NIH insider warns Trump's efforts will cause irreversible research damage
Someone inside the agency says the administration's attempts to steer biomedical science could do lasting harm, even as courts and Congress have protected much of its funding.
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What happened
A sustained campaign by the Trump administration against research has left courts and Congress largely in damage control, one report says. Another says Congress and the courts have protected much of the NIH's funding, but an insider warns that the administration's ongoing efforts to control medical research will cause irreversible damage.
Why it matters
The insider's warning points to harm that could not be undone. The stakes are damage to biomedical research.
Timeline
- Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET: A report described an all-out, sustained assault on research by the Trump administration.
- Oct 13, 11:34 AM ET: An NIH insider warned that the administration's efforts to control medical research will cause irreversible damage.
Coverage
- “They Want to Have Their Hands in Everything”: An NIH Insider on How Trump Is Politicizing Biomedical Science (washingtonian.com)
- Trump is researchers’ worst nightmare (lasvegassun.com)
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