JAMES MORGAN was named scientific director and an executive vice president of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Morgan held the interim scientific director post since 2015, and was formerly chair of the Department of Developmental Neurobiology. As scientific director, Morgan will oversee the institution’s basic science programs and related research efforts. The appointment comes as...
The Biden administration has left NIH in a weakened state, intensifying politicization of science on Capitol Hill and eroding the bipartisan support the government’s premier biomedical research agency has traditionally enjoyed.
