A federal judge blocked a new National Institutes of Health policy from going into effect in 22 states that sued the agency, but Texas wasn’t part of the suit.
Texas universities could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds that support biomedical research if a Trump administration policy withstands legal battles. Some fear a new National Institutes of Health funding formula will endanger thousands of jobs and potentially jeopardize breakthroughs in everything from infectious diseases to chronic conditions.
“This agency action will result in layoffs, suspension of clinical trials, disruption of ongoing research programs and laboratory programs,” the attorneys general wrote in court documents. “I’m constantly fundraising for my team and looking out for their jobs, and this potential impact of NIH on my institution and the support they provide is going to drastically impact the ability of our team to improve patient safety,” Singh said.. Officials at others, including Texas A&M University and University of Houston systems, said they are still assessing the impact of the policy change.
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