ADA Leaders Resign Amid Researcher Ejections - Takeaways - MDSpire
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ADA Leaders Resign Amid Researcher Ejections
The journal's third 2026 editorial targets a sweeping OMB proposal to overhaul federal grantmaking — even as five researchers, including the Editor-in-Chief, are removed from the ADA's annual meeting.
The editors of Diabetes Care published an editorial opposing a proposed federal research policy that would give political appointees authority over grant decisions.
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The proposed rule would replace existing federal grant regulations and impose new limits on allowable costs, affecting scientific integrity and peer review.
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Five researchers, including Editor-in-Chief Steven E. Kahn, were escorted from the ADA's 2026 Scientific Sessions for distributing a critical editorial.
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ADA President-Elect Jennifer Green and Planning Committee Chair Mark A. Atkinson resigned following the controversy surrounding the ejections.
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Forty-five former ADA leaders signed a letter disapproving of the board's actions, claiming it stifled dissenting voices at the conference.
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