Webinar: Emergency Science Meeting by Stand Up for Science by Stand Up For Science

Emergency Science Meeting by Stand Up for Science

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Join our EMERGENCY SCIENCE MEETING to learn what’s at stake with OMB’s latest proposal, what comes next, and how to fight back against Vought’s attempts to destroy American science.

This a direct threat to scientific independence, public health, evidence-based decision-making.

Register now — we need every voice in this fight to get as loud as ever to save research in the U.S.!

*Accessibility: This webinar will feature ASL interpretation and closed captioning will be available in multiple languages.

Presenters

Dr. Colette Delawalla

Founder & CEO of Stand Up for Science

Colette Delawalla, PhD, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Stand Up for Science. Under her leadership, the organization has mobilized thousands of scientists worldwide, supported whistleblowers across federal agencies including the NIH, EPA, NASA, and FEMA, advocated against cuts to federally funded research, launched a campaign calling for the impeachment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and is actively working to secure a pro-science congressional majority in 2026. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Emory University.

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi

Nobel Laureate 2022

Carolyn Bertozzi is the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Radiology at Stanford University, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Prof. Tim Snyder

Author of On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder holds the inaugural Temerty Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

Snyder’s work has appeared in forty languages and has received a number of prizes, including the Emerson Prize in the Humanities, the Literature Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Václav Havel Foundation prize, the Foundation for Polish Science prize in the social sciences, the Leipzig Award for European Understanding, and more. His words are quoted in political demonstrations around the world, most recently in Hong Kong.

Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi

Former NIH Scientific Program Official

Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi served the National Institutes of Health for 22 years as a Scientific Program Official, shaping biomedical and behavioral health research strategy. During her tenure, she managed a portfolio of 305 grants totaling $132 million across several institutes and centers, and co-authored 18 funding initiatives that generated 1,087 projects totaling $778 million spanning mental health, substance use prevention, pain management, data science, and health services research.

She left NIH in April 2025 because she witnessed the new leadership replacing NIH's scientifically-driven system with one that is politically directed and violates the Public Health Service Act of 1944. She has been writing about the dismantling of the NIH on Substack since December 2025.

Ambassador Norman Eisen

Co-founder, Democracy Defenders Action

Ambassador (ret.) Norman Eisen is the co-founder and executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, which has been helping lead the successful national court fights against the Trump Administration, helping secure multiple landmark orders against its authoritarian moves. His work in the courts of law is matched by his efforts in the court of public opinion as the co-founder and publisher of The Contrarian. He is also the co-founder and former chair of other major non-profits, including CREW and States United.

Craig McLean

Former NOAA Chief Scientist

Craig McLean has over 45 years of experience in ocean science, law, policy, and marine operations. He is a successful international leader, advocate, and visionary voice for ocean science and policy. McLean is recognized internationally as a leader in ocean policy and ocean diplomacy and is frequently invited to speak on these subjects.

James Walkinshaw

U.S. Congressional Representative, VA-11

Congressman Walkinshaw serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which oversees the federal workforce. In this role, Congressman Walkinshaw is focused on protecting the nonpartisan civil service, supporting fair pay, benefits, and treatment for federal employees, strengthening oversight of federal procurement and information technology, and holding the Administration accountable.

Representative Walkinshaw is the founder and co-chair of the first-ever Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus, which works to protect federal employees and defend the merit-based civil service from political interference.

Judy Chu

U.S. Congressional Representative, CA-28

Judy Chu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2009. She represents the 28th Congressional District, which includes Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley of southern California.

Rep. Chu currently serves on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining to taxes, revenues, Social Security, and Medicare. In that Committee, Rep. Chu is a member of the Subcommittees on Health, giving her oversight over healthcare reform and crucial safety net programs, Worker and Family Support, and Oversight. She also serves on the House Budget Committee.

Bruno Perrin

Head of the Board of Trustees Rationalist Union

Bruno Perrin comes from a family of scientists, some of whom were founders of the Union Rationaliste. He spent his entire career in auditing and consulting, specializing in the media, telecommunications, and technology sectors. His research focuses on the valuation of cultural industries and corporate governance. At the end of his professional career, he took responsibility for the finances of the UR and became head of the board.

As a Franco-American, Bruno has been committed from the outset to combating Trumpism, advocating for the rule of law, and supporting the development of open science -- autonomous and sustainably funded.