Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge's order

Earlier DU thread: NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds

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Source: The Guardian

Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order

Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies

Hannah Harris Green
Sun 23 Feb 2025 15.00 GMT
Last modified on Sun 23 Feb 2025 19.08 GMT

The Trump administration has blocked a crucial step in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) process for funding medical research, likely in violation of a federal judge’s temporary restraining order on federal funding freezes.

The NIH has stopped submitting study sections – meetings in which scientists peer review NIH grant funding proposals – to the Federal Register after the Trump administration paused health agency communications. By law, study sections must appear on the register 15 days in advance of meetings.

“The idea is that the public has the right to know who’s giving advice to the federal government and when they’re meeting,” said Jeremy Berg, a biochemist who has overseen NIH funding in the past.

These meetings are integral in the funding process for scientists at institutions around the country researching virtually all elements of disease and medicine, including drug development, cancer, heart disease and aging.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/23/trump-nih-health-medical-research