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NIH official fired amid probe of contract used to potentially hire spouse, officials say
NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have ...
World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer ...
HHS carries out mass firings across health agencies after Supreme Court decision
Thousands of employees across US federal health agencies received an email Monday afternoon telling them they were out of a ...
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‘Heart-wrenching’: Federal government spring cancellations of grant funding impact Dartmouth researchers
In the F31 grant termination notice, the NIH said that it was not their “policy” to “prioritize research related to diversity ...
Millions of dollars in terminated NIH grants in Philadelphia have been restored after a judge’s ruling
New Jersey and Delaware will also claw back millions in funding lost at public universities when dozens of National Institutes of Health grants were abruptly canceled earlier this year.
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More RTP layoffs as Lenovo, National Institutes of Health confirm job cuts
More layoffs are coming to Research Triangle Park -- from two very different places.On Tuesday, Chinese manufacturer Lenovo -- a major employer in North Carolina and the Triangle -- confirmed it is ...
Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research
Gain-of-function experiments are ingrained in the scientific process. In many instances, the benefits that stem from gain-of-function experiments are not immediately clear. Only decades later does the ...