Santa Monica doctor warns NIH funding faces politics
By The BriefBrief
A Santa Monica rheumatologist says proposed structural changes to NIH research decision-making could replace unbiased peer review with political oversight. The doctor warns this threatens U.S. biomedical competitiveness and future breakthroughs that support patient care, including TNF inhibitor therapies.
WHO:Santa Monica rheumatologist
WHAT:Warns that proposed NIH funding and research decision changes could politicize peer review and harm scientific breakthroughs and patient care
WHEN:Reported Sep 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
WHERE:Santa Monica, CA
WHY:The doctor says the administration is proposing structural changes that would shift NIH research decisions and funding away from unbiased peer review toward political oversight.
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