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The 10 Most Popular Research!America Blog Posts of 2019

By Erin Brown on December 20, 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at our 10 most popular blog posts (based on page views) for the year. The posts cover a wide range of topics including basic and clinical research, public health, global health and the successful Raise the Caps campaign. We thank our distinguished group of guest bloggers including young researchers, academics, industry experts, public health professionals, and patient advocates as well as staff here at Research!America who are united in their support for stronger investments in research and innovation to combat diseases and build a safer, healthier nation. 1) Research America Launches Raise the Caps Campaign March 19 : In our most-read post...

Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Advocacy works

By Mary Woolley on December 19, 2019

Dear Research Advocate, Almost three months into the 2020 fiscal year, Congress has finally passed a legislative package to fund the federal government. As of press time, the Senate is expected to finish clearing the package tonight. The White House has indicated that the President will sign, thus avoiding a shutdown at midnight on Friday. There are many positive developments for the medical and science research advocacy community in these bills, including: A significant funding increase of $2.6 billion for NIH, paving the way for faster medical progress and more lifesaving, job-producing R&D. An increase of $636 million for the CDC, including new resources to strengthen the agency’s 24...

Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Do we have a deal?

By Mary Woolley on December 12, 2019

Dear Research Advocate, Earlier today, the good news broke that Congress and the White House have reached a tentative agreement (emphasis on “tentative”) on Fiscal Year 2020 funding. We are hearing that if all goes as planned (emphasis on “if” and “planned”), the House and Senate will vote on two appropriations minibuses next week and the president will sign them into law before the current stop-gap funding measure expires on December 20, 2019. The first minibus would reportedly include the “Labor-H” bill, which funds NIH, CDC, and AHRQ, as well as the Agriculture and “CJS” bills, the first of which includes funding for FDA and the second, NSF. The other minibus would include the Homeland...

Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Cross sector civic engagement

By Mary Woolley on December 5, 2019

Dear Research Advocate, The 2016 21st Century Cures Act (21stCC) is a prime example of patient groups, government, the private sector, academia and other research stakeholders working together toward a common goal: accelerating medical progress. With new thinking and new funding, 21stCC has empowered our nation to work more quickly to address rare diseases and chart new territory in areas such as regenerative medicine and brain science. (And that’s just scratching the surface.) We can’t overstate the credit due the policymakers spearheading 21stCC for their leadership, commitment and determination. Now the same team — Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) — is working...

The 10 Most Popular Research!America Blog Posts of 2019

Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Advocacy works

Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Do we have a deal?

Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Cross sector civic engagement

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