About this episode

The episode discusses the media's intense focus on Trump and the implications of NIH's decision to cap indirect costs of grants.

I discuss the intense media coverage of Trump and the recent decision to cap indirect costs of NIH grants at 15%.

People in this episode

Host: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Topics covered

• media coverage
• Trump
• NIH grants
• indirect costs
• scientific funding

Keywords

• Trump
• NIH
• media
• indirect costs
• scientists
• grants
• funding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NIH

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