Diana Williams
🧠🧪Neuroscience professor & mom, recently moved from a FL R1 to a CA SLAC. I study neuroendocrine control of eating and energy balance. 1st-gen. 🌈 she/her
- Just out of the oven and it seems a little wet, really hoping it thickens as it cools!
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsIf red state schools accept this we are going to get a two-tiered system of higher ed. One set of states will be based in empirical reality and the other will be subject to the whims of a conspiratorial movement that is increasingly detached from facts.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsAre you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely (and on X) so all applicants can benefit 😀. If you are mentoring please do add your name! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsMeet MapMyCells! This tool saves neuroscientists precious time by comparing their data to massive, high-quality reference datasets, incl. our whole mouse brain multi-omics atlas and Seattle Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Cell Atlas. 🔗 portal.brain-map.org/atlases-and-... 🧠📈 #OpenScienceWeek
- Reposted by Diana Williams(1/10) We’re excited to share our new preprint (doi.org/10.1101/2025...), which uncovers the spatiomolecular landscape of the human nucleus accumbens (NAc), by integrating snRNA-seq with Visium spatial transcriptomics across 10 control donors. 🧠 #NAcLIBD #snRNAseq #10xVisium
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsFrom yesterday: I talked with a bunch of NIH employees about what it's like inside the assault on government science, and how they feel about the potential for a shutdown. Spoiler, they're basically for it. Please subscribe, it's free!
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsThe 2024 SSIB Special Edition of Physiology and Behavior is now available! Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Over the next few days we will be highlighting articles from this issue. Let us know which one you want to see covered first.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsEverybody who fell for the Harper's Letter or all the hand-wringing about "uncivil" students on the left, congratulations. You built this. You own this. And fuck you for being the useful idiots these fascists needed to launder their dismantling of academic freedom.
- Faculty in red states are being punished for failing to signal in their course descriptions that their classes will include content on "gender ideology." Remind me again which party was appalled by idea of "trigger warnings"? www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsWhen Campus Reform and Turning point came after professors and created the professor watchlist, administrators didn't pay attention..Now they are being fired and attacked. Maybe institutions should have done more to protect academic freedom....
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsThis point cannot be over-emphasized enough. When I left the FBI in June, I said that if the destruction stopped that day, it would take a decade to repair. Talking now to friends still there, I think I was being too optimistic. We are witnessing the self-immolation of a great country.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsUC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
- One of my favorite things right now is when my 10-yo tells me something he learned at school, I act like I’m not really familiar, and then he teaches it to me. He just gave me a great lesson on prime vs composite numbers. At some point he’s going to wonder how I can possibly be a science professor.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsI’ll be blunt: no respectable media outlet should be providing a platform for Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. He is nothing but a factory for anti-science propaganda. He has nothing of worth to convey to the public.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsThis should be a bigger story. A government official had the YouTube channel of a private citizen shut down bc he didn’t like what that citizen was saying. This administration’s version of free speech is a joke.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsFelt like a pie chart was in order. Number of mass shooters since 2018: 4197 % of mass shooters since 2018 that were transgender? 0.095% % of mass shooters that were cisgender: 99.905%
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsWhat if scientists hadn’t waited until this point to speak about politics Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently
- "Tao is one of the most prominent mathematicians and academics to publicly oppose the administration’s actions, calling them an “existential threat” to his field, and academic science, more broadly. He said public advocacy is a priority over his research, for now." www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsDear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsWe have finally navigated the endless red tape and gotten the donation site to support the US FlyBase groups up and running. bsky.app/profile/flyb...
- FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsRead this. In this political climate, it is our duty as scientists to collectively mobilize, reveal the deceit & the malicious misrepresentation of science happening here. This is why we have op-eds, letters of dissent, petitions & public statements. #Pinks 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Reposted by Diana Williams“This is a bad day for science,” said Scott Hensley, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania who has been working to develop an mRNA vaccine against flu…With this move, the department is “undermining our ability to rapidly counter future biological threats,” said Rick Bright, a flu expert”
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsHow do animals decide if they should forage for food or stay home to take care of newborn offspring? Whose needs come first? For my PhD work now out in Nature, we examined how hunger and parenting neurons interact and are reshaped postpartum in mice 🧵⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsBREAKING: Trump wants to illegally cut off $15 billion in lifesaving NIH research. Research to cure cancer, Alzheimer's, and so much more is on the line. These people are LYING about waste, fraud, and abuse at NIH to justify attacking medical research—we all need to say so. My full statement. ⬇️
- College freshman son just played me a death metal song he wrote about gruesome injuries. His inspiration? Lab safety training. ☠️
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsNIH staff are literally being asked to screen candidates' social media for negative sentiment aimed at the administration. This is *not* government efficiency.
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- You have about 24 hours to voice your opinion, please do! 🧠📈
- Here is a good link to watch the meeting and COMMENT www.fda.gov/news-events/...
- Reposted by Diana Williams4 U.S. citizen children, with their mother, held in a detention facility for 2 WEEKS. Denied access to lawyers and even communication with family. Disappeared. Held Incommunicado. No charges have been filed.
- Jesus Christ... www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politic...
- Reposted by Diana Williams🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area. Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsIMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Please watch the workshop video and COMMENT by 5:00 Monday 7/14 This is the source of the "no more model organism only grants in NIH-funded research" decree.
