Backlog of work grows at NIH as staff members are being hounded to quit

Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads” report was the first step toward historic doubling of the NIH budget
Fox Chase’s Winn contemplates Crossroads 2.0

At a lecture at Yale Cancer Center recently, Robert A. Winn brandished a copy of a 32-year old booklet titled “Cancer at a Crossroads: A Report to Congress for the Nation,” using it as a show-and-tell prop in arguing that America’s cancer program is once again at a crossroads and therefore in urgent need of strategic thinking (The Cancer Letter, April 10, 2026).

ACIP charter is renewed as meetings remain on indefinite hold

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, renewed its charter April 6. In an announcement in the Federal Register, new criteria for ACIP members were rolled out with a focus on “geographical balance” and a “balance of speciality areas.”

Health groups urge Bhattacharya, in his position of acting CDC director, to restore staff in the Office on Smoking and Health

A coalition of public health groups sent a formal letter to NIH Director and Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya April 15 highlighting the need for the immediate restoration of full staffing and resources to the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health.

Cancer Center at Illinois is recognized as NCI Basic Cancer Center, becoming the first new institution to earn this designation in 40 years

The Cancer Center at Illinois was designated as a Basic Cancer Center by NCI.

April 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.15

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NCI Director Letai wants you to know: Grant money is flowing again post-government shutdown

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April 15, 2026

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

Over the course of his first six months as NCI director, Anthony Letai has contended with federal budget turbulence, a record-setting government shutdown, and concerns about the flow of over research dollars.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

Backlog of work grows at NIH as staff members are being hounded to quit

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Backlog of work grows at NIH as staff members are being hounded to quit

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads” report was the first step toward historic doubling of the NIH budgetFox Chase’s Winn contemplates Crossroads 2.0

ACIP charter is renewed as meetings remain on indefinite hold

Health groups urge Bhattacharya, in his position of acting CDC director, to restore staff in the Office on Smoking and Health

Cancer Center at Illinois is recognized as NCI Basic Cancer Center, becoming the first new institution to earn this designation in 40 years

NCI Director Letai wants you to know: Grant money is flowing again post-government shutdown

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdyNCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

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Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads” report was the first step toward historic doubling of the NIH budget
Fox Chase’s Winn contemplates Crossroads 2.0

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research