Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach […]
Read MoreNIH funding survey shows sizable impact of foreign subaward ban
Andres Vidal-Gadea’s neuroscience research was going well. A molecular neuroethologist at Illinois State University, he studies the function of genes, sussing out ways to stop the progression of Duchenne muscular […]
Read MoreQuestions swirl as vacancies on NIH advisory councils go unfilled
Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach […]
Read MoreNIH neurological disorders institute director is ousted
Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned. His departure in the coming days means nearly half […]
Read MoreHouse bill on HHS budget: NIH funding maintained, deep CDC cuts
WASHINGTON — House appropriators will mark up legislation on Tuesday that is a mixed bag for researchers. While the Republican bill rejects President Trump’s proposal to slash the National Institutes […]
Read MoreSTAT+: Supreme Court lets Trump slash NIH research funds
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump […]
Read MoreNew HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday released a summary of President Trump’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year that provides the most detailed look yet at […]
Read MoreA new NIH policy on university DEI programs is not cause for panic
The recent news that the NIH will require universities to certify their diversity programs comply with federal civil rights law created understandable anxiety in the academic community. The confusion is […]
Read MoreNIH halts new grant awards to universities with frozen funds
Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach […]
Read MoreFormer NIH director Francis Collins retires, urges respect for staff
WASHINGTON — Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Saturday that he has retired, leaving an agency being upended by budget […]
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