Llewellyn King: DOGE Kids’ Crude Cuts to Research Undermine American Strength

Llewellyn King: DOGE kids’ crude cuts to research undermine American strength

When I asked John Savage, the retired co-founder of the Department of Computer Science at Brown University, what the essential ingredient in research is, he responded with one word: “Passion.” It is passion that keeps scientists going, dead end after dead end, until there is a breakthrough. It is passion that keeps them at the bench or staring into a microscope or redesigning an experiment with slight modifications until that “eureka moment.” I …

STAT readers on vaccines, research funding cuts, and organ donation

“No VC would fund fundamental research to expand the frontiers of science as the government does,” a STAT reader writes.

Funding Cuts Threaten Diversity In Clinical Research - Data Intelligence

In a recent video interview with Applied Clinical Trials, Kyle McAllister, co-founder, CEO, Trially, discussed the impact of funding cuts on underrepresented populations in medical research, emphasizing the importance of diversity-focused research. He highlighted the challenges created by budget cuts, particularly in patient recruitment and retention, due to reduced support staff. McAllister noted that artificial intelligence (AI) and new techno…