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Dr. Steven Novella contributes to a couple blogs I frequent:
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/
A recent post addresses proposed budget cuts1 and the need for publicly-funded research:
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-need-for-publicly-funded-science/
For those members of PF who rely on public funding for their research, I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this. Do you believe private funding will be an option? If not, will you be able to continue your research?
Will the private sector be able to make up for the proposed cuts? I have no doubts the money is there, but I feel like private-funding might not be an option for those doing research that doesn't align with the funder's interests.
1 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/trumps-first-budget-analysis-and-reaction
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/
A recent post addresses proposed budget cuts1 and the need for publicly-funded research:
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-need-for-publicly-funded-science/
A sudden and dramatic cut in funding, such as an 18% decrease for the NIH, is a disaster for our biomedical research infrastructure. Some analysts say that this cut will essentially mean no new grants awarded in 2018, as the remaining budget is already earmarked for funding existing grants. This means that a lot of plates will start to fall.
Scientists cannot easily reduce their costs by 20%, or survive through a year without new NIH grants. New scientists may not be able to start their career, and are likely to disproportionately suffer from such a decrease. Labs may have to fire technicians, abandon ongoing research, or even close completely.
For those members of PF who rely on public funding for their research, I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this. Do you believe private funding will be an option? If not, will you be able to continue your research?
Will the private sector be able to make up for the proposed cuts? I have no doubts the money is there, but I feel like private-funding might not be an option for those doing research that doesn't align with the funder's interests.
1 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/trumps-first-budget-analysis-and-reaction
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