NIH halts scientific meetings, pauses grant-making process by Nathaniel Weixel, Joseph Choi and Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech - 01/23/25 6:22 PM ET. by Nathaniel Weixel, ...

National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded.

Without advisory-committee meetings, the NIH cannot issue research grants, temporarily freezing 80% of the agency’s US$47-billion budget that funds research across the country and beyond.

For the reasons stated by LaBonne, even a delay in NIH advisory council meetings puts life-saving cancer research at risk. “Lives depend on timely funding and progress,” commented a person online.

The notice says NIH, which is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, will now follow the Department of Health and Human Services' broader scientific integrity policy. NIH ...

Scientific researchers around the country are concerned after the National Institutes of Health canceled meetings this week with very little explanation.