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Kratsios says NIH head cited median intramural researcher age of 71

All-In Podcast · Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios · August 24, 2026
Kratsios says NIH head cited median intramural researcher age of 71
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Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios
"the median age of an intramural researcher at NIH is 71 years old. >> 71 >> 71. >> That's the median age."
Michael Kratsios says Jay Bhattacharya, whom he identifies as director of the NIH, told him the median age of an intramural NIH researcher is 71. Kratsios presents the figure as evidence of an ageing research workforce and suggests reforms aimed at bringing younger scientists into federal research settings.
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