Jennifer Groh
I like to think about neural representations. Author: Making Space. Prof: Neuroscience, Duke University. Mom: chickens and humans. Banjo. Opinions my own.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohBut, as they say, there is no time like the present [OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick] But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves! 2/3
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohThere are 2 sessions for council meetings. An open session where the IC director will give updates, staff will present new program ideas to councilors, councilors will provide assessment of different programs etc. And a closed/private session where grants are discussed.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohNo more than FY25, which is a lot and still incredibly damaging. We have to stop using that language because it makes it sound like the problem is fixed. It is absolutely not.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohMultiyear funding is normed on FY2025 levels, not FY2024 levels. This means the number of grants paid will go up, but may not go up very much compared to last year.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohNot quite: "NIH would not be required to cap the proportion of new multiyear awards at 2024 levels. Instead, the bill limits the amount of money for multiyear funding to the 2025 level, which means the total number of new awards could again drop by 2000 compared with 2024.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohIt is limited in statute with teeth. But only to FY25 levels (39%) - the same level that contributed substantially to a 25% decrease in new science funding from NIH last year. So it's not toothless but it is ineffective.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohIs multi year blockade law or one of those toothless “we expect NIH to” comments?
- Reposted by Jennifer Groharound 58 min of the hearing Sen Hassan going at the multi-year funding decrease in cancer grants, bravo. www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohAs a someone with a 33 year NIH-funded lab whose grant is supposed to be reviewed this week, shut NIH down if that is what's needed to end ICE terrorism. Innocent lives are more important 🧪
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohYou can call your members of congress and demand they find a way to go to the "FY24 multi-year funding levels" at NIH. And we really need to build Congressional capacity, including a return to a more open appropriations process where these issues are openly, publicly aired. /end
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohToday is the Day of Action. SfN urges Congress to increase FY26 funding for medical research. ✅ vist.ly/4nmrp #SupportCures #FundMedicalResearch #CuresCantWait #neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter
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- Reposted by Jennifer Grohif anyone would like to see the email (the language I used, the article I cited), I'd be happy to share it
- Reposted by Jennifer Groh@foushee.house.gov this is going to be detrimental to our local economy!!! Researchers are happy to speak with you about how this is going to impact all of us!!!
- Dear Congresswoman @foushee.house.gov, the multi year funding (MYF) in the HHS/NIH bill is normed to 2025 - please propose an amendment to norm to 2024, like the Senate version. As it stands, ~1/4-1/3 of NIH $ will be sequestered by MYF, a big cut to the Triangle's STEM economy!
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohAn easy-to-digest explainer of why the US funding for biomedical research is greatly reduced under the current administration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- Dear Congresswoman @foushee.house.gov, the multi year funding (MYF) in the HHS/NIH bill is normed to 2025 - please propose an amendment to norm to 2024, like the Senate version. As it stands, ~1/4-1/3 of NIH $ will be sequestered by MYF, a big cut to the Triangle's STEM economy!
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohAn opportunity to join the audiology teaching and research team at UWA. aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=http%3A%...
- Overton window
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohNIH budget bill out today. It’s the result of heavy negotiations in Congress over past month+. 🧪 Big pic: NIH budget now is abt more than funding. It’s abt restraining the technical ways NIH is being broken by Proj 2025. And the restraints in the bill are tepid 🤷♂️ Also: watch ICE/DHS budget. 🧵1/
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohThe conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... 1/5
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohI would have thought at least 2000 and perhaps as many as 5000 labs closing in FY26. There are about 50,000 NIH R01 equivalent awards. If the number of groups funded is again 34% below FY24, then (50000/5) = 10000 groups exposed per year 10000*2*0.34 = 6800 (but not all close immediately)
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohJust spoke to The Hill about how the dismantling of the NIH is impacting science in America. We still face a cliff of unfathomable heights, w easily 1000+ labs poised to close in the next year due to funding ending. A generation of young scientists lost because there is nowhere for them to train.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohExplain to Congress how important it is to keep multiyear funding of NIH grants in the funding bill. This protects against Russell Vought's trick, which is to make this year's NIH budget cover multiple years of research in advance. Tell your Congresscritter. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohI called NC Senators Tillis and Budd--call your Senators!
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- Reposted by Jennifer GrohMy department, Duke Neurobiology, is searching for a new chair. Ad below. Come work with me, @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social @ennatsew.bsky.social @jorggrandl.bsky.social @jnklab.bsky.social @sbilbo.bsky.social @neurocircuits.bsky.social and many other amazing folks! @dukemedschool.bsky.social
- The burning passion with which I hate Canvas....
