Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD

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Trump signs order calling for NIH Women’s Health Division and White House task force

The NIH director says the proposed division would work with the Office of Research on Women’s Health to coordinate research.

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Trump launches women's health division within NIH alongside Melania Trump

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NIH spent its full $35.3 billion 2026 extramural budget, but made fewer grant awards

News from Science reports officials announced funding for a record number of early-stage investigators seeking their first grants.

4 Sources, 18d ago, updated 18d ago

After a delay because of a federal shutdown, the U.S. National Institutes of Health picked up the pace and spent its entire $35.3 billion extramural budget by the end of the fiscal year on 30 September. But the count of 17,543 new awards and competitive renewals fell 2259 short of the average in fiscal years 2021–24. Award counts include subprojects.

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NIH invests in human-based research infrastructure and technologies

NIH’s director says the investments will help develop more predictive models of human health and speed the path from scientific discovery to treatments.

6 Sources, 40d ago, updated 40d ago

Press release from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcing a major investment to advance human-based research infrastructure and technologies.

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Trump signs order calling for NIH Women’s Health Division and White House task force

NIH spent its full $35.3 billion 2026 extramural budget, but made fewer grant awards

NIH invests in human-based research infrastructure and technologies

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Trump signs order calling for NIH Women’s Health Division and White House task force

NIH spent its full $35.3 billion 2026 extramural budget, but made fewer grant awards

NIH invests in human-based research infrastructure and technologies