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Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work

  • A Trump administration plan aims to cap indirect costs for medical research at 15%, impacting labs like Dr. Donald Milton's at the University of Maryland, which currently receives about 56% in indirect costs.
  • Dr. Donald Milton estimates losing about $1.1 million of his $3.3 million in NIH funding, possibly resulting in layoffs for half of his team.
  • A federal judge in Boston blocked the plans to cap NIH funding on February 10, after lawsuits stated the change would violate federal law.
  • Research continues at Milton's lab despite concerns about funding cuts and the potential confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To oversee the NIH.
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Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work

A Trump administration plan to change how the National Institutes of Health pays for medical research at universities and other institutions has sent shock waves through labs around the country. Dr. Donald Milton‘s lab at the University of Maryland, which studies how respiratory viruses spread, faces a threat to its funding and staffing if the new policy goes through. The centerpiece of his lab is a contraption inside a booth with plastic window…

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