Join researchers across the country in fighting Trump’s attacks on the NIH

Yesterday, President Trump’s Executive Branch placed the National Institutes of Health under an unprecedented set of restrictions, including a communications blackout, a travel ban for nearly all employees, and a complete hiring freeze. This means that many NIH grants that have already passed peer review are now in limbo.

Any delay in grant funding will have dramatic consequences for scientific research around the country and for the American economy. Delays in grant funding and gag orders on the NIH also delay research in fields like cancer, diabetes, avian flu, and other critical public health concerns. The executive branch must lift its restrictions on the NIH as soon as possible, allow this agency to continue its work, and ensure that American scientific research, including the crucial work done by UAW members, can continue without interruption.