David Baker, a professor at the University of Washington and Nobel laureate, now faces severe funding cuts that threaten his research team, with many considering leaving the US. The decrease in scientific funding under the Trump administration has raised major concerns about a brain drain in the scientific community, leaving 75% of surveyed scientists contemplating relocation. Research efforts in critical fields like Alzheimer's and cancer therapy are being hampered, leading to significant slowdowns in potential breakthroughs due to halted studies and layoffs at federal agencies like NIH.
But things have gotten quite bleak.
Right now, due to the funding cuts, we are unable to enroll any more participants into federally funded studies.
The Trump administration has gutted federal agencies, with the National Institutes of Health ringing the alarm bells following massive layoffs and budget cuts.
There's so many amazing people who want to come in, and we can't take them.
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