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Top NIH nutrition researcher studying ultraprocessed foods departs, citing censorship under Kennedy
When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, ...
NIH senior investigator resigns over 'censorship' of research findings
A National Institutes of Health senior investigator said he was optimistic about recent leadership changes but now has ...
Jay Bhattacharya takes office as the Director of NIH: All you need to know about the Indian-American professor
Jayanta 'Jay' Bhattacharya has been appointed as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate, Bhattacharya aims to focus on ...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year ...
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What to Know About Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s Pick to Lead the NIH
Inc—Getty Images Senior Correspondent Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is President Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which has traditionally been the largest funder of ...
Will Jay Bhattacharya Get Gain-of-Function Research Under Control?
In a party-line vote last evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Stanford professor and medical researcher Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National ...
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New NIH director seeks to use ‘gold standard science’ to win back trust in health
To remedy this, he called for the NIH to create incentives to make people healthier to prevent illness from happening. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump’s choice to be Director of the ...
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Jay Bhattacharya confirmed as next NIH Director
Medical school professor Jay Bhattacharya M.D. ’97 Ph.D. ’00, President Donald Trump’s top choice to lead the NIH, was confirmed as the director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH ...
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Trump's pick to lead NIH, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, confirmed by Senate in party-line vote
The full Senate voted Tuesday evening to confirm President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. The party-line vote followed approval from the ...
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NIH Resumes Key Grant Review Panels
After a months-long pause, advisory councils for the National Institutes of Health are restarting, paving the way for the final approval of grants. Experts say it’s an encouraging sign for the ...
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Why a small journal’s ‘blueprint for NIH’ may offer clues to the agency’s future
A paper proposing NIH reforms is circulating in academic circles and within the agency as scientists search for hints of its ...
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Jay Bhattacharya Confirmed as NIH Director
Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health economist who gained notoriety for his criticism of the NIH’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, secured the confirmation with a 53-to-47 party-line vote ...