Alex Smith
@smithalexk.bsky.social
MRI Physicist working in industry. I’m interested in collaborating with academic researchers on clinical research projects.
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We need to make sure this editorial goes viral
Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
June 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
We need to make sure this editorial goes viral
Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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🧪🧪 White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking -- Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking
Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees
www.science.org
June 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
🧪🧪 White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking -- Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Montana State also asking researchers to halt grant expenditures:
January 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Montana State also asking researchers to halt grant expenditures:
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NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans
The Trump administration's federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB. Pritzker's office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people in...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
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Your biggest power is as a constituent who cares about the issue and may be directly or indirectly affected by them
My format is generally:
NIH is important for the nation, both in terms of health knowledge and economics/competitiveness
1/n
My format is generally:
NIH is important for the nation, both in terms of health knowledge and economics/competitiveness
1/n
What should one say in these emails/calls?
January 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Your biggest power is as a constituent who cares about the issue and may be directly or indirectly affected by them
My format is generally:
NIH is important for the nation, both in terms of health knowledge and economics/competitiveness
1/n
My format is generally:
NIH is important for the nation, both in terms of health knowledge and economics/competitiveness
1/n
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Affirms results of the study in China showing increased CHD after early pregnancy COVID infection and increased rates since pandemic started. www.nature.com/articles/s41....
The association of increased incidence of congenital heart disease in newborns with maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The association of increased incidence of congenital heart disease in newborns with maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy
www.nature.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Affirms results of the study in China showing increased CHD after early pregnancy COVID infection and increased rates since pandemic started. www.nature.com/articles/s41....