NIH has canceled all its study sections that review and approve federal grants for health research.

[highplainsdem]

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions

— Nsikan Akpan (@monscience.bsky.social) 2025-01-22T21:27:38.342Z

Nsikan Akpan
‪@monscience.bsky.social‬

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

— Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) (@liebschutz.bsky.social) 2025-01-22T20:46:25.559Z

Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her)
‪@liebschutz.bsky.social‬

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

[dalton99a]

1. The traitor is hell bent on killing Americans.

[Cha]

14. Mump and Putin.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Oh no, I know people who work in NIH funded research centers.

This will strike a big blow to all kinds of medical research.

[RandySF]

3. HOLY SHIT

This will put entire university departments out of business.

[yardwork]

18. It will put academic medical centers out of business.

And they are the engine that runs US healthcare.

Not to mention housing all the scientists who are doing life-saving research.

I never thought I'd see this day.

[Lonestarblue]

4. People will die as a result. The NIH conducts health research, but it also conducts trials for life-saving treatments.

The NIH has long been a valuable resource for progress in advancing effective treatment for many diseases. What is the purpose for shutting them down? Is this a Musk idea to save money?

Progress on cures for various types of cancer will now stop so billionaires who already pay low taxes can gave another tax cut.

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[enough]

5. Hurtling back to the middle ages

[surfered]

6. I guess he didn't kill enough Americans during Covid.

[Cha]

13. Mostly his cult I would imagine.

[SheltieLover]

7. Holy hell!

They'd better rein in their crazies!

[obamanut2012]

8. People need to CALL every single Congressional Rep and Senator NOW

No matter what party they are with.

[4TheArts]

9. Sonavabitch! This is outrageous.

Before becoming a starving artist, I was a Research Administrator at U. of Fl. for what was back then called an NIH research core - a group of labs with similar objectives, operated by MD PhD's who were working on various disease solutions, including juvenile diabetes, various cancers and more. The very idea that the criminally idiotic king-of-the-hill is even allowed to do this - it's just insane!!

[Cha]

10. Courtesy of Bob RF jr.

how you liking all this, Cheryl Hines?

[JHB]

11. Apparently someone likes the idea of sitting atop a throne of skulls.

[dalton99a]

19. +1. From 2020:

[Solly Mack]

12. Tell me how great America is again?

[obamanut2012]

15. This will shut down post doc research, medical libraries, entire muniversity departments and medical schools

[orangecrush]

16. They want to kill us