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Trump team removes senior NIH chiefs in shock move

2025/4/4
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Benjamin: 我关注到最近美国科学界因为特朗普政府的决策而面临的困境,特别是美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)的领导层变动和研究经费的削减。 Max Kozlov: 本周NIH发生了重大的领导层变动,有多位研究所所长被停职或调任,这在NIH历史上是史无前例的。这些研究所长都是职业官员,而非政治任命者,他们负责管理数十亿美元的研究经费。被移除的研究所长们都负责管理大量与政府认定为‘不值得’的研究相关的资金,这些研究包括性别意识形态、COVID-19、疫苗犹豫以及跨性别问题等。这显示出政府试图持续影响美国科学研究的意图,这与卫生部的大规模裁员相结合,更令人担忧。 此外,除了研究所所长被撤职外,NIH还裁员了约1200-1300名员工,这严重影响了NIH的运作,许多科学家已经面临采购困难等问题。有传言称所有27位研究所所长都将被撤职,虽然目前尚未全部实现,但这仍然令人震惊,因为这在历史上是史无前例的。NIH的运作已经受到政府行为的严重限制,此次裁员将进一步阻碍其研究和改善美国人民健康的能力。 关于跨性别研究,特朗普政府取消了所有联邦资金,包括NIH资助的旨在了解和改善跨性别者健康状况的研究项目。政府希望资助一项针对跨性别者‘后悔’和‘去转型’的研究,使用的语言被科学家认为是不科学的且具有煽动性。政府终止所有该领域的拨款,然后指定自己想要研究的内容,这被研究人员认为是对学术独立性和自由的严重侵犯。科学界对NIH领导层清洗的反应强烈,一位传染病流行病学家称之为‘现代科学史上最黑暗的一天之一’。 Max Kozlov: 我作为记者,持续关注并报道了这些事件。我采访了多位科学家和相关人士,了解到这些事件对美国科学界的影响是深远的,并且对科学研究的独立性和学术自由造成了严重的威胁。政府的行为不仅影响了NIH的正常运作,也对其他科研机构和科学家产生了寒蝉效应。许多科学家担心,这种政府干预科学研究的趋势将会持续下去,这将对美国的科学发展和全球科学进步造成不可估量的损失。我将继续关注事态发展,并向公众提供最新的信息。

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The Trump administration's removal of four NIH institute directors and the layoff of 1,200 employees is unprecedented. This action has sparked outrage within the scientific community, raising concerns about political influence on scientific research and the future of NIH's ability to conduct its mission.
  • Removal of four NIH institute directors
  • Layoff of approximately 1,200 employees
  • Unprecedented political interference in scientific leadership
  • Concerns about the impact on research funding and scientific integrity

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In this Podcast Extra, we hear the latest on how decisions by the Trump administration are affecting science in the US. Most recently, a purge of National Institutes of Health (NIH) leadership has seen the chiefs of multiple institutes and centres removed from their posts.

Plus, after cancelling nearly all NIH projects studying transgender health, the White House has directed the agency to focus on studying “regret” after a person transitions to align their body with their gender identity.

News: ‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs)

News: Exclusive: Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition)

News: Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.