Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Meredith Phillips met with members of Congress to advocate for critical funding and support for the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Phillips joined a group of 150 participants who congregated in Washington D.C. to bring awareness to policies that support the future of aging research.
When Research Funding Disappears, So Does the Promise Made to Participants
A recent investigation from The Guardian (Sept. 17, 2026) is a sobering reminder of how research funding decisions ripple far beyond a grant number on a spreadsheet. What happened: A federally funded study examining Alzheimer's disease risk among roughly 600 older...








