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'Injecting politics into NIH': Senators drill Jay Bhattacharya in hearing over $18B budget cut proposal
During a Senate hearing, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., said the last few ...
Senators grill NIH director on massive budget cuts
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya faced critical questions from both Republican and Democratic ...
NIH director open to increased budget amid Senate unease
The National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya said he is open to an increased budget from Congress during a ...
Trump administration slashes NIH funding to decade low, forcing cuts across universities and lab suppliers
The cuts, which go well beyond diversity-related programmes that the Trump administration has targeted, have already halted ...
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NIH chief stands by funding cuts to ‘politicized science’ at tense hearing
Jayanta Bhattacharya says the US biomedical agency can’t continue ‘business as usual’ if it wants to restore its reputation.
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Senators push back on Trump’s proposed $18 billion NIH budget cut
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya faced sharp questions Tuesday about the agency's proposed 2026 budget from Republican and ...
Senators grill NIH director in budget hearing: 4 takeaways
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya faced questions from senators during an Appropriations subcommittee hearing Tuesday, as the federal government agency has taken hits to its ...
‘Unrecognizable and highly toxic’: NIH staffers speak out ahead of Senate hearing on budget cuts
More than 300 staffers signed a letter to the NIH director urging him to stop politically motivated cuts to research grants.
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Senators Question NIH Director In 2026 Budget Hearing
Tuesday, June 10, U.S. Senators posed tough questions to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta ...
US NIH director says hopeful will settle with universities over suspended grants
WASHINGTON - National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya told a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday he was hopeful that ...
NIH director grilled by both parties for proposed research budget cuts
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told the Senate Appropriations Committee that Donald Trump's budget is "not a final thing," but Republicans and Democrats protested.