Earlier this year, amid efforts by the Trump administration to reduce the federal workforce, Lakshmi Grama decided to take early retirement from NCI.
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology said it will no longer be accepting federal funding.
The Government Accountability Office, an independent, non-partisan congressional watchdog agency, found that NIH violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 when it cancelled nearly 2,000 research grants in an effort to comply with several of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, including “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing” (The Cancer Letter, Jan 24, 2025).
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the start of a reduction in its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
Brown University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to restore the university’s federal funding for medical and health sciences research.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating that his appointees will review all funding announcements and grant awards to “verify that each grant dollar benefits Americans instead of lining grantees’ pocketbooks or furthering causes that damage America.”
Antonio WolffMikala EgebladAntonio C. Wolff and Mikala Egeblad were named co-directors of the Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Program at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Joseph Contessa was named chair of radiation oncology for Rutgers Cancer Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He will also serve as associate director for translational research at Rutgers Cancer Institute.
Jaime LaMontagne was appointed chief marketing officer of Astrin Biosciences.
Mailing a stool-based test directly to people’s homes was the most effective of four strategies for increasing colorectal cancer screening rates, according to a study by UCLA researchers aimed at identifying the best approach to promote CRC screening in adults ages 45 to 49.
