Dr. Jay Goes to Washington: Reforming Science from the Inside at NIH | Uncommon Knowledge | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

《杰博士华盛顿行:从内部改革NIH的科学研究》| 非同寻常的知识 | 彼得·罗宾逊 | 胡佛研究所

Uncommon Knowledge

2025-05-28

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Peter Robinson speaks with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a former Stanford professor and epidemiologist, and the newly appointed director of the National Institutes of Health. Once labeled a “fringe epidemiologist” by the previous administration at NIH, he now leads the world’s largest biomedical research agency and its $50 billion annual budget. Their conversation explores the structural flaws in America’s public health institutions, including the replication crisis, the culture of scientific risk aversion, and the NIH’s growing failure to address the rise of chronic disease. Dr. Bhattacharya outlines his vision for reform—emphasizing transparency, innovation, and restoring public trust in science. He also addresses the politics of scientific funding, the need for better vaccine evaluation standards, and the rationale behind the administration’s new restrictions on gain-of-function research. It is a candid and thoughtful discussion with a scientist now tasked with reshaping the very system he was once attacked by. Recorded on May 21, 2025.
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  • Just four months ago,

  • the best place to find my guest today would have been in the office he had occupied for more than two decades in an out-of-the-way corner of the Stanford campus.

  • And when he came to the door,

  • he would have been wearing his favorite item of clothing, a Stanford hoodie.

  • Today, that man is the director of the National Institutes of Health.

  • Dr.

  • Jay Bhattacharya on Uncommon Knowledge Now.

  • Welcome to Uncommon Knowledge.

  • I'm Peter Robinson.

  • A native of India, Jayanta Bhattacharya...

  • Did I get that close?

  • I can't pronounce it myself, Peter.

  • Jayanta Bhattacharya moved to the United States with his family when he was a child.

  • After growing up in Southern California, Dr.

  • Bhattacharya enrolled in Stanford University, where he earned his undergraduate degree,

  • his master's degree, his M.D., and his doctorate in economics.

  • and then became a member of the Stanford faculty.

  • During the COVID lockdown, Dr.

  • Bhattacharya helped to write the Great Barrington Declaration,

  • a document that opposed the lockdowns, calling instead for focused protection,