On Thursday, September 18, UC Santa Cruz researchers joined campus government relations staff in Washington, D.C., for the “Rally for Medical Research” advocacy day on Capitol Hill. Congress is currently debating the budget for the upcoming federal fiscal year, and funding for key federal science agencies is on the line. Elected leaders need to hear from their constituents to ensure continued federal investment in health care breakthroughs.
During the advocacy day, Biomolecular Engineering Professor Karen Miga and Krizia Chambers, a Ph.D. candidate who studies cancer in Professor Olena Vaske’s lab, met with Representative Jimmy Panetta and with key congressional staff members for Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Adam Schiff, and Representative Zoe Lofgren.
Photo 1: UC Santa Cruz Associate Director of Federal Relations Loressa Usson (left) with…
