adelaide tovar
genetics, genomics, and gossip • NHGRI #NIHMOSAIC K99/R00 fellow at Michigan, formerly at MIT/UNC
https://adelaidetovar.com
- We are doomed by a collective obsession with “exceptionalism”
- Reposted by adelaide tovarI am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond! www.wiley.com/en-us/resear...
- Reposted by adelaide tovarTrump admin is "destroying medical research," Senate report finds arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
- Reposted by adelaide tovarPlease stop saying the bill allows "no more multi-year funding" - or at least be clear the 'more' is in reference to disastrous FY25 levels. The bill allows 39% MYF, same as in FY25, which contributed substantially to a 24% drop in new research. The bill has some wins. MYF is not one of them.
- Reposted by adelaide tovarNSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics? 1) Write NSF 2) Write your Congressperson 3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
- ABC News ran this photo tonight w the phrase “Liam sleeping peacefully in his father’s arms” (not a direct quote), which is missing crucial context from Castro’s other posts. His father said Liam is so depressed that he’s sleeping all the time, and constantly asks after his family and classmates.
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- If you’re on the faculty job market and having a super fun and not at all stressful experience, might I recommend an emergency abdominal surgery?
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- Reposted by adelaide tovarBreaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
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- Black-eyed peas soaking, grapes eaten, and lemon pig shrine constructed. Get fucked, 2025!
- What I’ve been saying since they were originally reinstated…and says nothing of the grants that were never reinstated to begin with
- Welp ... some breaking news on New Year's Eve: On a podcast, NIH Director Bhattacharya says the agency will likely not renew grants that were reinstated as part of a court decision earlier this year www.statnews.com/2025/12/31/n...
- Reposted by adelaide tovarBREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
- started a new sweater and feeling pretty good about the floats
- Marty Supreme was very fun, but man why are movie crowds so DULL these days???
- Merry Christmas from Percy whose feelings about this wrapping paper mirror my feelings about 2025
- lmao @ these two bellyaching about obsequence and orthodoxy
- I hope the next bev trend is low caffeine….I want to be able to have coffees out on the town without my heart exploding
- To me, this was the most memorable talk at Biology of Genomes this year! A very cool tour de force of genetics
- I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
- Starting now — come join to hear from our great speakers!
- Reposted by adelaide tovarZara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed. She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.
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- Reposted by adelaide tovarOh and one last thing: it provides a SKILL based argument for things like the PDEP and contributions to DEI statements, critically illustrating that these were NOT ideological statements but competencies that more diverse training environments required for the benefit of all trainees
- Had a nice time at #ASHG25 sharing my science and catching up with friends/colleagues (and applying for faculty positions late into the night 😅)
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- Reposted by adelaide tovarFor every Nobel that goes to a criminally under-recognized woman scientist (Brunkow, Karikó), or fails to go (Candy Lee), a week of mourning and reform for an academic system wherein you can do Nobel-prize-worthy-work and still end up without a conceivable path to being a professor.
- BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance" Stay tuned for more. #NobelPrize
- I love the south and its glorious strip malls. Cremation Society of Virginia smack dab between a Dunkin’ and a nail salon
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- Reposted by adelaide tovarIf you run a life science lab where research has either significantly slowed or shut down completely due to Trump administration policies, I’d like to hear your story. I'm a biotech and life sciences reporter for @statnews.com, and you can reach me at jonathan.wosen@statnews.com #journorequest
- I got my COVID and flu shots at CVS totally without incident today…I was even offered a free bag of popcorn
- Reposted by adelaide tovarHere is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award. 3/4
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- I’m to the “build a miniature greenhouse model” phase of faculty app procrastination
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- Reposted by adelaide tovarListed are some of the many NIH research training programs that were terminated! Together, these programs supported thousands of trainees, whose careers are now in limbo. Such a great loss for discovery and innovation. We must protect our next generation of scientists! #HandsOffNIH #ProtectScience
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- Percy honoring the age-old tradition of falling asleep during sports
- Reposted by adelaide tovarI just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail. 1/14
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- Exactly what I expected, but disappointing nonetheless
- 5-4 Supreme Court rules that NIH can terminate grants pending the full ruling. thehill.com/regulation/c... I have no (printable) words...
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- This orbweaver moved into our backyard last weekend. Every evening I watch her spin a web across our sliding glass door, and every morning before I leave for work I look for her tucked into the doorjamb
- Deeply insulting to see this as the first listed priority, not just because of my own experiences with a grant termination, but coming on the heels of the AAMC’s report released today (www.aamc.org/about-us/mis...). Pg 2 shows a ~25% reduction in training/career dev $$ in 2025 compared to 2024
- Reposted by adelaide tovarHappy to get to contribute to this perspective in JEM!
- I collected something like 350 samples this morning (no spills, no sample swaps), so I’m gonna take a brief mid-day nap by the fountain outside the office
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- The UAW/ACLU/APHA are seeking details on NIH grant applications that were delayed or withdrawn. The previous deadline of August 4 has been extended to August 25. I’ll include screenshots of FAQs in the replies. Please share widely! www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform
- I really like it when scam journal “editors” email me and say, “I hope you’re doing good & great”
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- My grad advisor recently asked how things were going with my grant. Seems like there’s 3 plausible paths for it to be terminated again, which is fun and reassuring and totally makes me want to stay in this profession
- these ladies (ignore the boys) make damn good ice cream
- back to Lake Michigan, UP side
- if I had a nickel for every time my mom called me a “martyr for principle”
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- everything is so bad! except Chapel Rock and Lake Superior
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- don’t look at the news, look at Lake Superior
- roastin
- bets on how long until the GAO is disbanded
- BREAKING: Watchdog government agency finds the NIH and the Trump administration have illegally withheld funds in violation of the Impoundment Control Act, and rips into HHS for failing to justify its slow-walking of funds. www.gao.gov/products/b-3...
- and thankfully this article explicitly spells out who will be the most affected by these changes, including with the two focal CCs
- Daily garden harvest. I’m sure I’ll make a great private chef/gardener for some real estate or factory tycoon when my science career finally implodes
