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Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades

  • Written by Mohammad S. Jalali, Associate Professor, Systems Science and Policy, Harvard University
Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decadesThe NIH is a node in an interconnected system producing health and medical advances. Anchalee Phanmaha/Moment via Getty Images

In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40% – from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007....

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