Three Doylestown nonprofits with a uniquely focused mission on public health are bracing for looming federal cuts to scientific research, writes Freda Savana for News From The States.
Hepatitis B Foundation, the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute and the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center warn that these cuts could unravel decades of invaluable work. Leaders of the three nonprofits say sweeping spending reductions threaten jobs, research and public health advances worldwide.
“The drastic, arbitrary cut in National Institutes of Health indirect cost funding would eliminate billions of dollars that support medical and public health research projects nationwide,” said Chari A. Cohen, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation.
She added that her organization is the only nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for hepatitis B.
“We stand to lose an entire generation of the world’s best and brightest scientists,” she said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the Bucks County site in February and designated $30 million to support the life sciences industry across the state. Despite this and other smaller grants from state lawmakers over the years, federal funding is the backbone for southeastern Pennsylvania nonprofits.
Learn more about how federal research cuts could impact Doylestown’s public health nonprofits in News From The States.
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