CUIMC Rallies on Capitol Hill for Research Funding

On September 18, 2025, members of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) community joined hundreds of physicians, scientists, and patients to meet legislators on Capitol Hill and advocate for medical research at the annual Rally for Medical Research. This year’s Rally brought together over four hundred participants from more than forty states, the largest Rally since the event began in 2013 in response to threatened cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget.

“The collective outcomes funded by NIH are the backbone of health care in America. The Rally for Medical Research empowers citizens to personally connect with Congressional representatives in order to make our voices heard. It was an amazing privilege,” says Mary Purcell, Senior Manager of Communications and Programs at the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, who met the staff of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Representatives Nicole Malliotakis, Grace Meng, and Adriano Espaillat.

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