***SPECIAL EDITION -- ELECTION 2008***

May is Contact-the-Candidates Month!

In the final six months of the race to the White House, FASEB is kicking off an effort to organize scientists across the country to write to the candidates about the importance of investment in biomedical research. The call to action, posted on the FASEB website, implores scientists to “stand up for medical research” and provides users with an easy-to-use web tool that enables them to send personalized emails to each of the candidates.

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To Scientists And Citizens: What Does NIH Funding Mean To You?

The scientific community is well aware that it is a difficult time for biomedical research funding. Now is the time to make sure that our Presidential candidates know that, too. FASEB is looking for your help to illustrate the importance of NIH funding not only to the health of our nation, but to scientists like you, working in labs across the country. Often it is these personal stories of individual Americans that resonate with those running for office.

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 The web portal for FASEB’s advocacy activities surrounding Campaign 2008 is ScienceCures.org. At the website, users can visit the Action Center to get involved by supporting research as a domestic priority in 2008.

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Convention Update

The Democratic National Committee and the Republic National Committee are gearing up for the conventions, where the nominees of each party will be determined and the platforms composed.

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