Please comment on the OMB proposal (OMB #2026-0034-0001) that proposes significant changes in how NIH research grants are evaluated and administered by July 13. Proposed changes can be initiated as early as Fall 2026. We believe that these changes, if enacted, will dramatically change how science in the US is funded and administered and significantly diminish our research enterprise.

We have compiled resources to assist you in writing your comments.  Comments are due July 13.

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Image from the lab of Lee Murfee. The Microvascular Dynamics Laboratory is all about trying to view microvascular growth in a new way. Discoveries include lymphatic-to-blood vessel transition, pericyte identities, a new mode for angiogenesis, and even stem cell fate. Driving questions include - What cells are involved? Where do cells come from? Where do cells go?

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