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Posted on 02/15/2026 5:57:31 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The world’s largest public funder of biomedical research is in limbo.
The National Institutes of Health has, in large part, managed to withstand the Trump administration’s attempts to slash its budget and upend how it distributes grants, thanks to decisions from the courts and Congress. But the agency now faces a growing vacuum in leadership in its top ranks — one that offers the administration a highly unusual opportunity to reshape NIH to its vision.
Of the 27 institutes and centers that make up NIH, 16 were missing permanent directors as of Friday, when staff received news of the latest departure. In an internal email viewed by NBC News, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya announced that Dr. Lindsey Criswell would no longer direct the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, effective immediately.
All but two of the vacant director positions at NIH have opened during President Donald Trump’s second term — the result of a combination of terminations, resignations and retirements. Acting directors are filling in temporarily.
“It’s like going to battle with half your generals in place,” said Dr. Elias Zerhouni, who led NIH from 2002 to 2008 under President George W. Bush. “I don’t think it’s precedented to have so many vacancies so fast.”
NIH director positions are some of the most powerful and prestigious in medicine, in some cases overseeing multibillion-dollar budgets and helping to decide how federal research funding is allocated for the country’s biggest health threats, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes and heart disease. They are typically nominated by the NIH director then approved by the health secretary. One of the most prominent figures to hold such a role in recent years was Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022.
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And the problem with that is???
No, we cannot hate our media enough.
How much is that the responsibility of congress, seems approval of positions is taking a long time.
So they delay appointments and then complain positions are not filled?🤔
“The world’s largest public funder of biomedical research is in limbo.”
It should be eliminated. All they do is hand out money we don’t have for their favorite politically motivated pet projects.
Since mainly the NIH mainly gives out taxpayer money to their friends who do “research” and politically connected, how is this a bad thing???
They want another freak to push jabs, bugs, pods, and trans on kids.
We are fine without them.
Who wants them? Biology is now politics.
The “sky is falling” articles by the lame stream media are getting so tiresome.
Nothing is going to be eliminated.
I wish it would. But big government is highly seductive. Even here on FR you see it constantly.
It is more seductive to force an education agenda on the country through the Dep. of Education, even if it will only live for 3 years and then the Dems get to have it all back,
Than it is to outright abolish the DoEd and the same is true for the NIH.
It is more seductive to be able to force your preferred health whatever into people’s lives than it is to abolish it. Even if its just temporary for the remainder of Trump’s 3 presidential years.
Abolishing the department is not seductive at all. And take a look around. You’re the guy. You’re the only one. Well, and me.
Those of us who are abolitionists virtually stand alone. The rest of the world wants government and it wants to force people to live by certain diktats.
If the NIH is eliminated, then the CDC wins. Currently there is bitter competition between them.
If the CDC were to also bite the dust, then the HHS SWAMP is still there to do “innovative forward thinking” projects.
We need NIH and NSF and their grants!
Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, rare fatal genetic conditions, etc. etc. etc.!!
And we need to boost STEM in universities! Otherwise, all that will be left will be feminazi studies and ethnic studies!
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