Science funding represents a tiny fraction of our federal budget but has a massive boost to our economy. The repercussions of cutting this funding are very real, both in terms of lost knowledge and innovation, an in terms of human suffering.

RT @ASMicrobiology: To remain a beacon of progress, the U.S. must support scientists, not silence them. Today, at “The Things We’ll Never K….

Federal funding is being cut in so many ways, having so many awful impacts. We need sustained funding to create new drugs and technologies and train the workforce for these vitally important industries.

Front page of the Wall Street Journal today 👀 Restore scientific funding, protect American innovation. “The scientists pay for it, and eventually then the U.S. people pay for it, because research isn’t getting done.”.

RT @NUSynBio: 🚀 From curious student to synthetic biology leader — @NUSynBio's Ashty Karim, PhD, shares how embracing the unexpected led hi….

The formidable Weitao Shuai is representing us at the @AEESProfs meeting tomorrow at 9:30. Go check her out!.

This is no way to run the greatest research enterprise in human history. Truly, the US is shooting itself in the foot. I spoke about it with The Hill Rising. @thehill .

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Recent actions by the US federal government have me really concerned about our future leadership in innovation. I wrote about it here:.

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Speak up! Thanks @LucksLab and @WBEZreset for talking about this.

For the last 8 years, I have used this op-ed in my intro biology class for engineers as an example of both the power of science and the necessity to talk about science. Science matters just as much today as it did 8 years ago.

RT @ASMicrobiology: The National Institute of Health (NIH) announced it is capping facilities & administration costs (also known as indirec….

RT @cee_nwu: How do you think like a scientist? 👩‍🔬 . Anahid Moghadam knew there was so much to learn after graduating with her master's an….

For anyone who is interested, @ASMicrobiology is making it really easy to reach out to congress about how upsetting this funding pause is.

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RT @LucksLab: ROSALIND 3.0 is out in @nchembio !. Cell-free biosensors are revolutionizing point-of-care diagnostics, but we need greater s….

There's a lot to look forward to in this meeting. Will you be joining? Two more weeks to submit abstracts. Let us know if you have questions!.

New year, new postdoc? Apply to the Equitable TRanslational science to Accelerate Impact of New innovations (E-TRAIN) Program to work with us here at Northwestern! Applications due Jan 31.

RT @markowenmartin: It's Thursday, and time for a new episode of #MattersMicrobial. This week, @ericamhartmann discusses antimicrobial resi….