Five Scientists Removed from American Diabetes Association Conference for Distributing Critical Editorial
Five prominent scientists were physically removed from the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in New Orleans after handing out reprints of a published editorial criticizing the Trump administration's treatment of scientific research. The incident occurred outside a room where NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya had been scheduled to speak, though he ultimately canceled his appearance. The ejections have drawn attention to tensions between scientific institutions and the current administration, with one of the removed scientists calling it an act of censorship.
Five senior scientists, including the editor-in-chief of the journal Diabetes Care and a former ADA president, were removed from the ADA's annual conference in New Orleans on Friday after distributing reprints of a published editorial critical of the Trump administration's policies toward scientific research. The editorial had been published in Diabetes Care on April 29 and was co-authored by one of those ejected, Steven Kahn of the University of Washington. The scientists were distributing the reprints outside a session where NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya had been scheduled to appear, though Bhattacharya did not attend and a different NIH official spoke instead. According to one of the ejected scientists, Aaron Kelly of the University of Minnesota, conference staff physically escorted them out and revoked their conference credentials. Kelly described the incident to MedPage Today, which first reported the story, calling it censorship and urging scientists and physicians to speak out.
What's missing
The ADA's official explanation or justification for removing the scientists has not been prominently reported, leaving unclear whether the ejections were based on conference conduct policies, pressure from outside parties, or other institutional reasoning.
How coverage differed
Coverage from Ars Technica, a center-leaning tech and science outlet, framed the incident primarily through the lens of scientific freedom and censorship, closely quoting the ejected scientists' characterizations. The framing emphasizes the scientists as victims of institutional suppression, though the ADA's perspective on why it took this action was not prominently represented in available reporting.
What different sources said
- Ars TechnicaCenter
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
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