The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
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Key Points:
- Four NIH scientists and administrators with over 50 years of collective service have resigned in protest against the Trump administration's policies, which they say undermine scientific integrity and the NIH's mission by politicizing research funding and censoring language related to equity and diversity.
- They highlight actions such as the removal of terms like “equity” and “diversity” from grant applications, the termination and censorship of awards focused on health disparities and early-career scientists, and a culture of fear suppressing staff who question politically motivated orders.
- The resignations reflect broader unrest within NIH, with many colleagues retiring early or considering departure due to these policies, which threaten both the scientific workforce and research critical to public health and democracy.
- Despite leaving NIH, the
