Katie Edwards has lost millions of dollars in grant money, bringing her research to a standstill. She’s taking the fight to ...

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In his view, the new NIH terms are unconstitutional because such conditions on spending, which he characterized as “unrelated to scientific endeavors,” need to be authorized by Congress. The NIH did ...

U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025.

‘Frankly catastrophic’: NIH chief faces Senate questions on budget cuts that threaten Mass. By Jason Laughlin and Neena Hagen Globe Staff,Updated June 10, 2025, 11:21 a.m.

NIH is the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research and has long enjoyed bipartisan support from U.S. lawmakers. The Trump administration has proposed cutting $18 billion, or 40% ...

The NIH staffers further blasted the canceling of nearly completed studies. “Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million,” they wrote.

With that in place, he said in a statement in April, “NIH scientists can be certain they are afforded the ability to engage in open, academic discourse as part of their official duties and in ...

Nevertheless, respectful dissent in science is productive. We all want the NIH to succeed.” The NIH’s nearly $48 billion budget makes it the world’s largest public funder of scientific research.

Jay Bhattacharya, the the agency’s director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test ...

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research Scores of scientists at the agency sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled the Bethesda ...