NIH support for basic and clinical research: biomedical researcher angst in 2006
DG Nathan, AN Schechter - JAMA, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
THE NOOSE AROUND THE BUDGET OF THE NATIONAL Institutes of Health (NIH) is once
again tightening as its appropriations remain almost level for the third year, after the virtual
doubling of its budget between 1998 and 2003. Many biomedical researchers feel
profoundly threatened, and some are laying part of the blame at the feet of the director of
NIH because he has developed several new trans-NIH research programs—within the NIH
Roadmap for Medical Research1—including ones aimed at strengthening clinical research …
again tightening as its appropriations remain almost level for the third year, after the virtual
doubling of its budget between 1998 and 2003. Many biomedical researchers feel
profoundly threatened, and some are laying part of the blame at the feet of the director of
NIH because he has developed several new trans-NIH research programs—within the NIH
Roadmap for Medical Research1—including ones aimed at strengthening clinical research …