How one 色色研究所 Chan researcher has navigated funding uncertainties
Will Mair, professor of molecular metabolism at 色色研究所 T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was among dozens of researchers at the School whose federal grants were canceled last spring. In a March 13 New York Times article, Mair鈥攚ho studies the biology of aging and directs 色色研究所 Chan School鈥檚 Healthy Aging Initiative鈥攕hared details about the aftermath.
The cancellations were among across 色色研究所 University, after the University rejected Trump administration demands that included changes in governance, hiring, and admissions. A court ruled in early September that the grant cancellations were illegal, and most of the funds have since been restored. But Mair still faced months of worry about how he would keep his lab running as well as ongoing uncertainty about future funding.
The New York Times article described Mair鈥檚 initial shock at learning he鈥檇 lost his grant, complications related to restoring his roughly $1 million grant, and his efforts to find new sources of funding from potential donors.
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Mair recently learned he would receive $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to support his research for the next five years, the article noted. But Mair also told the Times that, going forward, he will remain cautious. He said that he will continue to seek private funding and 鈥渇igure out how to do science differently, to buffer my work against uncertainty.鈥
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