Suggestions for early career scientists. How should we keep moving forward in these next couple of years . It is going to remain tough, even if we reach some sort of a deal. Are the voice that i am most concerned about. I am glad you are moving in science policy. We need expertise there. Many people in your situation would like to continue to do research and are finding it challenging to identify the path forward for them to do so. Nih, were doing everything we can to provide that kind of support. We are increasing the grants that are a bridge between a postdoctoral fellowship and an independent faculty position. We are making it possible for individuals that come in for their first nih Grant Application to only compete against each other instead of the established investigators that may have more of a track record. Trying to give firsttime investigators a leg up. Thatl have to recognize while this is a historic downturn, the case for nih support is so strong, support for nih is so str
Sunday night at 8 on cspans q a. Over the next two hours we focus on the mission and role of the National Institute of health. We will begin with the director. In a half hour, the head of the institute of allergies. And then director of the human gen genome were project and then the National Institute of cancer and Mental Health. The work over the years has been counted for breakthrough in aids and Mental Health. We will learn more about the work and people behind the scenes including dr. Collins. We have live video from the nih. Lets start with basic questions. What is the goal of nih . What is your objective . They are the Biggest Research of biomedical science in the world. We want to understand how life works at the detailed levels and apply that in terms of coming up with new insights to prevent and treat disease. We support tens of thousands of grants across the country conducted by the worlds most cuttingedge scientist in the United States who are working on cancer, aids and oth
Flags to remain at half staff until monday. It is friday morning. We are going to take your calls and reflections on Nelson Mandela. Our phone lines are open. Republicans, 202 5853881. Democrats, 202 5853880. And our line for independents, 202 5853882. Mail,an send us an e journal cspan. Org or you can send us a tweet, cspanwj. [video clip] i am not a saint unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandelas life. My First Political action, the that thing i ever did involves politics was a protest against apartheid. His works and his writings. The day he was released from prison, a gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they are guided by their hopes and not their fears. Globe, iany around the cannot imagine my own life without the example that Nelson Mandela set. As i live, i will do what i can to learn from him. President as he paid tribute to Nelson Mandela and the tributes coming in from
Offer of help. The instituted that focuses on iabetes is the called the ational institute of diabetes, digestive disease. If you go to the web, im sure home page be on their for niddk an opportunity to send in a query. Please do. That your story sounds interesting indeed. Conclude on one final point because youve discussed the cutbacks youve because of sequestration. What about private medical research . Where is that president obama stph who is it and how does that impact what you do at nih . We depend on partnerships with private foundations swells industry. Ate this is an ecosystem where all he participants need to be fiftying usually healthy for the whole thing to work. Work ms of foundations we with many of those who are focused on particular diseases. Nih and s was here at we had an interesting day we overing new ways that we can together on h. I. V. Aids and ask a wide area of other things and certainly with the private sector if were going to success in developing new treatment
On approaches to detection and treatment. Ifill an effort to take Sexual Assault cases in the military out of the chain of command is gaining support in the senate. Judy woodruff talks to new york democrat Kirsten Gillibrand. We all agree that we have to do something about Sexual Assault and rape in the military and victims arent democrats or republicans. They dont an ideology. Victims voices have to be heard. Brown parts of honduras have become overrun by violent drug gangs. We report on one city where more than 20 people are murdered each week. People here do whatever they want. No one believes things will change. It felt like the most dangerous city was returning. Ifill and life and death in assisted Living Centers here in the u. S. , we explore a frontline investigation into whether some in the industry are putting seniors at risk. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine t