1. The Election is Over: Now What? Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Neurobiology Chairs January, 2009

2. President Obama’s Priorities Top 5 priorities on Transition web site –Revitalizing the Economy –Ending the War in Iraq –Providing Health Care for All –Protecting America –Renewing American Global Leadership Where is Science? –On longer list of 23, under “Technology” www.change.gov

3. Campaign Promises Science focus in the campaign –“[O]ur science agencies are often able to support no more than one in ten proposals that they receive, arresting the careers of our young scientists.” Double basic research funding in 10 years Cabinet status for Presidential Science Advisor Federal funding for hESC research

4. The Transition Teams: What They Do And How They Do It Audit teams –Visit each agency –Prepare briefing books Identify issues Turn “bumper sticker slogans” into policy Identify personnel needs and possible candidates for 4,000 jobs Obama team remains ahead of schedule Bush told agencies to cooperate

5. FASEB Met With Transition Teams NIH –Harold Varmus –Alta Charo –Greg Simon –Francis Collins NSF –Michelle McMurry

6. FASEB Recommendations for NIH Transition Team Restore sustainable funding for research –Obama plan to double funding for NIH and NSF –Emphasize investigator-initiated, competitive research –Restore balance to NIH portfolio through support of R01 grants New NIH Director should –Actively communicate the value of federally funded research

7. FASEB Recommendations for NIH Continue to foster development of the workforce Protect against unnecessary and ineffective regulations Safeguard the humane use of animals in research and education Develop ethical guidelines for stem cell research

8. Obama Appointments Presidential Science Advisor and Chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology –John Holdren, Harvard physicist and global warming critic –Harold Varmus on PCAST –Francis Collins – NIH transition leader Secretary of HHS – Tom Daschle Secretary of Energy – Steven Chu –Nobel winning physicist from LBNL

9. Advocacy Targets Stimulus bills –Efforts failed in lame duck session –Dems have plans for $700B or more in January –Tailor message to emphasize economic benefits of R&D FY2009 funding (post March 6, 2009) President’s FY 2010 budget Development of FY 2011 budget –Focus on Obama doubling promise

10. Stimulus Requests Carnegie Corporation and 51 university Presidents – 5% of stimulus AAU, NASULGC, etc. – 6% of stimulus –Student Aid –Campus Infrastructure –Scientific Capital Instrumentation - $300 million Infrastructure - $950 million NIH - $1.2 billion Young Faculty - $1.8 billion

11. Compiled by FASEB with data retrieved from http://www.nih.gov/

14. NIH and the Economy Jobs –Researchers and technicians –Supplier of services and equipment New business activities –Every dollar invested in NIH research yields a multiplier of 2.2 dollars in other business activity Source of new high-tech industry

15. NIH in the Stimulus Bill Supplemental funding for grants and centers will create and preserve jobs –Some may be fully funded –Remainder can be handled if annual 7% increases are restored Funds for new and improved instrumentation will aid manufacturers and research Research facility improvement projects will create jobs and restore infrastructure

16. Funding Targets Stimulus bills –Efforts failed in lame duck session –Dems have plans for $700B or more in January –Tailor message to emphasize economic benefits of R&D FY2009 funding (post March 6, 2009) President’s FY 2010 budget Development of FY 2011 budget –Focus on Obama doubling promise

17. The 111 th Congress Cautionary tale: Experience from 2000 –Control of White House and Congress raised expectations –Internal discord was great What can we expect? –Emphasis on authorization bills: Economy Energy Education Health Care. –Less attention on appropriations (spending) bills

18. The Good News Biomedical research is a priority –Science funding in the FY 2008 supplemental –Stimulus bills have included NIH –House L-HHS\Ed markup (+3.9%) We have strong champions –Senate Specter and Harkin Reid and Byrd are supportive –House Pelosi and Obey

19. Leave No Stone Unturned Better messages Better communication –www.ScienceCures.org –www.NIHAdvocacy.org –www.animalrightsextremism.org –FASEB Guide to the Freshman Class –http://opa.faseb.org/pages/PolicyIssues/t raining_datappt.htm Broader, more effective coalitions Increased advocacy by scientists