RFK Jr. Is About to Ax Some of the World’s Best Scientists at NIH
Donald Trump’s hiring freeze is leading Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and HHS to not renew contracts for some of the nation’s ...
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Trump NIH nominee aims to soothe senators over embattled agency
He dismissed ongoing turmoil at the agency, noting that he did not make the decisions to lay off thousands of staff at NIH or freeze reviews of grant applications that have essentially put the ...
News Medical8d
NIH plans to centralize peer review process for grants
At NIH, we are working to optimize our resources to support the best science. By centralizing the peer review process, we will not only reduce costs—we will also improve the quality, consistency ...
News Medical11d
Novel strategy targets beta cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes
The work was supported in the United States by NIH/NIDDK R01DK130300 and the Human Islet and Adenoviral Core (HIAC) of P30DK020541, and in the European Union through ERC Advanced Grant PPI-Glue ...
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NIH terminating active research grants related to LGBTQ+, DEI studies
At least 24 termination letters have been sent out, according to one official. Several active research grants related to studies involving LGBTQ+ issues, gender identity and diversity, equity and ...
The Hill29d
NIH reportedly loses 2 top leaders in 2 days
Two key staff members at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are reportedly leaving the agency amid ongoing efforts by the Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency head ...
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NIH cuts could have 'negative consequences' for Long Island economy, says business groups' letter to New York congressional delegation
A new NIH policy announced last month said research institutions can only seek federal reimbursement of 15% of their indirect costs, which can include scientific computing, heating and cooling ...
STAT10d
NIH nominee is ‘convinced’ vaccines don’t cause autism, but won’t rule out more studies on the issue
That the presumptive leader of the NIH would endorse that autism isn’t linked to vaccines would not normally be notable. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic and now the country ...
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Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers
He came to the NIH in 1993 to lead the Human Genome Project, which in 2003 completed mapping the human DNA instruction book — two years ahead of schedule and $400 million under budget ...
New York Post29d
Top NIH official during COVID-19 — who admitted agency funded gain-of-function research in China — resigns
Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the former acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who admitted to Congress last year that his agency funded risky gain-of-function virus research in China ...
STAT9d
NIH puts former Sexual & Gender Minority Office employees on administrative leave
In December, all of them were reassigned to other offices within the NIH in advance of the second Trump administration, which was expected to dismantle the office. The employees were given little ...
Telegram8d
Mass. AG Campbell wins preliminary injunction on NIH funding lawsuit against Trump
A federal judge in Massachusetts extended the pause on the Trump’s administration’s cuts to NIH funding on Wednesday. The court’s order blocks the NIH from implementing or enforcing their ...