At the Sept. 4 meeting of the National Cancer Advisory Board, NCI Principal Deputy Director Douglas R. Lowy provided an overview of how NCI is weathering the maelstrom of executive orders, policy changes, and funding uncertainties that has come down on federal agencies and research institutes since Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.
On Sept. 4, Jay Bhattacharya did something NIH directors rarely do: he appeared before the National Cancer Advisory Board, speaking directly with the NCI advisory board about hot-button policy changes taking place under his leadership at NIH.
