Policy

Funding
Sarina Neote
Sept. 14, 2023
The ASBMB is advocating for a sustained or increased NIH budget; we need our members to email their elected officials.
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ASBMB expresses concerns about proposed NIH budget cuts
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ASBMB expresses concerns about proposed NIH budget cuts

July 21, 2023

If passed, the appropriations bill would cut NIAID’s budget by almost 23%, NINDS’s budget by 5% and both NCI and NIGMS’s budgets by almost 3%.

Taking action at a state level
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Taking action at a state level

July 11, 2023

While the ASBMB advocates on your behalf at the federal level, many science policy issues pop up at the state level. Here’s how you can advocate within your local community, with our help.

ASBMB raises concerns about proposed NIH subaward policy
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ASBMB raises concerns about proposed NIH subaward policy

July 7, 2023

The society says the new policy, if adopted, will discourage collaboration and heighten administrative burden on scientists.

ASBMB responds to proposed NIH NSRA fixes
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ASBMB responds to proposed NIH NSRA fixes

July 6, 2023

The society applauds removal of grades from the application, inclusion of applicant special circumstance statement and reviewer bias training.

Biochemists and molecular biologists meet with federal agencies
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Biochemists and molecular biologists meet with federal agencies

June 23, 2023

ASBMB members meet with NIH, NSF, USDA, DOE and more to discuss basic science funding and programs.

Scientists’ political donations reflect polarization in academia
Science Communication

Scientists’ political donations reflect polarization in academia

June 11, 2023

This has implications for the public’s trust in science.

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'I hope that our actions show our members that we are doing our best to support them'
Pride

'I hope that our actions show our members that we are doing our best to support them'

June 6, 2023

A Q&A with ASBMB Policy Manager Raechel McKinley on the organization’s national-level advocacy for LGBTQIA+ scientists, trainees and students.

State laws change the landscape for LGBTQIA+ scientists
Pride

State laws change the landscape for LGBTQIA+ scientists

May 31, 2023

New legislation in the past 16 months has banned gender affirming care for transgender teens, teaching children about sexual orientation and gender identity, and drag shows.

Meet the 2023 ASBMB Advocacy Training Program delegates
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Meet the 2023 ASBMB Advocacy Training Program delegates

May 24, 2023

ASBMB announces a new cohort of 12 ASBMB Advocacy Training Program delegates who will learn about science policy and advocacy through this summer externship

ASBMB members meet with lawmakers on the Hill
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ASBMB members meet with lawmakers on the Hill

May 18, 2023

In 48 meetings, scientists advocated for budget increases for NIH, NSF and DOE.

Researchers to advocate for fundamental science on Capitol Hill
News from the Hill

Researchers to advocate for fundamental science on Capitol Hill

May 17, 2023

Sixteen ASBMB researchers from 16 states to meet with U.S. senators and representatives on Capitol Hill to advocate for basic science research funding for NIH, NSF, DOE

Will new FDA rules help dial back expedited drugs?
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Will new FDA rules help dial back expedited drugs?

May 6, 2023

Recent reforms could require companies to perform follow-up studies on drugs that received accelerated approval.

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