BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
11
MAY
2014
Research recommends thatNIH receive at least
$32billion inFY2015 as the next step toward a
multi-year increase inour nation’s investment in
medical research. TheAdHocGroup alsourges
Congress and theAdministration towork in a
bipartisanmanner to end sequestration and the
continued cuts tomedical research that squander
invaluable scientific opportunities, discourage
young scientists, threatenmedical progress and
continued improvements inour nation’s health,
and jeopardize our economic future.”
The requests for the other agencies carried the
samemessage.
Congressional AppropriationsCommittees inboth
theHouse andSenate are currently holdinghear-
ings to learnmore about the President’s request
fromAgency representatives andwill thenmarkup
bills for funding tobe sent to the fullHouse and
Senate later in the spring.
Biophysics: ChangingOurWorld
Submissiondeadline: June15, 2014
Doyouknowofabiophysicsdiscovery that changed theworld for the
better? That led toanew technology, newdiagnostic tool,medical
application, ornew industry?
TheBiophysical SocietyPublicAffairsCommittee invites you to
submitaone-minutevideooraone-pagePDF thatdescribes
one suchbiophysics innovationand its impact. Up to fiveprizes
of$1000eachwill beawarded for the submissions thatbestde-
scribehowabiophysics-inspired innovation changed theworld
for thebetter.
These storiesare critical inbuildingpublicandCongressional
support forbasic researchbydemonstratinghow it impacts
individualsand theeconomy.
Submit your story to
June15, 2014.
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