I am just at the beginning of my career and, therefore, it is difficult for me to talk about whether it was difficult to obtain research funding in the past. Over the years, there has been a reduction in research budgets, especially for the day-to-day operations of laboratories. However, there have been some greatly needed investments in infrastructure in order to modernize research laboratories. I believe it is time to reinvest in working capital. Operating grants are needed to improve the quality of the research conducted here.
On November 2nd, 2010. See this statement in context.