Join Your Scientific Colleagues
In Support of Biomedical Research!
Participate in Capitol Hill Days at
Experimental Biology 2007
Washington, D.C.
April 30–May 2
Scientists today face one of the most alarming periods to confront the biomedical research enterprise in recent years. NIH funding is diminished. Success rates are declining. Politics trump science. Just two years after Congress successfully completed the doubling of the NIH budget, the tide has turned dramatically.
The convergence of over 10,000 of your scientific colleagues in the Nation’s Capitol provides a unique opportunity for constituent scientists to educate Members of Congress about the need to provide robust funding for the NIH and other agencies. As a working scientist, no one is better informed or qualified than you to speak to your Congressional Members about the need to support biomedical research.
It is not enough to complain about the present state of affairs. Many Members of Congress say they never hear from our community. Biomedical research needs champions on Capitol Hill, but that will only happen when we convince Congress that increased support for research funding makes political sense, improves public health, and maintains our competitiveness in the world.
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to promote biomedical research. Join us by making Capitol Hill visits during EB in support of increased funding for the NIH, NSF, and other agencies.