- My department is hiring multiple TT positions in biochem or organic chem and materials chem (open rank) and molecular bio (asst/assoc)! Check us out if you are interested in research intensive SLAC life. Chem ad here, bio next in 🧵 1/5 #scijobs #LGBTQSTEM #academicsky #chemsky #chemjobs 🧪👩🔬🧬
- Bio ad linked here. The Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences is a new department at CMC, and we are developing a truly interdisciplinary curriculum. We move into our new state of the art building in a few weeks. This is an opportunity for people who want to be part of starting something new. 2/5
- CMC is part of the Claremont Colleges Consortium, so our scientific community and resources are greater than it may seem. I still have access to everything I had at a large R1, but way less bureaucratic bs. 3/5
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View full threadClaremont is an awesome place to live - small and pedestrian-friendly but only 30 miles east of LA. Yes, SoCal housing is very expensive, but we have a faculty housing program that helps. Happy to chat you want to learn more! 5/5
- Reposted by Diana Williams"Alligator Alcatraz" is wrong and media should not use it. It's propaganda. Alcatraz held people convicted of crimes, particularly violent crimes. The Florida camp holds people *not* convicted of any crime. If they had been, they'd be in prison elsewhere. The site is a textbook concentration camp.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsKarolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsSCOOP: NIH appears to be disregarding last week's court order to stop screening grants using a process a judge ruled illegal. This has many NIH staffers confused and worried about the legality of their actions.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsIf that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsFinishing your undergraduate and interested in neuroscience research? The Neuroscience streams of our Biosciences MRes degree provide a unique opportunity to conduct a year-long research project in any UCL neuro lab, plus taught modules to prepare you for a PhD. 🧪🧠📈 www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/...
- Want to find out more about the neuroscience stream of UCL's Biosciences MRes? Register for our online open event on Friday 13 June, 11am-12pm: app.geckoform.com/events-embed...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsApplications are now open for our fall internship program! This is an excellent opportunity for a beginning science journalist to report and write about the fast-moving field of neuroscience. Apply now: simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsNorthwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
- Reposted by Diana Williams🚨URGENT RESPONSE CALL🚨 🌪️23 LIVES WERE LOST OVERNIGHT AS TORNADOS HIT KY. KY has one of several regions in the US without 24/7 National Weather Service coverage, due to DOGE cuts. W/out overnight monitoring, ppl don't receive weather warnings. THIS is how science cuts cost lives. shorturl.at/JgTjU
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsScience teachers of the South, don't forget to sign up for our evolution workshop coming up in Athens, #Georgia on June 20! It's totally free to attend -- we even pay out stipends. Hope you can come! 😊 forms.gle/w3ootwfzf791... #TeacherEd #TeacherSky #EduSky #iteachbio #SciEd
- Job opening in my department: 50% vivarium manager (it’s a small facility!) and 50% teaching lab coordinator. This will be a good position for someone who appreciates lab animal research, has lab animal care experience, and enjoys working with undergrads. Happy to answer any questions! 🧪🧠
- Reposted by Diana Williams92 years ago today, the Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexuality, where the first study of trans people was conducted, and burned all of its contents. Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
- Just had my last class meeting of this academic year. In all the stress and uncertainty of our current political situation, the attacks on science and education, working with these students was a real bright spot. So grateful that I get to do this job.
- Reposted by Diana Williams🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar. Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Nerd version: I met legendary neuroendocrinologist Mary Dallman at a conference when I was a grad student and she was so cool. She treated me like a colleague and asked insightful questions about my data in a supportive way.
- My baby went to senior prom last night! Here he is, on the right, with his date.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsThe Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants. www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsHere's a database from UCLA on Non-NIH funding opportunities ranging from grad students to faculty from a wide range of biological and medical disciplines: biofund.healthsciences.ucla.edu/crt-funding/...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsA science communicator launched an effort to pair artists with scientists whose jobs were eliminated or whose research funding was halted by the Trump administration. The result? Powerful portraits of researchers and their work. ⚛️🧪 doi.org/10.1063/pt.f...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsURGENT ACTION FOR NSF GRANTEES. For current & recent (since 2020) awards, archive your award history this afternoon/tonight. Screenshot/download/print your work in research.gov & alert your partners. We have credible threats to integrity of awards tracking systems (via @jeremymberg.bsky.social)
- 🚨 Practical URGENT tip for NSF grantees: Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and… 1. Download your NSF award letters. 2. Print PDF your annual reports. 3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports. NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsFellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsPre-order my forthcoming book w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege via @barnesandnoble.com & get 25% off! (April 23–25 only; use code PREORDER25. Must be B&N Rewards Member—FREE to join) #BNPreorder @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social #hachetteUS www.barnesandnoble.com/w/science-un...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsI’m dying 😂
- I’m worried about what my research program will look like in the future, but at least I got to have a research program before this US dumpster fire. I’m so sad for junior scientists right now, and it kills me to see my brilliant students planning to leave the US or changing career plans entirely.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsI am hiring a new Lab Manager to help run the NYU Center for Conflict & Cooperation. We start reviewing apps on MAY 1st and it pays over $58,000. Please share with anyone who might be interested! Please apply here: apply.interfolio.com/166620 See more details below:
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsThey can take away our DEI offices and grants, but they can't stop us from infusing DEI into every single thing we do. Which is what we need to have genuine equity, inclusion, and justice. scienceforeveryone.science/p/what-theyv...
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- Reposted by Diana WilliamsCan confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
- NSF has posted an “update on priorities.” They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants. And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsoSTEM's 2025 Scholarship Program is offering $183k in scholarships for LGBTQ+ students in STEM. 41 scholarships ($2,500-$5,000) available for community college, undergrad, and grad students. Applications open April 14, 2025 - May 18, 2025, 11:59 PM EDT. Learn more at bit.ly/oSTEM-Scholarship
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsNOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume... Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
- I’m no longer at FSU but still get campus alerts. So worried about my friends, colleagues, former students there. It sickens me to know that this won’t move politicians in FL or nationally to make the changes we need to stop these incidents from continuing.
- Reposted by Diana WilliamsAfter 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology.
