The U.S. government will undertake a deliberative process to assess the risks and benefits of certain gain-of-function (GOF) experiments with influenza, SARS, and MERS viruses in order to develop a new Federal policy regarding the funding of this research.
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New Phase of Cooperation Between NIH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
NIH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have entered into a new phase of cooperation to develop interventions to reduce major global health burdens.
The BRAIN Initiative (SM)
NIH Director announces $46 million in awards for NIH’s BRAIN Initiative research at the National Press Club.
NIH featured on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
Watch NIH leadership on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal discussing important, groundbreaking research for multiple diseases and conditions.
Statement on USG Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern
Life sciences research benefits almost every aspect of our daily lives, leading to improvements in medicine, agriculture, environmental quality, and our national security.
Dr. Collins reflects on the challenges in the current budget climate
In an interview with Nature, Dr. Collins discusses the changing landscape of biomedical research.
Dr. Collins at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
Topics ranging from genetic sequencing to biomedical research’s economic impact.
NIH Director’s Statement on Dr. Landis’s retirement
Story Landis, Ph.D., will be retiring in the next two months from the directorship of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Statement on FDA’s Proposed Oversight of Laboratory-Developed Tests
A statement on the announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it plans to take steps to improve the oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs).
Statement Regarding Malaysia Airlines Flight
Numerous researchers, advocates, and public health leaders traveling to International AIDS Conference in Australia on board the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed in Ukraine.
NIH Roadmap/Common Fund at 10
Dr. Collins co-authors a Science Perspective with former NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni and NIH’s Dr. Elizabeth Wilder on the NIH Common Fund at 10 years.