Andrea - please keep the fight going. Your actions are so appreciated. And yes, the indirect funding caps will end up badly, and I won't hesitate to say that many more people will die if it continues (how many more Americans died because of the monster in the White House the first time?). I would like to comment on a few points. First - let's send some "love" to the industrial scientists - the medicinal chemists, the high throughput screeners, cell biologists, biomedical engineers, etc. They also do research and invent and develop many of our medications and medical devices. This headline, "Without NIH-funded research laying the groundwork, there would be no medications, therapeutic development, or medical innovations" is a bit overreaching, but the gist of the message is right. We were all trained in academia, but learned scientific discipline and reproducibility in industry. The lack of reproducibility in academic research (maybe a future topic) is abysmal. Second - if we, as taxpayers, are paying for this research, we shouldn't be punished with exorbitant prices on the medications that come out of the work. I don't know how to fix this problem, but maybe we should revisit Bayh-Dole. I remember a conversation about 30 years ago with an academic researcher who had many discoveries and he said that his job was to use the "free" money he gets to do research and to make those discoveries available to the public. Finally, and this is off topic - every time I think of RFK Jr, the term, hormesis, pops into my head. It's a fascinating phenomenon and I bet he doesn't know what it means - he should. Thanks for all you are doing!
Thank you for continuing to speak up in a way that captures the concerns of so many people! Having grown up in Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic is a brilliant example. “Outstate” Minnesota is full of small towns that are not thriving, while Rochester continues to be a hub. Like you, I fear that we will experience a “brain drain” that will seriously compromise our ability to provide quality, evidence-based care. Keep writing, and know that your readers will continue speaking up and spreading the word. Your newsletter is a labor of love, but we appreciate your work! (And readers, keep clicking “restack” to make it more visible.)
Andrea - please keep the fight going. Your actions are so appreciated. And yes, the indirect funding caps will end up badly, and I won't hesitate to say that many more people will die if it continues (how many more Americans died because of the monster in the White House the first time?). I would like to comment on a few points. First - let's send some "love" to the industrial scientists - the medicinal chemists, the high throughput screeners, cell biologists, biomedical engineers, etc. They also do research and invent and develop many of our medications and medical devices. This headline, "Without NIH-funded research laying the groundwork, there would be no medications, therapeutic development, or medical innovations" is a bit overreaching, but the gist of the message is right. We were all trained in academia, but learned scientific discipline and reproducibility in industry. The lack of reproducibility in academic research (maybe a future topic) is abysmal. Second - if we, as taxpayers, are paying for this research, we shouldn't be punished with exorbitant prices on the medications that come out of the work. I don't know how to fix this problem, but maybe we should revisit Bayh-Dole. I remember a conversation about 30 years ago with an academic researcher who had many discoveries and he said that his job was to use the "free" money he gets to do research and to make those discoveries available to the public. Finally, and this is off topic - every time I think of RFK Jr, the term, hormesis, pops into my head. It's a fascinating phenomenon and I bet he doesn't know what it means - he should. Thanks for all you are doing!
I had not heard of the word either, thank you...maybe I should know of it 🤔 given my 10 yr's of post 2nd education ☹️
Thank you for continuing to speak up in a way that captures the concerns of so many people! Having grown up in Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic is a brilliant example. “Outstate” Minnesota is full of small towns that are not thriving, while Rochester continues to be a hub. Like you, I fear that we will experience a “brain drain” that will seriously compromise our ability to provide quality, evidence-based care. Keep writing, and know that your readers will continue speaking up and spreading the word. Your newsletter is a labor of love, but we appreciate your work! (And readers, keep clicking “restack” to make it more visible.)