NIH Genetic Counselor Instructs Researchers to “Change the Word ‘Race’ to ‘Ancestry’” in Clinical Trials to Evade DOGE Oversight and Secure Funding.
Welch, who works at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, was caught on hidden camera explaining how he helps principal investigators (PIs) at the NIH adjust their wording to avoid scrutiny from government oversight bodies, including the Department of Government Efficiency. "There are banned words that they're [DOGE] cutting grants for… Two of the words are ‘women’ and ‘female,’" Welch revealed.
Welch detailed how he actively advised a researcher to alter the language in a study on cortisol levels in Black and White women, ensuring it would not trigger red flags in the grant approval process. “Just make it not the primary objective, make it a secondary objective, and change the word ‘race’ to ‘ancestry,’” he advised.
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