Senate Democrats warn that House spending bill will call for “brutal” cuts

FY25 paylines drop to 4th percentile—a historic low—as NCI braces for Trump’s FY26 budget cuts

NCI announced that the paylines for R01 grants for established and new investigators are expected to drop to the 4th percentile—a historic low for the institute.

The effects of NIH, FDA cuts will be felt for decades, CBO report estimates

A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said that proposed cuts at NIH could lead to a decrease in the number of new drugs that come to market in the next three decades.

NIH says it’s moving away from animal-based models

NIH has announced that it will no longer be issuing Notices of Funding Opportunities exclusively supporting animal models.

July 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.28

By Claire Marie Porter

In the Archives

Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology

The Pazdurs in their garden with their dog, Cleo. The dog’s full name is Cleopatra, Queen of Denial.In 1999, Rick Pazdur went in for a “perfunctory” final interview at FDA. Thinking it would only take a few minutes, his wife, Mary, decided to wait and have a quick cup of coffee at a nearby restaurant—Hooters.

Supreme Court lifts lower-court freeze on RIFs

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a lower court’s freeze on the Trump administration’s reductions in force, or RIFs, freeing the government to continue their large-scale restructuring of the federal government.

House Dems host “The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants”

Over 20 scientists whose grants have been canceled by the Trump administration presented posters on their now-terminated work at “The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants.”

July 11, 2025

Vol.51 No.27

By Jacquelyn Cobb

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FY25 paylines drop to 4th percentile—a historic low—as NCI braces for Trump’s FY26 budget cuts

The effects of NIH, FDA cuts will be felt for decades, CBO report estimates

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Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology