Thaddeus V. Samulski Associate Professor @DukeU
Durham, NC
Joined July 2011
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Kyle Lafata retweeted
Our second #RadOnc Annual Report is out! This edition highlights several key milestones – the 20-year journey with @DukeMedPhys; the dept's central role in @DukeMets; success in the Lafata Lab; two decades of leadership from Dr. Willett; and more 🔗radonc.duke.edu/news/annual-…
Kyle Lafata retweeted
Two of our incredible @DukeCancer physicians retire today – Dr. David Brizel (with us for 38 years) and Dr. W. Robert Lee (with us for 19 years). We'll miss them dearly!
Kyle Lafata retweeted
Duke is one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the country. A cut of this magnitude (15% cap on F&As/indirect costs) would result in thousands of lost jobs at Duke & potentially tens of thousands across NC.
Sources: medschool.duke.edu/about-us/… and @research65664
ALT “This is seismic. Think of a car being built. The direct portion of any NIH grant goes toward the car components, but the indirect payments pay for the assembly line — the facilities, the specialty equipment, the IT structures, and the people. The F&A payments are essential; they are required to do the work.” Colin S. Duckett, PhD, Executive Vice Dean for Basic and Preclinical Science, Duke University School of Medicine, on the devastating effects of the NIH’s cap on indirect grant payments.
Know what ‘Indirect Costs’ are? Learn how they enable advanced #research and scientific discovery. A strong partnership between universities and the federal government (@NIH) is essential to economic growth, technological innovation, and #medical advances.
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Kyle Lafata retweeted
This approach to suddenly cutting @NIH grant indirect costs will cause chaos and harm biomedical research and researchers in hospitals, schools and institutes nationwide. A sane government would never do this.
Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above what many major foundations allow and much lower than the 60%+ that some institutions charge the government today. This change will save more than $4B a year effective immediately.
Kyle Lafata retweeted
Trump's proposal is ILLEGAL & amounts to an indiscriminate funding cut for research centers of all sizes, NOT just Ivies. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, & derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above what many major foundations allow and much lower than the 60%+ that some institutions charge the government today. This change will save more than $4B a year effective immediately.
Kyle Lafata retweeted
“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.”
The Lancet response: hubs.li/Q035Ld5H0
ALT A Lancet Editorial: “American chaos: standing up for health and medicine”
Kyle Lafata retweeted
Read our latest issue in full ➡️ bit.ly/42Pq2wX
ALT Cover of The Lancet, February 8 2025 issue. The cover quote reads, “Health institutions may be hesitant to criticise the new administration publicly, but this timidity is a mistake. Trump’s actions must be called out for the damage they are doing.”
“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.”
The Lancet response: hubs.li/Q035Ld5H0
ALT A Lancet Editorial: “American chaos: standing up for health and medicine”
Kyle Lafata retweeted
Another deep wound inflicted against American medicine, science and health by Musk’s juvenile night crew of data thieves following the Project 2025 playbook, which Trump disavowed in the campaign.
washingtonpost.com/health/20…
Kyle Lafata retweeted
The NRG-CC013 trial recently activated. In our January newsletter, we highlight this new study that will enroll patients with head & neck squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, larynx, hypopharynx, nasopharynx, or oral cavity. Read more: ow.ly/rBSI50UGeKP @sueyom
Kyle Lafata retweeted
The NIH announced it will slash billions of dollars of support to universities and research centers.
This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments.
Kyle Lafata retweeted
Donald Trump is making a deliberate attempt to overwhelm the system, and to overwhelm you. It can be difficult to keep up. And that’s by design.
But we can keep up – and respond. Here’s what he’s doing, and what it means for you. Just the facts. 🧵⤵️
Kyle Lafata retweeted
I am not normally an alarmist, but these are not normal times. This change would cripple research infrastructure at hundreds of US institutions, and threatens to end our global superiority in scientific research.
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Kyle Lafata retweeted
NIH indirect costs fund the backbone of research: maintaining labs, ensuring safety, and supporting admin work. These are essential for groundbreaking discoveries. Drastic cuts to NIH indirect rates are detrimental to academic biomedical research.
Kyle Lafata retweeted
⏱️ The next cancer cure is on hold.
@NIH grants invest in future science gains that pay back for our citizens at a rate of more than 2:1 in economic activity.
We are losing the battle for discovery. science.org/content/article/…
Kyle Lafata retweeted
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Tammara Watts for receiving R01 grant for project: "Disparate Survival, Disparate Workforce: An Integrated Approach to Improving Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes and Diversity in the Oncology Workforce". @DukeCancer bit.ly/4cRUlpu
Kyle Lafata retweeted
Congratulations @KyleLafata @DukeRadiology on your R01 Grant issued by @theNCI
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Excited to share that we've been awarded a new R01 from @NIH / @theNCI in computational & mathematical oncology. Prelim data ( #radiomics #pathomics #biology ) to be presented this year @aapmHQ #medphys
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Congrats to @KyleLafata, PhD, who was awarded a $2.25M, 5-year R01 by @NIH/@theNCI to interrogate Tx resistance/immune dysregulation in h&n cancer using multiscale imaging and applied mathematics. Co-I: Drs. David Brizel, @YvonneMowery, Chunhao Wang, Tammara Watts, Sara Jiang
