Under Trump, NIH funding disruptions have evolved. Here's what the numbers show

Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3500+0+0/resize/5000x3500!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fe0%2F342e2c3d44adb73f82e1496974de%2Fnpr-23-09-26-er-v13.jpg' alt='Experts say that though the National Institutes of Health's total budget suggests that little has changed for the agency and its grantees, that top line masks deeper disruptions.'/><p>Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research.</p><p>(Image credit: Eva Revolver for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5931971' />