The republican party is essentially Trump's party. The proposed NIH cut will be davastating for many red states including Alabama and Georgia, where Universities are the largest employers. They will lose billions. But no, they will not join to protect their people. That never was their agenda.

Oh, so now they want us to organize, to be politicized, raise voice together, write/call congress. When children were murdered, healthcare institutes were bombed, killing of doctors, caregivers were happening on your money, no NIH grant receiving institute felt the need to say anything.

When I bring a federal grant to my institute worth $100, my institute gets an ADDITIONAL $65 to support the research. Yesterday, the NIH director announced (without congressional approval) this indirect cost to an universal $15. It will cut $4 billion in overhead expenses.

By now, we know about Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion being scrapped. Did you know about Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Research being wiped out too?