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NCI Director's Report
By Alexandria Carolan and Matthew Bin Han Ong
Pandemic notwithstanding, NCI is on track to reach the 15th percentile for the payline by 2025—a goal set by institute Director Ned Sharpless in response to a deluge of grant applications.
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