Individuals display heterogeneity in overall infection outcomes ranging from infection resistance all the way to overt disease and death (1–3). Overall infection outcomes are governed by the ability o...

Regulatory T cells, which help to dampen inflammation, are being used in clinical trials against ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (JSMBS) at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) invites applications for a faculty position in the Department of Microbiology and Immu...

This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

Nature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment

The American Society for Microbiology urges Congress to reject the proposed steep cuts to scientific research and public health in the President’s FY2026 budget.

Cuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., agency insiders warn.

Vaccines have saved millions of lives, yet their importance and safety is repeatedly in question. W e cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health – it is not time to def...

The U.S. life science research mission is critical not only to human health and understanding the natural world but also to agriculture and food production, technological innovations, socioeconomic progress, and our national defense and leadership worldwide. A 2025 Research!America survey reveals that 92% of Americans want government to actively work to promote medical progress, in part by funding infectious and chronic disease research. Why? Because biomedical research saves lives, prevents suffering, and increases quality of life for not only Americans but for people throughout the world. While less well appreciated, science also drives enormous economic growth. Indeed, historically there has been widespread bipartisan support for biomedical funding by the federal government. Below we discuss the U.S. scientific research enterprise and provide evidence and arguments we hope the ASM community can use to advocate for science.