ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for ‘ideological purge’ of research projects
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the National Institutes of Health has conducted an ...
Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya begins tenure as director of NIH
Jayanta ‘Jay’ Bhattacharya took office on Tuesday as the 18th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
New NIH director seeks to use ‘gold standard science’ to win back trust in health
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya stressed against censorship within the organization, as this would get in the way of ...
Scientific American3d
NIH Director Removes Four Main Scientists amid Massive Staff Purge
The Trump Administration has fired four leaders and thousands of employees at the National Institutes of Health in “one of ...
Indiatimes3d
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 ...
Nature4d
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass lay-offs
On health economist Jay Bhattacharya ’s first day as head of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the chiefs of four ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education3d
The NIH’s Cancellation of Hundreds of Grants Is an ‘Ideological Purge,’ Lawsuit Says
The complaint, filed Wednesday by the American Public Health Association and the United Auto Workers union, joins a ...
Mid-Day3d
Kolkata-born Dr Jay Bhattacharya takes office as head of top US medical research body
Dr Jay Bhattacharya is one of the senior-most Indian-Americans in the Donald Trump administration. He was nominated to the ...
STAT2d
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 ...
The Stanford Daily4d
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 ...
The impact of mass layoffs at HHS: What does it mean for new drugs, food safety?
In every corner of the FDA, and at sister health agencies like the CDC, support staff, specialists, and scientists were hit ...