Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science Top life scientists bemoan the lack of vocal opposition from the research community

Nobel laureates call on National Academies and biotech CEOs to speak out against Trump attacks on science Top life scientists bemoan the lack of vocal opposition from the research community https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/trump-nobel-laureates-urge-national-academies-biotech-ceos-to-speak-out/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_2H0ylwsPsPbxGafnMTQ2dEINYl5HY8gpfCPt_C2jygdY7xEG9RcTls3YCMOsW0TtIs0yXsQG4huc0CNuBWzD-A5X7mQ&_hsmi=345346121&utm_content=345346121&utm_source=hs_email Two weeks into President Trump’s second term, and two months after accepting a Nobel Prize, Victor Ambros is worried that the government structures that made his work possible may not survive the next four years. And he’s not alone. It’s still unclear what the full impact of various pauses in agency communications, funding freezes, executive orders, Cabinet appointments and more will be on biomedical research. STAT’s Megan Molteni contacted two dozen of the nation’s top life scientists, including 17 Nobel laureates, to see what they make of this moment, and what it could mean for the future of science in the U.S. “Science should not have a political litmus test,” said cell biologist and 2013 Nobel winner Randy Schekman. Read more from Megan.