From ejection to apology: The ADA controversy’s timeline of events

Things got messy fast after ADA security pulled researchers out of its 2026 conference for passing around an anti-NIH-cuts editorial — cue a walkout, a couple of high-profile resignations and a CEO apology video to try to smooth things over.

It's been a turbulent stretch for the American Diabetes Association. After security removed several researchers from its 2026 annual meeting for distributing an editorial critical of the Trump administration's cuts to NIH funding, the backlash came fast.