Trump et al. focus on NIH, cancer—and how peer review is done

The White House “skinny budget” document cuts NIH by nearly 40%
The cuts are consistent with the previously leaked “passback” document

An updated version of President Trump’s budget request published on May 2 comes as a disappointment for those who hoped that the White House would rethink the draconian cuts contained in an earlier, confidential version of the document that ended up being leaked to the press.

May 02, 2025

Vol.51 No.17

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Claire Marie Porter

News Analysis

NIH eliminates the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors
Over its 28 year history, BSA shaped NCI-funded extramural science

After nearly three decades of reviewing NCI-funded extramural projects and sometimes saving NCI from its own folly, the Board of Scientific Advisors has been terminated as part of the Trump administration’s drive to reduce the size of the federal government.

NIH cuts threaten U.S. edge in biomedical research: “We are giving China the opportunity of a lifetime”
Cancer research also took center stage at Senate appropriations hearing

In the starkest opposition yet by Republicans to the Trump administration’s attacks on HHS agencies, senators from both parties sounded an alarm about the damage being done to biomedical research in the U.S.

May 02, 2025

Vol.51 No.17

By Claire Marie Porter

Bertagnolli: NIH funding cuts are “unprecedented and harmful”
AACR panel challenges scientists to find stability in a period of “ventricular tachycardia”

“We stand at the edge of discovery, and on the brink of losing it,” said Patricia M. LoRusso, the 2024-2025 president of the American Association for Cancer Research. “I believe this is the most scientifically promising moment in the history of cancer research.”

May 02, 2025

Vol.51 No.17

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

AACI letter to NIH’s Bhattacharya opposes centralizing review of CCSG

The Association of American Cancer Institutes sent a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya expressing concern about the proposed NIH policy change that would centralize all grant reviews to the Center for Scientific Review (The Cancer Letter, March 7, 2025).

HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts

HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon told NPR that HHS will reduce all contracts by 35%.

May 02, 2025

Vol.51 No.17

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Trump et al. focus on NIH, cancer—and how peer review is done

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NIH cuts threaten U.S. edge in biomedical research: “We are giving China the opportunity of a lifetime”
Cancer research also took center stage at Senate appropriations hearing

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HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts

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Trump et al. focus on NIH, cancer—and how peer review is done

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

The White House “skinny budget” document cuts NIH by nearly 40%The cuts are consistent with the previously leaked “passback” document

NIH eliminates the NCI Board of Scientific AdvisorsOver its 28 year history, BSA shaped NCI-funded extramural science

NIH cuts threaten U.S. edge in biomedical research: “We are giving China the opportunity of a lifetime”Cancer research also took center stage at Senate appropriations hearing

Bertagnolli: NIH funding cuts are “unprecedented and harmful”AACR panel challenges scientists to find stability in a period of “ventricular tachycardia”

AACI letter to NIH’s Bhattacharya opposes centralizing review of CCSG

HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts

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The White House “skinny budget” document cuts NIH by nearly 40%
The cuts are consistent with the previously leaked “passback” document

NIH eliminates the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors
Over its 28 year history, BSA shaped NCI-funded extramural science

NIH cuts threaten U.S. edge in biomedical research: “We are giving China the opportunity of a lifetime”
Cancer research also took center stage at Senate appropriations hearing

Bertagnolli: NIH funding cuts are “unprecedented and harmful”
AACR panel challenges scientists to find stability in a period of “ventricular tachycardia”