Eric Green leaves his job as director of the NIH National Human Genome Research 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

Clinical Roundup

Study reveals new approach for understanding chromatin’s 3D structure and significance

Spatial mapping experiments reveal that topologically associating domains in individual cells tend to take a globular shape, according to a study conducted by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys and colleagues in Hong Kong.

July 18, 2025

Vol.51 No.28

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.

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.”

As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

We recently had the privilege of contributing to a CBS Sunday Morning story on the ongoing crisis in the federal support for research in general and cancer research in particular.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By George J. Weiner and Elizabeth M. Jaffee

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Eric Green leaves his job as director of the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute

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

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

Study reveals new approach for understanding chromatin’s 3D structure and significance

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

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

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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

As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures