Bhattacharya provides calm answers to anxious questions at confirmation hearing Trump nominee for NIH director calls for transparency, audits of indirect costs

NIH says it’s moving away from animal-based models

NIH has announced that it will no longer be issuing Notices of Funding Opportunities exclusively supporting animal models.

July 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.28

By Claire Marie Porter

In the Archives

Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology

The Pazdurs in their garden with their dog, Cleo. The dog’s full name is Cleopatra, Queen of Denial.In 1999, Rick Pazdur went in for a “perfunctory” final interview at FDA. Thinking it would only take a few minutes, his wife, Mary, decided to wait and have a quick cup of coffee at a nearby restaurant—Hooters.

House Dems host “The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants”

Over 20 scientists whose grants have been canceled by the Trump administration presented posters on their now-terminated work at “The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants.”

As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

We recently had the privilege of contributing to a CBS Sunday Morning story on the ongoing crisis in the federal support for research in general and cancer research in particular.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By George J. Weiner and Elizabeth M. Jaffee

In weekly vigils, current and former NIH staff grieve the impact of Trump cuts
The Saturday gatherings at NIH’s Metro station are part graveside service, part street theater

Source: NIH vigil organizerSince early May, a group of current and former NIH employees have gathered every Saturday at the Medical Center Metro station in Bethesda, MD, to mourn what they describe as the loss of scientific progress under the Trump administration.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Publications based on NIH-funded science must be made free immediately, HHS decrees

Researchers funded by NIH will now be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

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Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology

As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
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In weekly vigils, current and former NIH staff grieve the impact of Trump cuts
The Saturday gatherings at NIH’s Metro station are part graveside service, part street theater