In lieu of NIH cuts at Columbia, many folks are asking why aren't universities using endowment funds to support the research mission of their scientists?

Here are a few of the reasons that is not a sustainable option

1/n Endowment funds unfortunately are not like personal savings accounts where you can withdraw as much as you want, whenever you want. They usually have specific legal structures that can indefinitely dictate how pools of investments are used for a specific purpose

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1/n I know y’all have been wanting more disruptive science and @moghaddamlab is here to deliver! Our latest preprint suggests a different approach for behavioral modeling of the potential therapeutic effects of psilocybin!! 2/n We were guided by clinical trials showing that psilocybin improves symptoms of depression and anxiety when given during psychotherapy or other clinician-guided interventions