Pipettes & Politics: Episode 6

ASBMB public affairs staff members discuss the U.S. House science committee’s hearing on sexual harassment and misconduct in science, the National Science Foundation’s efforts to combat sexual misconduct, and the White House’s report on science and technology in the first year of the Trump administration. Emily Holubowich, executive director for the Coalition for Health Funding, joins the podcast to discuss the complex federal budget negotiations for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. In anticipation of the ASBMB’s upcoming webinar on how to write an op-ed, the episode ends with a call for scientists to write opinion pieces urging lawmakers to support life-science research. Subcommittee on Research and Technology Hearing - A Review of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct in Science - https://science.house.gov/legislation/hearings/subcommittee-research-and-technology-hearing-review-sexual-harassment-and NSF Sexual Harassment web-page - https://www.nsf.gov/od/odi/harassment.jsp Science & Technology Highlights in the First Year of the Trump Administration - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Administration-2017-ST-Highlights.pdf Analysis and rebuttal by Matt Hourihan of AAAS of several claims in the White House report - https://www.aaas.org/news/fact-check-no-white-house-did-not-try-increase-science-funding-last-years-budget Follow your Pipettes & Politics hosts Twitter and share your thoughts on this episode using #PipettesAndPolitics: -Benjamin Corb | @bwcorb -Andre Porter | @anporter_ -Daniel Pham | @dpham20