US EditionNIH chief stands by funding cuts to ‘politicized science’ at tense hearing
- On June 10, NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya faced bipartisan Senate questioning in Washington DC over the Trump administration’s proposed 40% budget cuts and grant terminations.
- The proposed cuts arise amid calls to reorganize the NIH into fewer institutes and end longstanding research projects, sparking dissent among scientists and staff who oppose politicized science.
- Bhattacharya defended the budget plan, saying it grants more flexibility for new research while critics, including Senator Tammy Baldwin, warned it will sabotage biomedical research and harm progress on diseases like Alzheimer’s.
- Baldwin called the cuts 'cruel' and labeled the administration’s approach as 'inserting politics into science,' adding that Congress will reject the budget request intended to dismantle American biomedical leadership.
- The hearing highlighted risks that cutting over 2,100 grants worth billions and halting clinical trials could delay treatments and cause researchers to leave, threatening the NIH’s role as a global biomedical leader.
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