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The NIH Is Being Slashed and Burned, Not "Reformed"

A strong and well-argued rebuttal to NIH criticism

Smart policy reforms at NIH should protect state university research programs because they allow lower-income students access and exposure to careers and top scientists. Many of these universities are located in the South and Midwest and are vital to local economies and bring clinical trials and high-tech research labs which provide cutting edge health-care in places that would otherwise not have it. Instead, the last few weeks’ chaos will make future meaningful reform more difficult as Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, whom I have worked with and greatly respect, will now inherit a demoralized and haphazardly reduced workforce.

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