Canadian researchers who rely on funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are relieved after the agency resumed reviewing grant proposals following a pause due to President Trump's executive orders. While the resumption is welcomed, scientists remain cautious about the potential impact of Trump's policies, particularly on research related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and global health.
Canadian researchers who rely on funding from an American agency that saw some of its operations frozen last month due to an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump are breathing a sigh of relief after the pause was lifted Tuesday – but they’re not celebrating just yet.
“My only concern was the fact that researchers who may have worked hard and submitted grant applications may not have the opportunity for their grant applications to be reviewed,” Boateng said. Dawn Bowdish, an immunologist, said she’s worried research that even mentions sex will be entirely dropped because of the executive order that prompted the pause in the first place. She fears this could happen behind the scenes after reviewers score applications.
In this political climate, she said it’s unlikely the grant will get extended if they need more time. “I feel that we are making sure that Canadians are headed to a real disaster in terms of funding levels and our ability to develop new therapies and come up with the necessary discoveries,” said Zuniga-Pflucker chair of the department of immunology at the University of Toronto.
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