Alex Bates, MD, MPH
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Alex Bates, MD, MPH
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Epidemiology PhD candidate @umnsph.bsky.social | MD @rcsi.bsky.social | Social epidemiologist
Research: LGBTQIA+ health inequities, structural stigma, discrimination, health equity
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April 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Unbelievable. In just one week, both NIH grants I worked on as a graduate assistant—an R01 and a U01—have been terminated. Their "reasoning" is beyond infuriating. These cuts are going to set back vital research by years, if not decades. #NIHFunding #AcademicSky #LGBTQIA+ #Equity
NIH reasoning for terminating the R01 grant: "Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific, have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many Americans. Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities." NIH reasoning for terminating the U01 grant: "Research programs based primarily on artificial and non-scientific categories, including amorphous equity objectives, are antithetical to the scientific inquiry, do nothing to expand our knowledge of living systems, provide low returns on investment, and ultimately do not enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness. Worse, so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) studies are often used to support unlawful discrimination on the basis of race and other protected characteristics, which harms the health of Americans."
March 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM