Although the Obama administration is still in its infancy, important strides have been made to fulfill the promise President Obama made in his inaugural address to, “restore science to its rightful place.” First, the $787-billion economic stimulus package has infused $10.4 billion into the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and another $3 billion into the National Science Foundation (NSF). Given that the NIH and NSF fund the overwhelming majority of the basic science research in the US, this financial support is a promising sign of progress toward reinstating US biological research as a world-premier engine for healthcare innovation and a major driver of economic stimulation… Continue reading Stemming the Science Drain: Outlook on U.S. Stem Cell Research Under the Obama Administration