An ominous shadow falls over mRNA technology

The Trump Administration Threatens mRNA Research

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An ominous shadow falls over mRNA technology

Once researchers begin wondering whether their government might pull the rug from under them, the damage is done

Saying ‘pandemic is over,’ NIH starts cutting COVID-19 research

Grant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics

NIH is removing some outside scientific advisers who evaluate agency research

Among those being terminated are non-U.S. citizens, women, and scientists from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups

Early career scientists in Rhode Island consider leaving the U.S. - TPR: The Public's Radio

Most workday mornings, Eddie Cascella is too busy to get depressed about his career. From behind the counter at The Coffee Exchange on the East Side of Providence, the 26-year-old environmental scientist serves bags of coffee beans to a steady stream of customers.  “Would you like that ground or whole bean?” he asks each customer. […] The post Early career scientists in Rhode Island consider leaving the U.S. appeared first on TPR: The Public's R…

The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling - WorldNL Magazine

“If we went on business-as-usual and admitted a normal class size, then we’d have students we couldn’t support in the program,” says Kimberly Cooper, a developmental biologist at UCSD and associate director of the biology PhD program. One of her undergraduate mentees wasn’t admitted to any graduate programs this year. That mentee hopes to become an unpaid volunteer to continue working in a lab “because she wants to do this so badly,” Cooper adds…