Scientists Ejected From Diabetes Conference for Distributing Journal Reprints
Organizers said the group violated the conference code of conduct after distributing an editorial criticizing President Donald Trump’s biomedical research policies.
- On Friday, police escorted five researchers from the American Diabetes Association conference in New Orleans after they distributed an editorial criticizing President Donald Trump's biomedical research cuts.
- The editorial, published April 29 in the journal Diabetes Care, condemned the freezing of at least $450 million in NIH research grants, including $66 million cut from diabetes-specific funding.
- Moments before National Institutes of Health director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was scheduled to deliver the keynote, video appeared to show a uniformed officer chest-bumping researcher Dr. Aaron Kelly during removal.
- Citing a code of conduct violation, the ADA emailed Dr. Steven Kahn banning him from the remainder of the conference, stating officials had "no choice" but to remove him.
- Researchers characterized the removal as politically motivated suppression, with Kelly stating, "They were clearly trying to intimidate us," amid concerns that professional organizations fear Trump administration repercussions.
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