NIH Director Lays Out Agency’s Research and Funding Priorities in New Strategy Statement | News Channel 3-12

NIH director lays out agency’s research and funding priorities in new strategy statement | News Channel 3-12

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The director of the US National Institutes of Health outlined on Friday a “unified strategy” to align the agency’s priorities and funding, a move he said was meant to offer clarification following sweeping changes at the agency, including massive budget cuts, grant cancellations and plans for reorganization. In Friday’s statement, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya emphasized the need for transparency with the taxpaying Ameri…

NIH director orders new review of grants in outline of top research priorities

Many topics on Bhattacharya’s list are familiar, but order to re-evaluate grants draws concerns