In an unprecedented move, civil servants at the NIH publicly criticized their director, Jay Bhattacharya, via the Bethesda Declaration. The staff, driven to action by concerns over political interference in research, expressed alarm over the halting of critical grants regarding health disparities and Covid-19. Supported by 40 prominent researchers, including Nobel laureates, the letter gained endorsements from over 10,000 people, highlighting a collective demand for accountability and a return to scientific integrity amidst rising political pressures.
Civil servants, often quiet and unrecognized, are integral to federal operations, yet a significant fulmination emerged through the Bethesda Declaration calling for accountability at the NIH.
Over 10,000 individuals have endorsed a public letter critiquing NIH leadership for prioritizing political agendas over research integrity, a rare uprising among civil servants.
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