27 UNIHTED
We are off-duty and former staff from all twenty-seven institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We support the integrity of publicly funded health research by leading science advocacy efforts to activate and inform the public, drive policy and legislative actions, and support the research workforce. Together, these efforts will lead to a better future for health research.
Our Approach
Since 2025 we have supported research by uplifting our community and advocating for change. Our strength comes from recognizing that everyone has a role to play in responding to the powerful forces affecting research as we build a democratic future. We draw from our expertise and our passion when we develop our projects, campaigns, and outreach.
Support Our Work
27 UNIHTED’s work is primarily volunteer-driven. We rely on donations to support a small team of staff members along with operational costs, such as software subscriptions. We plan to expand our efforts and bring on a full-time paid staff to better serve our community and work toward our organizational aims. You can make a donation here.
From this Week’s Newsletter
“Vaccine researcher Paul Offit ended his remarks by comparing current health scientists fighting misinformation to Galileo during his persecution by the Catholic Church in the 1600s. Galileo was forced to recant his claim that the earth is not fixed at the center of the solar system but instead orbits around the sun, but as he left the church’s inquisition he supposedly mumbled ‘and yet it moves.’ So too, biomedical researchers know that the evidence supports their scientific views regardless of dubious claims to the contrary.”