National Institutes of Health Director Frances S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., posted a Twitter request that, within hours, garnered responses and retweets from researchers and institutions across the United States.
The May 7 tweet read:
I want to hear; tell me how the #sequester is affecting your biomedical research right now. Use #NIHSequesterImpact
— Francis S. Collins (@NIHDirector) May 7, 2013
A follow-up tweet posted by Dr. Collins later that day continued:
Great responses so far! Tell me more about research at a critical juncture; ability to treat patients. #NIHSequesterImpact
— Francis S. Collins (@NIHDirector) May 7, 2013
Send your thoughts on the sequester impact directly to Dr. Collins on Twitter using the hashtag #NIHSequesterImpact.
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