Ted Morgan
@tedmorgan.bsky.social
Citizen, Dad, Husband, Scientist, program officer at NSF, former biology professor and sports “expert”. Views are mine and do not represent my employer. Returning to social media on my personal time .
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New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
August 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The new NSF BIO funding opportunity (solicitation) is out, which replaces the DEB, IOS, and MCB solicitations. The BIO Core accepts proposals that cover the scientific topics associated with the legacy programs historically supported by BIO. BIO Core - NSF 26-517.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
www.nsf.gov
August 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The new NSF BIO funding opportunity (solicitation) is out, which replaces the DEB, IOS, and MCB solicitations. The BIO Core accepts proposals that cover the scientific topics associated with the legacy programs historically supported by BIO. BIO Core - NSF 26-517.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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“You cannot schedule the lizard’s gift, and you cannot rush the leukemia campaign.”
True words from Jeff Coller.
When the next lizard arrives with a gift, though, what we can do is recognize it faster. 🧪
unpaywalled: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
True words from Jeff Coller.
When the next lizard arrives with a gift, though, what we can do is recognize it faster. 🧪
unpaywalled: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
“You cannot schedule the lizard’s gift, and you cannot rush the leukemia campaign.”
True words from Jeff Coller.
When the next lizard arrives with a gift, though, what we can do is recognize it faster. 🧪
unpaywalled: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
True words from Jeff Coller.
When the next lizard arrives with a gift, though, what we can do is recognize it faster. 🧪
unpaywalled: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
Sam was a great colleague. I hope he is enjoying his retirement while still being an advocate for science.
Sam Scheiner accepts his @sse-evolution.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award by pulling up a slide packed with names of colleagues from his 26 years at NSF, and reminding us to thank federal agency staff and scientists who are still working to support research while going "through hell" #Evol2026
June 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Sam was a great colleague. I hope he is enjoying his retirement while still being an advocate for science.
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“Between January 2025 and February 2026, STEM and health employees at science-focused agencies saw nearly 15,000 jobs cut. The rate outpaced cuts among other federal workers.”
OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.)
NSF at -42%!
OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.)
NSF at -42%!
April 20, 2026 at 12:31 AM
“Between January 2025 and February 2026, STEM and health employees at science-focused agencies saw nearly 15,000 jobs cut. The rate outpaced cuts among other federal workers.”
OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.)
NSF at -42%!
OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.)
NSF at -42%!
NSF PDs will be @sicb.bsky.social.
Stop by booth 308 if you would like to sign up to chat with us or catch us in the conference center.
Informal workshop and Q and A session, Sunday Jan 4th from 12:15 to 1:15 in B110/111. #SICB2026.
Stop by booth 308 if you would like to sign up to chat with us or catch us in the conference center.
Informal workshop and Q and A session, Sunday Jan 4th from 12:15 to 1:15 in B110/111. #SICB2026.
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
NSF PDs will be @sicb.bsky.social.
Stop by booth 308 if you would like to sign up to chat with us or catch us in the conference center.
Informal workshop and Q and A session, Sunday Jan 4th from 12:15 to 1:15 in B110/111. #SICB2026.
Stop by booth 308 if you would like to sign up to chat with us or catch us in the conference center.
Informal workshop and Q and A session, Sunday Jan 4th from 12:15 to 1:15 in B110/111. #SICB2026.
Happy 2026 (I hope). Good bye lovely building.
January 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Happy 2026 (I hope). Good bye lovely building.
This is what work looks like these days. Interesting days at the NSF.
NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
December 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is what work looks like these days. Interesting days at the NSF.
The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Enabling Discovery Through Genomics (EDGE)
www.nsf.gov
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Artificial selection for resistance to copper and off-target physiological and behavioral effects in Drosophila melanogaster https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679338v1
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Artificial selection for resistance to copper and off-target physiological and behavioral effects in Drosophila melanogaster https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679338v1
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Another day testing the limits of resilience.
The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels.
Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels.
The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.
The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels.
Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels.
The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.
‘This is bull——”: National Science Foundation employees protest HUD's takeover
Dozens of National Science Foundation employees crowded the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday to protest the news that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, w...
www.nbcwashington.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Another day testing the limits of resilience.
The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels.
Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels.
The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.
The Alexandria NSF building was designed for the NSF merit review process (gold standard), complete with a floor devoted to panels.
Now we aren’t allowed to have in person panels.
The loss of US science leadership will haunt this country for decades.
Nice to hear Bill and Sam speaking about NSF.
In our most recent episode we talk with Bill Zamer and Sam Scheiner, two former BIO program officers at the NSF, about the recently proposed 56% budget cut to the NSF.
🎙️Listen now: bigbiology.substack.com/p/savensf-ep...
#scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #SaveNSF #NSF
🎙️Listen now: bigbiology.substack.com/p/savensf-ep...
#scicomm #science #sciencecommunication #SaveNSF #NSF
May 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nice to hear Bill and Sam speaking about NSF.
Had a very short layover in ORD tonight and the gate next to mine included my brother in law! So nice to see him on personal travel in Chicago for 25 minutes.
April 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Had a very short layover in ORD tonight and the gate next to mine included my brother in law! So nice to see him on personal travel in Chicago for 25 minutes.
Not a great day at the office.
April 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Not a great day at the office.