Research!America is the nation's largest public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Our member organizations represent 125 million Americans and include many of the nation's leading universities, health profession schools, businesses, research institutes, patient advocacy groups, professional societies and foundations.
Research!America stands on a reputation of innovative advocacy that generates results serving our mission and the interests of our members:
- We are one of the strongest, most connected and most widely respected voices for medical research advocacy in Washington and across the nation. Research!America's chair, board of directors, president and top staff engage in extensive outreach to policy makers and national scientific and medical research leaders
- Research!America works for strong, increased investment in our nation's federal research agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Science Foundation and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The Society for Neuroscience, a Research!America member, has described us as "the leading coalition aiming to make medical research a higher national priority"
- We are regularly sought out by key media and are the "go-to" source for information on research advocacy and policy. Research!America has been recognized for our leadership and called the "clearest voice clamoring for increased funding at government life science agencies" by The Scientist
- Research!America is pioneering outreach to the next generation of medical and scientific leadership by offering training and encouraging involvement in advocacy and public service through New Voices for Research
- We are increasing awareness of and making the case for greater U.S. investment in global health research through Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research
Research!America members receive unique opportunities and proven advocacy tools including:
- Opportunities to partner on our award-winning voter and constituent education projects, Your Candidates-Your Health and Your Congress-Your Health
- Complimentary admission to our regional and national forums that provide cross-sector interactions among influential government, industry, academic and patient advocacy leaders
- E-advocacy alerts when action is needed to help build a favorable climate for research
- Profiles of the economic impact of research in each state-research investment sources, economic statistics for health-related industries and highlights from local economic studies
- An interactive map tracking NIH stimulus funding, highlighting research by our members
- Extensive national and state public opinion data on health and research, compiled each year in a summary, America Speaks!
- Original and unique data estimating cross-sector research funding in our U.S. Investment in Health Research and U.S. Investment in Global Health Research reports
- Fact sheets on the economic impact of research and the power of bridging the sciences
- Subscription to The Research Advocate newsletter
- On-call communications and policy support
Our board chair is former Congressman John Edward Porter; Mary Woolley serves as president and CEO. Other board members include leaders from all research sectors, communications and other relevant fields. Research!America is a 501(c)(3) organization.