JAMES DOWNING was named CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, effective July 15. Downing most recently has served as deputy director, executive vice president and scientific director of the hospital.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.
