2 Philadelphia researchers concerned with losing federal dollars for gun violence prevention

Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard spoke to WHYY about federal cuts to gun violence research and their potential impact on health and well-being in Philadelphia.

Two Philadelphia researchers said they are worried that proposed cuts to federal funding will harm efforts aimed at stopping gun violence in the city.

Dr. Elinore Kaufman, a trauma surgeon whose research focuses on reducing harm from injury and violence, said cuts could hinder research progress and discoveries made by leaders in the field.

“I think it’s a really scary time for scientists, for people in academics, for young people looking towards science as a career, the future is very uncertain,” said Kaufman, who also teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. “Because the way that scientific discovery works is that you don’t know at the beginning what the right answer is going to be. You don’t know what experiments are going to work, what treatments are going to work.”

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