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Trump triggers an exodus of scientific talent from the US: "There is nothing to return to"

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General1 September 2026 at 05:01

For EB Dickinson, a 27-year-old epidemiologist, working at the National Institutes of Health of the United States (NIH) would have been the ultimate professional aspiration, since that institution is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, with nearly 48 billion dollars annually. However, when Donald Trump returned to the White House, she moved from Washington to the University of Barcelona and now plans her career in Spain.

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