- The beneficial effects of vaccines in lowering dementia risk are bigger, better established, and occur for a wider range of vaccines than I had realized. Flu, tdap vax as well as shingles. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohAgree, NIH staff saved the day. Despite their heroic effort, the bad multiyear funding (MYF) policy from Vought's OMB means fewer grants, fewer cures, & research workforce brain drain. Any NIH appropriations bill must include language that limits the use of MYF in FY2026 - or this trend continues.
- @aatishb.bsky.social got me on the record. “My colleagues did an outstanding job to work their butts off to approve things.” I swear it's true. It's still true at #NIH.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohDec 1 is the first possible start date for NIH grants in Cycle I. Let the RePORTER watching begin!
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohThe Department is also running two other searches: One in Human Cognitive Neuroscience, and one in Behavioral Neuroscience with animal models. The Cognitive Psychology search is for primarily behavioral and/or computational work. More on all 3 here: pbs.jhu.edu/about/jobs/
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohWell this is exciting! The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (@jhu.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology, in any area and at any rank! Application + more info: apply.interfolio.com/178146
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohNew York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohAny effort to degrade peer review we must be loud about. NIH’s grant peer review system is sprawling and it is extremely important. The Center for Scientific Review is not perfect. But it works better than any other system I k ow to isolate science grant decisions from political considerations.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohApropos of... well... I'm reviewing applications for a variety of things right now and can tell when letters are written by AI. There aren't many of them but they do exist. They are... not good. If you're an academic trainee, choose your mentors wisely.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohCome by this morning to see Areti's poster!
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohWe have two SfN presentations this morning, featuring star grad student 1st authors Grace DiRisio and Sylvia Durian. Cheng Xue is an author on both & not only is he an incredible scientist, he's also an incredible advertiser/communicator; check out his cartoons! x.com/_chengxue/st...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohI am very grateful for Steve's leadership and excited to step into this new role! www.neuro.duke.edu/news/lisberg...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohHearing a rumor that NIH/HHS may now plan to retaliate against other Bethesda Declaration signers. I am one, but it’s not about me: we have been speaking out because of the ongoing damage to US medical research, cancer and Alzheimer’s research. As @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social put well: 1/
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohNIH posted 14 executive leadership jobs with only 2-week windows. SES roles normally stay open 30–45 days for real competition. Two weeks is far below standard practice and often signals a preselected candidate or rushed appointment. Taxpayers deserve transparency. www.instagram.com/reel/DQ-xWIe...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohIn June, after Jenna Norton put her name on public criticism of the NIH's direction under President Trump, Jay Bhattacharya told us: "Respectful dissent in science is productive." kffhealthnews.org/news/article... Now she says she's been placed on leave. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohAt a June 10 hearing, @murray.senate.gov said that she expects that none of the Bethesda Declaration signers “face retaliation”. Bhattacharya didn’t respond to this comment at the hearing but said in a statement the day before that “respectful dissent in science is productive”.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohNIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say. Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration. Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohWhile the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
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- Reposted by Jennifer GrohFollowing in your footsteps (which I’m grateful for)! As we know, not so many systems neuro types write books 🙏. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
- I really enjoyed having this conversation with Andrew Huberman @hubermanlab.com and I hope y'all find it interesting: youtu.be/tb6ApBIXr1k?...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohI've been asked about this paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) enough times that I finally had to read it. The basic claim is that mRNA vaccines had huge synergistic benefit with checkpoint blockade against lung cancer melanoma. tl;dr it's glam-slop & everyone involved should be embarrassed
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohOne of the more in-depth pieces I've seen on how the abrupt switch to multi year funding is harming biomedical research. Luckily, the proposed FY26 Senate appropriations bill has protections against this. Just another reason why we can't have a CR that's a blank check.
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohMy department, Cornell BME, is hiring! This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship. 📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohLooking for a PhD program where you can study vision from different perspectives (computer vision, visual neuroscience, visual perception, image processing)? Consider applying to NYU! visionscience.com/pipermail/vi...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohPlease repost!!: We are searching for new AI-Bio faculty at Duke to be part of a new Discovery AI center. Looking for faculty who focus on pushing boundaries in ML model development in a highly interactive environment. DEADLINE for applications- Nov 1st!! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohLooking for a PhD program where you can study computational neuroscience? NYU has a fantastic array of researchers covering the field: groups.google.com/g/systems-ne...
- Reposted by Jennifer GrohFinally read the paper and it's worth the buzz. mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
