Jessi Lang
Assistant Professor, ovarian cancer genetics & epigenetics, mom of 2, cooking and gardening
Opinions are my own, and not representative of my employer.
jessicalanglab.github.io
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- My lab recently received a Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) Early Career Investigator Award, which started July 1st! We are excited to expand our work on molecular profiling of ovarian cancer organoids.
- Reposted by Jessi LangSummary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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- Reposted by Jessi Lang“Science is a smart, low cost investment. The costs of not investing in it are higher than the risk of doing so… talk to people about science.” - @kevinochsner.bsky.social makes his case to the field #sans2025
- Reposted by Jessi LangWell the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal www.science.org/content/arti...
- I'm giving up my smart watch. Deleted my data. There is zero transparency here on how the government is using our health data. www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
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- The Department of Defense funds me from their Ovarian Cancer Research Program. Valuable science that doesn't get much attention in NIH study sections that are not cancer-specific gets attention in these programs. This is terrible.
- There is a forum on the NIH happening right now at the US Capitol, hosted by Senator Tammy Baldwin. You can listen in here (and rewind to the beginning): www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...
- Wow, a lot has happened in the last 62 days, hasn't it?
- @baldwin.senate.gov, so happy to have a senator who fights for the medical research I do each day! Thank you
- Reposted by Jessi LangThe NCI grant supporting the Columbia comprehensive cancer center was terminated. Tell me how terminating support for cancer research helps the economy. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
- Very much wondering whether the cancer center P30 is also affected. The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia has been NCI supported for over 50 years. If so, what is left to say, what an attack on cancer research. cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer-cente...
- Reposted by Jessi Lang"The end of the genetic paradigm of cancer" - a provocative piece in @plosbiology.org from Sui Huang, Ana Soto & Carlos Sonnenschein: "We expect that the diminishing returns from the ceaselessly growing databases of somatic mutations... may soon reach a pivot point" journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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- I got the monkeypox exposure email yesterday, and an ICE email today with the same structure. Be careful clicking things out there! The phishers and scammers are now preying on our vulnerability.
- Reposted by Jessi LangWow. "NIH" canceled my co-mentored (with Dave Sulzer) PhD student's F31 funding. His work is on understanding the genetics and neuroscience of language learning disorders. F31 provides no indirect $ to Columbia, just pays his salary. Not that it should matter, but he's an American citizen. W.T.F.
- Pretty please, me too?!?!?
- Reposted by Jessi LangLast year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.
- Reposted by Jessi LangI have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia. This is quite damaging to research and to individuals. This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
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- "One future scientist... a postdoctoral fellow". We have GOT to do better at claiming ourselves as scientists early in our careers. It's only until recently in my own career that I feel comfortable calling myself a scientist...I am faculty. badgerherald.com/news/madison...
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- Reposted by Jessi LangThe National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials. Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
- Reposted by Jessi LangNEW: The National Cancer Institute will be a no-show this year at the the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Reearch, per internal NIH/NCI guidance dated March 4th, 2025.
- My Senator used specific language I put in my call to her about concerns over NIH changes in the NIH confirmation hearing. OUR CALLS MATTER! Keep calling your representatives because we can help them frame how it is impacting their constituents and the nation. Make your calls specific.
- I'm sorry, the likely next head of NIH (JB = Jay Bhattacharya), which is trying to reduce indirect cost rates on all NIH grants, doesn't understand where indirect costs go ⁉️ Admitted in his own confirmation hearing.....
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- Just had a great conversation with my 6yo about the importance of vaccines in preventing illness as we watched the news tonight and saw pictures of measles symptoms. She now understands why we make her get poked at the doctor. Also talked about the difference between prevention and treatment ❤️🧪
- Reposted by Jessi LangThis is terrifying.
- Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
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- Reposted by Jessi LangPlease share: @delauro.house.gov is cochair of the US House Congressional Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. They are looking for instances where the impoundment and restriction of NIH/NSF funds is having a negative impact. Submit examples here delauro.house.gov/constituent-...
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- Reposted by Jessi LangThe National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
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- Reposted by Jessi LangEveryone who ever got funding through NIAID should be aware of this bill and start sending messages to their US legislators. The bill intends to dissolve NIAID. This is Project 2025 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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- Reposted by Jessi LangA good summary and excellent set of questions to NIH and NSF leadership from Sens. Markey and Warren here - they ask for answers by 2/26, wonder if they'll get any? www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
- This is a great take
- Cool, cool....my daughter had a fever for 7 straight days from influenza at the beginning of the year, but yeah, let's not promote the flu shot. I got mine, and while I slept in her bed with her all week, I didn't get sick. www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/c...
- My grant is one of these indefinitely delayed for review. This is affecting so many, and is critical for us to maintain our staff and trainees and to keep doing good for the public.
- Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget. go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
- Reposted by Jessi LangIt’s becoming apparent to me through multiple conversations with people over the last 3 days that NIH funding mechanisms that have not already gone through review and council will be delayed by AT LEAST 6 months.
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- Reposted by Jessi LangThis slow-rolling destruction of the American research enterprise is happening under the radar. Many of our colleagues - including leadership- aren't even aware it's happening, because it's being reported anecdotally on social media (mostly here). Amplify this bsky.app/profile/eliz...
- I called my state representatives yesterday to warn them about this. Please, everybody, do the same!
- It looks like 8/8 study sections that were scheduled to begin today have been cancelled: www.csr.nih.gov/RevPanelsAnd...
- This is really amazing and might help me focus my energy wasted on frustration into action.
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- Reposted by Jessi LangI had two grant proposals up for review in the NIH Bacterial Virulence (BV) study section. It was canceled without notice this morning. Without those grants, my lab must close within a year. And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues 🤬 #MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
- Reposted by Jessi LangVery important to get this word out!
- I just covered this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social — will keep following! www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
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- Reposted by Jessi LangI used to joke that “I’m not a mad scientist, I’m just a disappointed scientist.” I’m mad now.
- I hope more people understand this. If the study section wasn't added to the federal registrar (before inauguration basically), then the study section can't happen. It won't matter if they cut budgets to NIH if the feds just block the normal processes needed to review them in the first place.
- Real mature. My R01 is supposed to get reviewed Feb 20-21, but it is not in the federal registrar. Link to registrar search: bit.ly/4hACGo6
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- Reposted by Jessi LangScientists and journalists need to figure out right quick how to explain to the average person how a massive change in research indirects will impact the medical care they and their children get (eg at the local children’s hospital), the education their children will get, the price of tuition, etc.
- Reposted by Jessi LangI am actively looking for a research scientist position or research administration role within the Raleigh-Durham (RDU) area! Please reach out if my background and skillset might fit your labs needs :-) Lots of experience with preclinical models, translational neuroscience, and behavioral analyses!
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- Reposted by Jessi LangChecking in with sources this morning... The total from NIH was apparently slightly more than 1500 people (out of 5200 HHS Department-wide) 1/n
