NIH Director Bhattacharya named acting CDC director in latest public health shakeup The temporary appointment concentrates vast authority in the hands of one person

Patricio Polanco named chief of surgical oncology and surgeon-in-chief at Atrium Health Levine Cancer

Patricio M. Polanco, a surgical oncologist specializing in hepato-pancreato-biliary malignancies and minimally invasive and robotic liver and pancreas surgery, has joined Atrium Health as division chief of surgical oncology, surgeon-in-chief for Atrium Health Levine Cancer in Charlotte, North Carolina and inaugural Richard L. White Jr. Endowed Professor of Surgery at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

In Brief

LSU LCMC Health cancer center researchers receive $3.1M NIH grant to study pancreatic cancer

LSU Health New Orleans received a five-year, $3.1 million NIH grant to support pancreatic cancer research led by investigators in the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center.

July 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.28

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Ned Sharpless’s portrait unveiled at FNIH ceremony

Former NCI director Norman “Ned” Sharpless had his portrait unveiled at a ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health on the main NIH campus in Bethesda.

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Cancer Policy

CDC updates ACIP charter

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published an updated version of the charter for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

David Gius assumes role of director of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center

David Gius assumed the role of director of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, effective July 1.

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Vol.52 No.26

Cancer Policy

OMB draft rule politicizing research should be rescinded, House Dems urge in a letter to Bhattacharya

Democratic leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are urging NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya to voice objections to a proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget that would give the administration unprecedented political control over government-funded science.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

By Jacquelyn Cobb

NIH Director Bhattacharya named acting CDC director in latest public health shakeup

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