Trump’s NIH budget cuts to affect U.Va. research - Meghan Ochs, Cavalier Daily

The proposed budget cuts are expected to negatively affect University research. The National Institute of Health is an essential contributor to scientific progress at the University, providing a major source of funding for countless research projects across many schools, such as Nursing, Medicine and Engineering. “In many ways, NIH grant funds are the backbone of not only U.Va's research enterprise, but all other Tier 1 research institutions,” said Michael Williams, director of the UVA Center for Health Policy. “Not only do we rely upon several of the funding mechanisms currently available from the NIH to support clinical and basic research — training grants are also essential to foster young investigators' careers.” http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2017/03/trumps-nih-budget-cuts-to-affect-uva-research