The recent cancellation of over 300 NIH-funded research projects, including 65 focused on HIV, is hindering efforts to prevent infections and improve care access. This unprecedented loss of funding, which affects numerous scientific studies aimed at vulnerable populations, could lead to a resurgence of HIV in the U.S. Experts warn that the funding cuts undermine the research infrastructure, risking the future of scientific inquiry and leaving many scientists without the means to pursue critical advancements in HIV prevention and treatment.
The loss of this research could very well result in a resurgence of HIV that becomes more generalized in this country, said Julia Marcus, a professor at Harvard Medical School.
These drastic cuts are rapidly destroying the infrastructure of scientific research in this country and we are going to lose a generation of scientists.
The research has to focus on the populations that are most affected in order to have an impact and be relevant, said Marcus.
Despite major progress, there are still 30,000 new infections each year in the US.
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