Nisha Acharya, a professor and eye doctor, experienced a shocking termination of her $3 million research grant focused on the shingles vaccine. The grant, awarded by the NIH, was canceled due to new federal policies under the Trump administration that prioritized research on vaccine hesitancy. Acharya's work was unrelated to hesitancy, but keywords in her application seemingly triggered an automated review that led to the funding loss. The incident raises concerns about the intersection of politics and scientific research, as well as the sufficiency of human oversight in grant evaluations.
Acharya's research grant was terminated due to federal policy changes, highlighting concerns over political influence and algorithmic decision-making in scientific funding.
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