President Trump’s threats of federal freezing have left the scientists, because they face financing discounts for cash research in areas ranging from post -traumatic disorder, the use of opiates, cancer, gastro -and more.
Two doctoral researchers in University of California San Diego spoke (UCSD) Newsweek About how The threat of discounts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)And the sudden disappearance of research grants, letting the scientific community reel.
Abbey Green, who is looking for the effect of the use of HIV and opioids on the brain to obtain a PhD at UCSD Newsweek: “I feel that people feel confused and anxious at the present time, and it definitely affects the ability to focus on searching if you do not know if you will be able to continue doing this.”
Gianna Chrissy, Deir Green
Gianna Chrissy, who is studying for a PhD at MD at UCSD – means that her studies will lead to becoming a doctor and an expert in her research – lies how the shock affects social behavior.
Chrissy added to Green’s feelings about confusion on a large scale, and tells us Newsweek: “I feel really worried. People feel panic, because there is no better word.”
the The Trump administration initially said that they freeze all federal funds until February 1. now, There are mixed messages from the administration about whether these funds are available Or if it is re -froze, but Green is told Newsweek The grant on which it depends and Cressy depends on their studies currently unexpected.
Cressy added: “It is really frustrated. It is a difficult environment, especially for the type of work I do, and mental health research. I feel that I will look at the expected financing levels, and don’t look good, as you know I am afraid that this is just a beginning, and I came out as it happened In the first week.
Trefor Eisner/Gianna Chrissy
The Green Grant said is not currently available as the F-31 Diversity Scholarship for PhD studies. Chrissy explained that although people may assume that the “diversity” grant only goes to minorities, it is also available to old warriors and first -generation students of all backgrounds.
Although there are other grants, these grants, which are high competitiveness, enable more people to obtain the funding they need to adhere to research projects for a period of years.
The president has canceled the total freezing of federal financing at the present time; However, there is still a lot of confusion about whether the programs will be frozen in the next four years, and whether there will be enough individual grants to wander the researchers.
Green and Cressy also made it clear that the process of obtaining a grant may take months if not general, so even a brief “stop” in the grant system can have a ripples on search financing for a long time.
In addition, although the Cressy Laboratory, for example, has enough financing to continue his work at the present time, the laboratory needs to know if granting national health institutes will be present in advance in order to be able to prepare for the long application process.
“[These] Projects do not happen in two months, right? “It is not the case, I do not know, the development of products, or some other industry, such as, it takes years to know the way the diseases and the mechanisms operate behind the truly complex things,” said Chrissy.
“It is really difficult, and that is why people have not discovered this yet, right? And even a short stop can have harmful effects that stop progressing for years to come.”
“That’s really all important and has the ability to help many Americans,” Green said. “It is sometimes a basic research, but this is in fact for building blocks to get these following treatments, to get these following treatments and really progress.
“This is what the national health institutes do in funds. So it is really sad to see this, this stop temporarily towards these goals.”
She added: “Health is something everywhere, and at some point you will get sick or have a problem, and if this research is not developing new things, this will cause many terrible effects.”
