Sylvia Chou dedicated 18 years to building scientific programs at the #NIH. One year into the new Trump administration, she resigned.

In our recent interview, she bravely recounts how the agency has become a place where “most people are living in fear and dread.” #BethesdaDeclaration

Excellent interview in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social by @alicemeadows.bsky.social of #BethesdaDeclaration signers and former #NIH staff members Sylvia Chou and Alexa Romberg about government #censorship of research! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/08/u...