On September 13-14, 2017, Deborah Veis Novack, MD, PhD, participated in the Rally for Medical Research in Washington, DC. This annual event brings together 300+ researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates from 300+ organizations to meet in the offices of our Senators and Representatives to demonstrate the value of medical research to all citizens. Through this type of advocacy, Congress has provided $2 billion increases in NIH funding each of the last 2 years, and a similar increase is proposed for the FY2018 budget. Visit www.rallyformedicalresearch.org and www.faseb.org to become an advocate!