The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) is deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to NIH-supported medical research through arbitrary caps on facilities and administrative (“indirect”) costs. STS applauds the nationwide temporary restraining order that has blocked these harmful changes.
Cutting indirect expense funding threatens the infrastructure that makes lifesaving research and innovation possible. Without it, academic institutions will struggle to conduct high-impact studies, delaying advancements in the specialty of cardiothoracic surgery.
“NIH’s support for medical research has been fundamental to medical advancement. Cutting these vital funds will stall progress, limit innovation, and ultimately harm patients who depend on rigorous scientific inquiry. We must invest in medical research, not reduce it,” said STS President Joseph F. Sabik III, MD.