Research!America takes positions advocating for strong, sustained federal funding and policies that provide a favorable climate for health-related research.
Below are summaries of our positions on issues of importance to our members. For statements issued in response to current or pending events, see our press releases.
Increasing Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding
Research!America Supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research
July 2007
Research!America supports expanding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
Intelligent Design
Teaching of Intelligent Design in Science Classrooms
August 2005
Research!America supports the scientific community's unanimous position that intelligent design does not meet the criteria of a scientific concept and thus should not be presented as one in the classroom.
Peer Review
Maintaining the Integrity and Independence of the Peer-Review Process
December 2003
Research!America is committed to protecting against any effort to interfere with or politicize the integrity and independence of science, including the peer-review process that has helped to make America the world leader in medical research.