Eyre says a national commitment to improve the U.S. population’s brain health through research, education and investment can provide economic benefits. He suggests an interdisciplinary and multisectoral approach, adding that borrowing from the American Heart Association's model for heart health, including public education, advocacy and research, could be adapted for brain health.
In this piece, Lane -- science advisor to President Bill Clinton and senior fellow in science and technology policy at Baker Institute -- discusses the appointment of Michael Kratsios as science advisor to President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump’s wave of executive orders sent shockwaves through Harvard as future funding from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation remains temporarily frozen. Given Harvard’s deep reliance on federal support, Lane said the freeze was unprecedented and will be difficult to reverse.
Donald Trump has nominated Michael Kratsios as his science adviser, a selection that marks a clear break from a long tradition in which presidential science advisers bore top degrees and deep science roots. Lane, who served as President Bill Clinton’s science adviser, said the nomination of Mr. Kratsios represented a profound shift.
Donald Trump's return to the White House has had repercussions on research, the authority of scientific discourse and even the place of reason in public debate.
As Trump revealed the names of his Administration, Evans commented, “This does not bode well for the future of American science ... But at least, when it comes to budgets, I have hope that Congress can keep Trump in check.”