NIH blocks access for researchers in China, Macau included

NIH blocks access for researchers in China, Macau included

Trump’s administration this week blocked access to National Institutes of Health (NIH) data repositories for researchers in several countries. Affected regions include mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela. The NIH cited concerns over health and genomics data as the reason for the prohibition, impacting controlled-access data repositories (CADRs) that […] The post NIH blocks access for researchers in Ch…

NIH terminates TXST biomedical research programs

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminated the Texas State U-RISE program and the Texas Doctoral Bridge program following funding cuts. The NIH, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s primary federal agency for biomedical and public health research. On Feb. 7, the NIH announced changes to its grant policies, significantly reducing funding toward research institutions and universities. “For an…