speak with the Regional Director, and in both cases were invited in. One of the main goals was to ask them to convey information to the legislative team in D.C. If anyone would like info about how we approached it, lmk.

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

@AlexCarlKeene Definitely

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@jmcin9 Oh, wow! The pool in the foreground makes this just amazing.

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@GutmannLab Go metric if you must - I'm sticking with dolphin-yards

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

@liye_yeti Thanks, Li. This was from a dSLR - it probably wouldn't be detectable on a cell phone camera sensor from where I was.

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@Bart_van_Alphen @NINDSfunding @TamaraBoto @Aaron__Stahl Thank you, Bart!

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

@GutmannLab @NINDSfunding @TamaraBoto @Aaron__Stahl Thanks, David!

[Seth Tomchik @SethTomchik]

@Annika_Barber And next in line is ... bruchpilot. (I'll take phrases pronounced variably by English speakers for $100, please).