A year into funding cuts, where do NIH researchers stand?

“We’re not signaling to this next generation of early-career researchers that there is a stable, predictable opportunity for careers in science that are based on government funding,” Karen Knudsen, CEO of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, told Healthcare Brew. “Talent follows stability.”

Healthcare Brew - April 22, 2026

It’s been over a year since the Trump administration began cutting $32 billion in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, leaving researchers with fewer resources and often also without jobs.

In a recent Stat survey of nearly 1,000 US-based NIH

A year into funding cuts, where do NIH researchers stand?

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