Michael Liu grew up in Toronto, Canada, then moved to the U.S. for college and medical school because, to him, America was the premiere destination for fulfilling his aspirations to become a physician and researcher. "You know, in chase of the American Dream, and understanding all the opportunities that was such a draw for me," says Liu, who attended Harvard University.
They hoped to make tomorrow's medicines. Then came Trump. This is Camila. She's trying to figure out how cancer spreads across the body. David here is trying to cure H.I.V. And Rachael, she's trying to find new treatments for childhood brain cancer. Or at least they were. The Trump administration has so far terminated more than $1 billion in grants for the National Institutes of Health. It has fired over 1,300 employees. 1,700 canceled awards.