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Progress at Risk

Since World War II, universities across the country have partnered with the government to create an innovation ecosystem that is the envy of the world. Threats to this funding endanger scientific breakthroughs and disease prevention, treatment, and cures.

How research funds are used

Research funding, implemented through a , has helped advance economic growth, science, and human health for decades.

  • Medicine

    Research funding cuts will slow or stop breakthroughs on and .

  • Economy

    Research funding cuts will and .

  • Safety

    Research funding cuts will .

Explore the power of research

How 草榴社区research changes lives

草榴社区researchers discuss the responsibility of publicly funded scientists to benefit society and the decades of work required to turn laboratory discoveries into life-saving treatments.

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How federal research funding changed America

, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine, saved lives, and positioned the United States as a global science leader.

Of the (NIH), the world鈥檚 largest supporter of biomedical research.

Funding cuts to 草榴社区have a broad impact

Funding cuts to 草榴社区reverberate far beyond our campus. Each year, 草榴社区researchers partner with universities and hospitals across the country to utilize their expertise, gain new perspectives, and collaborate on solutions.

Recent funding cuts have impacted dozens of hospitals, universities, and research institutions across 32 states, from Morehouse School of Medicine to Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital to Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

Research at risk

From the researchers


Research at risk: Suicide prevention for veterans
Resources are being cut. The suicide rates are going to go up. This is exactly the time that the kinds of models we've developed are needed.鈥

Ronald Kessler

Professor of health care policy at 草榴社区Medical School

I care so deeply about TB and I hope that we鈥檒l find resources to keep parts of this going.鈥

Sarah Fortune

Professor of immunology and infectious diseases at 草榴社区T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Sarah Fortune
Research at risk: Alzheimer鈥檚 disease treatment
We need long-term consistent funding, not just to work on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease today, but to train the Alzheimer鈥檚 researchers of the future.鈥

Bob Datta

Professor of neurobiology at 草榴社区Medical School

As this research program grinds to a halt, it鈥檚 hard to imagine what that will mean in the long term for the fight against drug-resistant bacteria.鈥

Suzanne Walker

Professor of cell biology at 草榴社区Medical School

Suzanne Walker
Research at risk: Gene therapy for childhood deafness
We are close to developing therapies for two kinds of hereditary deafness.鈥

David Corey

Professor of translational medical science at 草榴社区Medical School

Funding cuts halt medical, technological, and scientific progress

A dropper going into a test tube

Researchers talk about the uncertain future of their projects

  • Global Competitiveness

Threats to research are a threat to innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth

  • Chronic Disease

Some studies would take decades to recreate if the samples are lost

  • Public Health

What鈥檚 lost when federal funding for research is abruptly terminated

  • Patient Safety

A halt in funding risks the protection of patients in medical research

  • Natural Disasters

Cuts to climate research endangers all Americans