Former NIH official Jeremy Berg described the situation as "constant chaos," likening it to "living in a washing machine."
"It's been like living in a washing machine, it's been constant chaos,"
Berg wore a red tie with a word cloud drawn from 197 researchers' applications for the MOSAIC program, which was eliminated due to funding cuts by the Trump administration.
The former director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences used the tie to highlight research areas affected by the turmoil.
Author's summary: Former NIH leaders lament the agency's chaos.