An Anti-Trump Protest. Police Threats. Inside a Rift in Diabetes Research.

A planned, non-disruptive protest at an American Diabetes Association conference has escalated into a boycott and a slowdown in diabetes research, with no clear end in sight. The trigger traces to June 5 at the ADA’s Scientific Sessions, described as the “Super Bowl” of the field and expected to draw over 12,000 attendees. Scientists were angered by the keynote invitation to NIH director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, and by concerns that federal research grants had been cut. Dr. Steven Kahn’s plan involved distributing 1,000 copies of a coauthored editorial condemning funding cuts, but Kahn says the ADA never reached out to coordinate.