House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

LSU LCMC Health cancer center researchers receive $3.1M NIH grant to study pancreatic cancer

LSU Health New Orleans received a five-year, $3.1 million NIH grant to support pancreatic cancer research led by investigators in the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center.

July 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.28

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

In Brief

ARPA-H awards up to $160M to advance personalized curative medicines for rare genetic diseases

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the teams for the Treating Hereditary Rare Diseases with In Vivo Precision Genetic Medicines (THRIVE) program—a critical investment toward bringing new treatments to patients faster and curing rare genetic pediatric diseases.

July 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.27

In Brief

Cancer Research Institute issues 93 awards totaling $37 million

The Cancer Research Institute announced its largest-ever annual grantmaking—93 awards totaling $37 million—as federal funding for cancer research remains uncertain.

July 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.27

House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

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