TK Kozai (BIONICLab.org)
@BIONIC_Lab
Ernest E Roth Associate Professor. Bio-Integrating Optoelectric Neural Interface & Cybernetics Lab @ University of Pittsburgh, Department of Bioengineering
Grateful for this unexpected feature. I still have imposter syndrome days... I thought that was supposed to en be after tenure?
Check out this wonderful feature about Associate Professor Takashi Kozai's journey through both biology and engineering fields, written by @elainevitone. news.engineering.pitt.edu/power-moves/
NIH cuts debate: Small group (15-25%, ~465K-1.55M) pushes cuts, shouting loud with 15-25 posts/day & 20-40% bot boost. Bigger group (40-50%, ~1.24-3.1M) defends funding, quieter at 5-15 posts/day. Cuts risk cancer cures & jobs. Taxpayers, speak up! #NIH #SaveScience
I spoke with an NIH program officer yesterday who said that, given the massive 44% cut planned for NIH, they were only planning to award about 12 new grants before the end of the year, which are mainly ones in the 1st and 2nd percentile, so the 3 grants we had with good scores…
The NIH has decided that scientists can only submit 6 grants a year. OK. But you need a score that’s < 10% at least to get funded. Meaning, at best, 1 out of 10 grants you submit will have a chance (YMMV of course). 🫠
Excited to launch our NIH-funded project on wireless doped diamond brain electrodes💎🧠 Built in America, powered by taxpayers, this tech aims to restore sensation, improve neurotherapies, & cut through brain fog w light news.engineering.pitt.edu/diamonds-in-th… #NIH #NeuralEngineering #MadeInUSA
I think it is under-appreciated globally that Pittsburgh has one of if not the highest concentration of excellent neural engineering in the world
A new NIH mandate, announced last week, would get rid of funding opportunities that use animal research exclusively; neuroscientists worry this is premature. By @claulopezneuro thetransmitter.org/animal-models/…
Proposals in Congress would cut NIH funding, weaken ARPA-H, and dismantle NSF’s innovation engine. But advocacy works. Your voice matters. The deadline to act is July 21. Sign on. Email Congress. Reach out. We must do everything we can to protect science. Details below.
Submit concerns by 5pm ET 7/14 go.pardot.com/e/858023/ducin…
While I’m a big fan of new technologies that help us study human biology…there’s still no replacement for animal research! I wrote an article outlining this in @GENbio genengnews.com/topics/transla…
MAGA Texans left stranded by Trump’s own policies. $ cuts & Noem’s $100K approval rule choked FEMA, leaving 64% of Kerr County flood calls unanswered. Locals begged for flood warnings, but red tape & rejected funds failed them. This isn’t America First. nytimes.com/2025/07/11/cli…
Trump administration’s budget plan “would essentially end America’s longstanding role as the world leader in science and innovation” and ... “is threatening not only science but the American public. If approved by Congress, it will make the public less safe, poorer and sicker.”