United States: Award-winning scientist for his research on Parkinson dismissed by Trump administration

In the United States, the wave of job cuts launched in February within the federal government has now hit scientific research at full speed. After the budget cuts and restructurings, massive layoffs have affected the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the main public body dedicated to medical research. Among the researchers thanked is Dr. Richard Youle, world reference in the study of neurodegenerative diseases and winner of the Breakthrough P…

Dr. Richard Youle, world leader in Parkinson's research, is one of the scientists brutally thanked by the Trump administration. A purging that threatens the future of public medical research in the United States.