Colorado researchers warn of lost advances and lost generation of scientists due to federal cuts

Another scientist described groundbreaking progress made, thanks to federally funded research, in understanding and fighting diseases like childhood leukemia. That’s cancer of blood-forming tissues, including bone marrow and the lymphatic system. “We have gone from a uniformly fatal disease 50 years ago to a disease for which those children are treated,” said Lia Gore, who leads CU’s pediatric hematological cancer program. She credited NIH funding and scientific collaboration.