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1. Science Under Threat in the United States: Feeling abandoned but energized

   Vaughn S Cooper

   Many individual researchers are frustrated by the response - or the lack of a response - from universities to a growing crisis.

2. Science Under Threat in the United States: The NIH is a sound investment for the US taxpayer

   Nicholas W Gilpin

   Research funded by the National Institutes of Health is essential for improving the health of Americans and developing new drugs and treatments for a wide range of diseases.

3. Science Under Threat in the United States: How scientists and institutions should respond

   Ran Blekhman

   Individual researchers and university leaders need to make the case for science to their elected representatives and to the public at large.

4. Point of View: To be, or not to be, part-time in academia

   Sinead English, M Emília Santos ... Nina F Ockendon-Powell

   Part-time working can be beneficial for individual academics, and also for academia as a whole.
5. 1. Neuroscience

   Point of View: An annotated introductory reading list for neurodiversity

   Mirela Zaneva, Tao Coll-Martín ... Alyssa Hillary Zisk

   A collaboratively developed annotated reading list expands upon core themes in neurodiversity, aiming to enhance understanding and to promote rigorous, destigmatizing, and inclusive practices in research.

6. Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Navigating neurodiversity in higher education in India

   Deepali Taneja, Poornima Viswanathan, Sahana V Rajan

   True inclusion starts in academia when we move from a deficit-based perspective to one that recognises and nurtures the unique strengths and talents of neurodivergent individuals.
7. 1. Computational and Systems Biology

   Point of View: Being a PhD student in Morocco today

   Anas Bedraoui

   Early-career researchers in the Global South have to overcome obstacles that are not found in high-income countries, but in Morocco at least, the future is looking brighter than the past.
8. 1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
   2. Cell Biology

   Point of View: Teaching troubleshooting skills to graduate students

   Gina Partipilo, Yang Gao ... Benjamin K Keitz

   Pipettes and Problem Solving is an initiative that teaches some of the skills needed to figure out why an experiment is producing unexpected results.
9. 1. Medicine

   Point of View: Applied research won’t flourish without basic science

   Jon R Lorsch, Lawrence A Tabak, Monica M Bertagnolli

   Three senior figures at the US National Institutes of Health explain why the agency remains committed to supporting basic science and research.
10. 1. Cell Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Science Forum: Antibody characterization is critical to enhance reproducibility in biomedical research

    Richard A Kahn, Harvinder Virk ... Skye Longworth

    There is an ongoing need for researchers and all stakeholders to better understand issues surrounding antibody characterization to improve the quality and reproducibility of research that employs these reagents.