Bipartisan misgivings: House appropriators chafe at Biden’s proposal to fund ARPA-H at the expense of NIH

Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., inventor of molecular epidemiology, was a “gentle giant” who “bet on the good people”
Chanock and Brawley reflect on their illustrious mentor

If a Mount Rushmore of Epidemiology were to exist, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. would be etched into the face of the mountain, former NCI Director Ned Sharpless once told Stephen J. Chanock.

The V Foundation announces recipients of the 2026 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research Award

The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, announced $11.2 million in funding awarded to 14 scientists through its 2026 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research Award program.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

In Brief

Sylvester’s Marlon Wong receives Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation grant to study CIPN

Marlon L. Wong, associate professor of clinical physical therapy at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, was awarded a grant from Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research. The three-year, $225,000 award will support research focused on improving quality of life for patients living with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and other long-term effects of cancer treatment.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

Funding Opportunities

Binaytara invites abstract applications for National Summit on Hematologic Cancers’ Hematologic Innovation Challenge

Early-career hematologists will have the opportunity to compete for a share of $250,000 in research funding at Binaytara’s 2026 National Summit on Hematologic Cancers to be held Oct. 16-17 at Music City Center in Nashville, TN.

July 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.28

Capitol Hill

OMB’s plan to increase political control of science faces stiff opposition on Capitol Hill

The Trump administration has a fight on its hands as it pushes forward with a plan to exert greater political control over government funding of science.

Ned Sharpless’s portrait unveiled at FNIH ceremony

Former NCI director Norman “Ned” Sharpless had his portrait unveiled at a ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health on the main NIH campus in Bethesda.

July 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.27

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Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., inventor of molecular epidemiology, was a “gentle giant” who “bet on the good people”Chanock and Brawley reflect on their illustrious mentor

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Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., inventor of molecular epidemiology, was a “gentle giant” who “bet on the good people”
Chanock and Brawley reflect on their illustrious mentor