The Trump administration’s cuts to federal funding and hiring freezes at colleges and universities come at a crucial time, destabilizing the nation's research infrastructure and prompting many scientists to continue their work abroad if its future remains uncertain in the U.

The Trump administration says they are curbing wasteful spending and “unscientific” research. Targeted projects, however, were seeking pandemic cures, causes of dementia, and HIV prevention.

The cuts are part of an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to make the government more efficient, but local opponents say it will be disastrous for San Diego County's $57 billion life sciences sector.

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore is implementing a hiring freeze and pausing annual pay increases due to the uncertainty of funding sources, the school confirmed.

Inside those labs, tension and confusion were palpable for scientists as they recounted the days following massive cuts in US federal funding to the university. On March 7, a government task force set up by the Donald J.