Harikrishna Nakshatri, a researcher at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, received a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Defense to characterize unique biomarkers within the normal breasts of Black women and how that impacts health disparities in breast cancer.
Over the course of his first six months as NCI director, Anthony Letai has contended with federal budget turbulence, a record-setting government shutdown, and concerns about the flow of over research dollars.
