Join us on 4/26 as we honor this year's winners of the Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award. The recipients, Richard DiMarchi & Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, dedicated decades of work researching the GLP-1 drug class agonist. Tune into the livestream: brnw.ch/21wIYYB

Tx to my nominators and to AAAS for recognizing our contributions! Grateful for lifetime access to the most brilliant scientific minds!

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AAAS is thrilled to announce our 2023 #AAASFellows ! “This year’s class embodies scientific excellence, fosters trust in science throughout the communities they serve, and leads the next generation of scientists,” said AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh. Read more: brnw.ch/21wIWyv

Along with graduate students from Northwestern & NIU, we have #STEMM students from University of Illinois & this is UIC on the Hill today to meet with IL delegation staff about #SciPol & #SciComm ! #MakingOurCASE AAAS

.CU Boulder 🦬 is proud to be 1 of 6 founding organizations of @AAAS #MakingOurCASE workshop which brings #STEMM students like CUanthropology PhD Georgia Butcher to DC to talk science policy and communication!

How can the nation build a resilient #microelectronics ecosystem and ensure U.S. leadership globally?

Join us on April 17 to explore future security needs and best practices for securing microelectronics supply chains: ow.ly/TIOv50Re6A6

Joseph DeSimone: the Story of Carbon ($2.5 Billion Valuation) frontlines.io/podcasts/josep…

Excellent discussion with AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh and Center for Science Diplomacy Director Kim Montgomery exchanging views about #Transatlantic cooperation in R&I and #ScienceDiplomacy 🤝! Looking forward to the workshop on the future of #ScienceDiplomacy at the INGSA conference in Kigali on 3 May!

In Memoriam: Lubert Stryer (1938–2024), a giant in biochemistry and a key early contributor to the success of the Biohub.

Read a remembrance from Biohub SF president Joe DeRisi.

I had no idea that textbook colossus Lubert Stryer played a key role in microarray technology development. RIP

There are few true cures in medicine. Genome editing now has 2 down, 5,000 to go. But it's just getting started and not just for rare diseases. Where we're headed:
My conversation Doudna Lab Innovative Genomics Institute in the new Ground Truths (link in profile)

Today's the day - will you be watching the #TotalSolarEclipse2024 ? ☀️🌖🌎

Whether you are in the path of totality or just able to catch a partial view, check out what these AAAS kids imagine the Sun, Moon, and Earth would say if they could talk.

Poor thing doesn't even know it's going to be totally eclipsed today.

Just a friendly reminder from your loyal moonwalker, we’re in store for a pretty good solar eclipse on April 8th! The show will vary depending on your location, but it’s the last total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous U.S. until 2044. Keep your eyes peeled (but properly

TY to ResearchAmerica CEO Mary Woolley for highlighting our op-ed calling for a reversal of U.S. National Science Foundation budget cuts which will hurt #communitycolleges , too!

Federation of American Scientists🔬 Task Force On American Innovation CNSF Matt Hourihan APLU Gov Affairs Tobin L. Smith Sudip Parikh

researchamerica.org/marys-letters/…

Read our RealClearEducation op-ed for our full case. There are many worthy reasons to fund U.S. National Science Foundation and follow through on #CHIPS commitments.

Supporting community college students is the latest reason to add to the list. Growing U.S. National Science Foundation funding should be a priority!

realcleareducation.com/articles/2024/…

* MAY 6 *
Deadline to submit your proposal for the @AAAS Annual Meeting.
See you next year in Boston!

Theoretical physicist Johannes Zaanen “laid the groundwork for viewing even electrons in metals as a fundamental problem of the Universe.'

Read about his life in a new #ScienceRetrospective : scim.ag/6o1

The dashboard is updated with the latest FY 2024 numbers!

Slight cut to NIH (-2%), same for DOD S&T (-4%) though RDTE is +5% overall and a mixed bag of staying flat and big decreases for Homeland R&D
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I’m excited to engage in this conversation on the State of Science in America, the incredible opportunities and challenges ahead, and what’s at stake if we unilaterally sacrifice our competitiveness. Please join Wednesday at 4:00!