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Stories about research grants, funding models and the business of science

Who funds your basic neuroscience research? Help The Transmitter compile a list of funding sources

We want to hear from you about the sources of funding for your research.

By Claudia López Lloreda
28 March 2025 | 1 min read
University of Puerto Rico building.

The future of neuroscience research at U.S. minority-serving institutions is in danger

Cuts to federally funded programs present an existential crisis for the University of Puerto Rico’s rich neuroscience community and for research at minority-serving institutions everywhere.

By Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar
28 March 2025 | 5 min read
University of Puerto Rico building.

El futuro de la investigación neurocientífica en instituciones que sirven minorías está en peligro

Los recortes a los programas financiados con fondos federales representan una crisis existencial para la rica comunidad neurocientífica de la Universidad de Puerto Rico y para la investigación en instituciones que atienden a minorías en todo Estados Unidos.

By Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar
28 March 2025 | 7 min read
NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

Acting NIH director dismisses five neuroscientists from advisory boards

The letters they received this week did not include a reason for their termination.

By Calli McMurray, Angie Voyles Askham
25 March 2025 | 5 min read
US capitol building.

U.S. BRAIN Initiative set to lose $81 million this year

A government spending bill, which was approved today by the House of Representatives and heads next to a Senate vote, allocates 20 percent less funding for the program than last year.

By Angie Voyles Askham
11 March 2025 | 3 min listen
The NIMH Neuroscience Center Building.

Exclusive: Acting NIH director extends appointments for senior neuroscientists on administrative leave

The change averts termination for the three neuroscience lab heads, who were set to be let go tomorrow.

By Angie Voyles Askham
7 March 2025 | 4 min read
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Amid confusion around U.S. science, some neuroscientists prepare to rally

Eight neuroscientists at different career stages spoke with The Transmitter about whether they plan to participate in the upcoming “Stand Up for Science” demonstrations across the United States on 7 March.

By Sydney Wyatt
4 March 2025 | 2 min read
A student in a cap and gown sits alone in a row of folding chairs in front of a large brick building.

Neuroscience Ph.D. programs adjust admissions in response to U.S. funding uncertainty

Some departments plan to shrink class sizes by 25 to 40 percent, and others may inadvertently accept more students than they can afford, according to the leaders of 21 top U.S. programs.

By Claudia López Lloreda, Calli McMurray
3 March 2025 | 7 min read
A man stands in front of a ladder; a woman to his right stands in front of an identical ladder missing every rung except the top and bottom rungs.

Adapt or die: Safeguarding the future of diversity and inclusion funding in neuroscience

As diversity and inclusion funding initiatives crumble, we as neuroscientists need to change how we write grants, better communicate the economic benefits of our work and engage in constructive conflict when necessary.

By David Barker
25 February 2025 | 6 min read
Cara Pugliese.

Autism program chief among National Institutes of Health layoffs

The termination is one of more than 1,000 employee cuts at the U.S. agency this week.

By Rachel Zamzow
21 February 2025 | 3 min read

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