Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MAKIYA SEMINERA
Published 9:12 AM EDT, March 16, 2025
As an infant, Connor Phillips was born three months premature with cerebral palsy. The science that saved his life was the inspiration that led to his role studying brain processes as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health.
He had hopes of continuing his work at NIH through a partnership with Brown University, where he was invited to interview for a program that would lead to a doctorate in neuroscience. But training programs at the NIH have been suspended, a casualty of funding cuts by the Trump administration.
He is applying to other programs — and hoping policies putting strains on science might be reversed.
“You don’t take these jobs that pay worse and have insane hours and are really stressful unless you care about helping others and taking our love for science and translating that into something that can improve people’s lives,” Phillips said.
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