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In 2022, the #NIH invested ~$6.8B/yr in cancer research. Breast cancer research rec $580M, lung cancer: $477M +leukemia: $287M. Childhood cancer research: ~$272M -only 4% of the NIH budget.
Despite this funding discrepancy *miraculous breakthroughs in pediatric cancer research.
#Trump signed EOs that'd cut funding to the NIH by 15% *temp blocked. If passed -significantly impact the
allocated for cancer res *more issues for children with #cancer
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#Sadism #Health #USPol https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2025/03/funding-cuts-for-pediatric-cancer-research
Hey President Trump and Elon Musk, hands off my pediatric cancer funding - The Miami StudentHey President Trump and Elon Musk, hands off my pediatric cancer fundingAuthor Molly Fahy, who beat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia as a child, argues against the recent funding cuts to pediatric cancer funding.
Here's this month's cartoon for Print, Pittsburgh's East End newspaper.
https://jaythurber.com/2025/03/17/pen-avenue-for-march-2025/
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Update. "Scientists Say #NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub #mRNA References on Grants"
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nih-grants-mrna-vaccines-trump-administration-hhs-rfk/
"National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA #vaccine technology from their grant applications…NIH acting Director Matthew Memoli sent an email across the NIH instructing that any grants, contracts, or collaborations involving mRNA vaccines be reported up the chain to #HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s office and the White House."
KFF Health NewsScientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health NewsTwo senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.
University of Pennsylvania website monitoring federal policy changes affecting U.S. institutions of higher education and academic health systems (info from January 28 to present) —
https://university-communications.upenn.edu/federal-government-updates
article/background: https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/03/penn-federal-updates-website-launch-trump
#USpol #USpolitics #HigherEd #NIH #NSF #HigherEducation #LGBTQIA #HumanRights
university-communications.upenn.eduFederal Government Updates | University Communications“The American higher education system is one of America’s greatest strengths. A social contract has long enabled U.S. colleges and universities to serve individuals, communities, and government for the good of all. This contract has been a cornerstone of innovation and opportunity in our society.
‘We Are Witnessing a New Brain Drain’ as Scientists Flee America for France
Aix Marseille University put out the call to American scientists on March 7 as news continued that the Trump administration was pulling funding from many universities and putting heavy restrictions on research topics. “We are witnessing a new brain drain”
#SafeSpaceForScience #AixMarseille #France #science #research #Stanford #yale #NASA #NIH #health #environment
Gizmodo · 'We Are Witnessing a New Brain Drain' as Scientists Flee America for FranceA French university says it's providing safe harbor to American scientists from Yale, Stanford, NASA, and the NIH.
The complete idiot's guide to stupidity.
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.adx1211?af=R
On the small chance that the Trumpist assault on N.I.H. puzzles you, note that the Institute angered Mr Trump by refusing to downplay the severity of the C.O.V.I.D.-19 pandemic or distort its recommendations for dealing with it.
Waste! N.I.H.'s primary mission under Mr Trump was to promote his political health.
Thanks, archive.org, for preserving a report touching on this that the current Congress would prefer were firmly down the Memory Hole:
web.archive.orgWayback Machine
"This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We're essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, & there’s no choice.
SCIENCE CAN'T FUNCTION w/o the stability of NIH."
-R Sirianni
"Trump admin attacks on the NIH mean biomedical research will become less ambitious, less competitive & result in fewer breakthroughs."
#Science #NIH #DOGE #TrumpMusk #Resist #USPol https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-12/nih-cuts-set-us-scientists-and-research-back-a-generation?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MTc4NTc4MCwiZXhwIjoxNzQyMzkwNTgwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVDBJRlBEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBQkE5NzNFNjA3NkQ0NjMyODJFMDAyN0QyM0JDNTg5MyJ9.brKn4LBbCsicJnhwemckaogVZPVyVceV_s-rz8Ls_l4&leadSource=uverify%20wall
"Uncertainty over health research funding is prompting the elite Baylor College of Medicine to scale back plans to expand the university’s research efforts and to reduce its incoming graduate school class size by about 15 students."
"Let’s be very clear: #NIH research funding isn’t just about science - it’s an economic powerhouse.
The $36.94B in external grants last year not only supported groundbreaking medical & attained >400K jobs, fueling nearly
$95B in economic activity.
NIH grants aren't just about science - they're key economic drivers that benefit communities across the US."
-Dr C Young
"They’re just going in & picking random grants to terminate.”
#Science #USPol https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/nih-grant-terminations/682039/
https://www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/statements/umr-releases-annual-nih-economic-impact-report-2025-update/
The Atlantic · The NIH’s Grant Terminations Are ‘Utter and Complete Chaos’
A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on #Alzheimer's. I spoke w/her about #brain science & #caregiving. She's 18, her family has the #APOE4 gene - a risk factor for the disease - & she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, & I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic #NIH cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, & our own.
A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on #Alzheimer's. I spoke w/her about #brain science & #caregiving. She's 18, her family has the #APOE4 gene - a risk factor for the disease - & she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, & I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic #NIH cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, & our own.
This scientist is horrified by the destruction that the #TrumpMusk regime has wreaked on STEM, scientific institutions, & rational thought.
#Scientist-#authors, Margaret Bouvier, PhD, of Bouvier Grant Group has some suggestions for you on how to adapt to the changes affecting #grants from the National Institutes of Health for #funding #research. #NIH https://bouviergrant.com/strategic-funding-adapting-to-the-changing-nih-landscape-post/
At the #StandUpforScience rallies, many protesters brought along cheeky signs targeting President Trump, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Elon Musk, the de facto head of DOGE.
Here are some of the best signs our reporters saw in Atlanta, New York, and Seattle:
The Xylom · Across America, Protesters Stand Up for Science, Oppose Trump and DOGE Cuts
Republican Neanderthals are Anti:
#Science #Climate #Research #PublicHealth #Health #Vaccinations #NIH #HHS #PublicSafety #NationalSecurity...
X (formerly Twitter)Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) on XRFK Jr: "It used to be that everybody got measles. And the measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection. The vaccine doesn't do that ... it used to be that very young kids were protected by breast milk. Women who get vaccinated do not provide that level of
5 years after WHO declared #COVID-19 a pandemic, the U.S. is cutting staff at #NIH and #CDC while facing TB, measles and the worst flu season in 15 years. A scholar examines the role of 3 #publichealth agencies:
https://buff.ly/WZe1elu
The Conversation5 years of COVID-19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease – while CDC, NIH and WHO face threats to their ability to respond to a crisisMore than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.