Since these councils advise NIH directors and recommend policy, the underrepresentation of social scientists results in a relative lack of NIH financial support for research in the social sciences.

• 由于这些顾问给NIH的执行长提供建议，并提供政策建议，社会科学家在NIH里面的低代表度，导致了NIH在社会科学研究方面的财务支持过低。