Following Donald Trump's inauguration, the NIH experienced strict communication bans and publication restrictions. Seven senior investigators reported increasing confusion and disruption in workflow due to orders from the Department of Government Efficiency, which they fear could weaken the NIH's critical role in American medical research. They described the climate as chaotic and chilling, uncertain about supplies, travel, and public dissemination of research, resulting in profound anxiety within the organization about the future of scientific inquiry and public health initiatives.
Seven senior investigators at the National Institutes of Health reported a communications ban affecting scientific dialogue, highlighting disruptions to American medical research under Department of Government Efficiency orders.
The scientists expressed concern that the confusion caused by new rules and bans from DOGE could weaken the N.I.H., jeopardizing vital medical research and public health efforts.
One investigator stated, "it has the potential to seriously weaken the N.I.H. the crown jewel of American science, with a vast network of thousands of researchers."
Describing the situation, a scientist said it is "quite chilling… They are controlling information, causing chaos, disrupting everyone, keeping us off-balance."
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