We're no longer attracting top talent: the brain drain killing American science
5 days ago
- #science-funding
- #superbugs
- #NIH
- CDC warns about 'superbugs' causing 3m infections and 48,000 deaths annually in the US.
- Global deaths from drug-resistant pathogens could surpass cancer by 2050 without action.
- NIH scientist Ian Morgan describes the fight against superbugs as 'high-risk, high-reward research'.
- Trump administration cuts have led to billions lost in research budgets and thousands of grants canceled.
- Young scientists like Morgan face uncertainty due to hiring freezes and funding cuts.
- A new union for young NIH researchers forms to combat the administration's assault on science.
- Brain drain fears grow as young scientists leave the US for opportunities abroad.
- NIH's role in global biomedical progress is threatened by funding and staffing cuts.
- Emma Bay Dickinson, a Zika researcher, moves to Europe due to US funding cuts and DEI animus.
- Trump's immigration policies deter foreign scientists, further shrinking the US talent pool.
- Training programs for future scientists are being cut, risking the next generation of researchers.
- Damage to scientific research threatens US economic growth and future medical breakthroughs.