Policy
California voters OK $8.4 billion for immunology amid funding questions
C&EN · By Ana Georgescu ·
The Brief
- California voters approved a ballot measure providing $8.4 billion for immunology research, according to Chemical & Engineering News.
- The measure includes billions of dollars for biomedical research.
- Criteria for deciding who receives the money are prompting concerns among some scientists.
Why it matters
The measure could direct a large pool of state funding to immunology and biomedical research, so researchers in these fields may need to track how the money is allocated.
Who’s affected
- immunology and biomedical researchers
- California research institutions
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A ballot measure includes billions for biomedical research, but criteria for who gets the money are prompting concerns among some scientists