I'd feel less insulted if Director Bhattacharya and Dr. Kleinstreuer stated that the NIH had decided to cut research funding involving animal work due to dire budgetary constraints and left it at that. Claiming that mathematical models and advanced cell culture systems can recapitulate biological phenomenon elides their effort to justify the politically motived punishment of the life science community.
I wonder how long it will take for the administration to realize the negative consequences of this policy shift and reverse course. I'd wager that a clever biomedical engineer and an economist could put their heads together to calculate it without much difficulty.
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Leung
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
BronxNY
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-11-2025 10:13
From: Kent Lloyd
Subject: Future of NIH-funded biomedical research using in vivo complex biological systems
I strongly...strongly...encourage everyone to take 20 minutes to listen very carefully to this recent interview at the highest level of NIH leadership...and to understand the implications for the future of the veracity of NIH-funded biomedical research.
| | In this episode of The Director's Desk, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is joined by Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer, Acting Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives at the NIH. They discuss the evolving role of animal testing in biomedical research, explore cutting-edge alternatives, and examine the ethical and ... |