Senate Calls Cancer Research a Priority, Cites Research Task Force Funding Goal
In Brief: Indiana Univ. Wins NCI Cancer Center Grant; Stephen Straus To direct CAM Center At NIH
In Congress: Senate Bill Offers 13% Increase For NCI; house Provides 9%
Senate “Pleased” About Reductions In Incidence And Mortality
House Encourages NCI To continue Leadership Role As Coordinator Of Cancer Program
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- Franco Muggia, former head of CTEP and NYU cancer center, dies at 85
- Knight Cancer Institute receives record-setting $2B gift from the Knights—and self-governance within OHSU
Brian Druker returns to executive role as president of the new Knight Cancer Group - House committee’s FY26 spending bill increases NCI funding by $48M, NIH by $99M
House joins Senate in rejecting Trump’s proposed 40% NIH cuts - Bhattacharya fields NCAB’s questions about funding, political involvement in grant review, DEI, animal testing
- Lowy: Forward-funding policy forced NCI to drastically reduce RPG awards funded for FY25, 10% of NCI staff has been lost
- Robert A. Winn on his new vision to train cancer center leaders: “I had a big bold idea and an ‘Aha!’ moment.”