Sylvester, Emory researchers receive $3.3M NIH grant to study sMRI

Trump weighs—and abandons—an executive order that would give OMB veto power over NIH grants

The White House last week considered, but ultimately abandoned, a plan to create a panel that would review NIH grants in an effort to weed out projects the administration regards as “woke.”

HHS issues direct final rule to reduce reliance on animal testing

FDA has issued a direct final rule that changes the language in its regulations so that “animal testing” is no longer described as the default or defining form of “nonclinical” safety testing.

September 25, 2026

Vol.52 No.35

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

UCLA researchers receive $7M NIH grant to launch trial for immunotherapy-related diabetes

UCLA researchers have received a grant worth up to $7 million over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to launch a first-in-human clinical trial evaluating whether drugs already used to treat autoimmune diseases can prevent or reverse immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced type 1 diabetes, a rare but often permanent complication of cancer immunotherapy.

September 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.34

In Brief

VCU Massey researchers receive $2.5M NIH grant for targeted therapy for breast, pancreatic cancer

Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center were recently awarded a $2.5 million R01 grant from NCI. The five-year grant will allow Massey to evaluate the efficacy of TROP2 targeted antibody-drug conjugates to further enhance therapeutic benefits in both breast and pancreatic cancer care.

September 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.34

Clinical Roundup

Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the U.S. doubled between 1990 and 2023, Sylvester-led study shows

Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States doubled between 1990 and 2023, according to a new study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

September 11, 2026

Vol.52 No.33

In Brief

Sylvester’s Marlon Wong receives Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation grant to study CIPN

Marlon L. Wong, associate professor of clinical physical therapy at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, was awarded a grant from Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research. The three-year, $225,000 award will support research focused on improving quality of life for patients living with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and other long-term effects of cancer treatment.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

Sylvester, Emory researchers receive $3.3M NIH grant to study sMRI

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