Update from Jessica L. Foley, PhD, Scientific Director, Focused Ultrasound Foundation
FasterCures has launched Sequestration Station, an online destination for relevant and up-to-date news, resources, facts, and FAQs about how sequestration – or automatic government spending reductions – could impact medical research. These automatic spending cuts will take effect in January 2013 unless Congress acts soon.
To follow-up on the “call to action” the focused ultrasound community received from both Dean Kamen and Sen. Mark Warner at the symposium, I encourage everyone in the FUS community who is concerned about the potential long-term impacts of these cuts to take time to access this new site and make their voices heard by contacting members of Congress and other influential stakeholders.