They assume Trump threats of federal freezing have left panic scientists, because they face medium cuts for critical research in areas ranging from PTSD, use, cancer, addictive disease and more.
Talked two doctor of researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Newsweek About how the threat of reducing state health institutes (NIH), and the sudden disappearance of research grants have left the scientific community.
Opatija Green, which explores the influence of HIV and opioid use on the brain for a doctorate in UCSD Newsweek: “I feel like people are definitely confused and worried, and definitely affects the ability to focus on researching if you don’t know if you will continue to proceed.”
Jiana Cressy, Opatija Green
Jiana Cressy who is studying for his Dr.
Cressy added to green feel about a wide confusion, talking Newsweek: “I feel like people are very worried. People are panic, for a lack of a better word.”
Trump Administration initially said that all federal funds to Feburary 1 .. now there are mixed messages from administration whether these funds are available or will be frozen again, but Green said Newsweek To make a grant and she and cressy rely on their studies not currently online.
Cressy added: “It’s really, it’s frustrating. It’s a hard environment, especially for the type of job, I feel like I’ll look at the funding levels, you know. I’m so afraid this is just Start, and they went out just like the rifles shining in the first week. But stressful to think, what could happen? “
Trevor Eisner / Jiana Cressy
Grant that he said green is currently not currently known as the F-31 Diversity Grant for financing their doctoral studies. Cressy explained that while people can assume that “diversity” is only going to minorities, it is also available to veterans and first generation students of all backgrounds.
Although other grants exist, this one, which is highly competitive, allows more people to receive funding to commit to multiple research projects.
The President for now has frozen his overall Federal Fund Freezing; However, there is still a lot of confusion about whether programs will be frozen in the next four years, and there will be enough individual research grants.
Green and Cressy also explained that the grant process can last for months if not a year, and even a short “pause” in the grant system can long have an impact on the Righelty of the research.
In addition, while Cressy’s laboratory, for example, there are sufficient funds to continue their work, the laboratory must know whether its donation will exist for a long time, so it can be prepared for a long-term application procedure.
“(These) do not happen in two months, is it? It’s not like, I don’t know, product development or another industry, as needed years to understand in a way in which the diseases and mechanisms are in Who are the diseases complex things, “Cressy said.
“It’s really hard, why didn’t people still understand that, don’t even a short break can have harmful effects that will stop progress for years.”
“This is all important research and has the potential to really help many Americans,” said green. “The research is sometimes loaded, but these are really construction blocks to get these following therapies, to get these following therapists and really progress medical.
“That’s what nih works in funds. So, I’m really sad to see this, this pause towards those goals.”
She added: “Health is an ubiquitous thing, and at some point you will get sick or have problems, and if this research does not develop new things, then they will cause many terrible lowland effects.”
2025-02-06 09:00:00
