What Jay Bhattacharya's Confirmation Hearing Taught Us About Trump's Pick for NIH Director
Trump’s NIH pick grilled on research funding cuts and vaccine views in Senate hearing
Trump's NIH pick does not link vaccines with autism, but shows openness to more research
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Trump's nominee for NIH chief talks frozen grants and fostering ‘scientific dissent’
Health economist Jay Bhattacharya, who drew censure for controversial views on COVID-19, vows to provide funding but is short on details.
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Even critics of the scientific establishment give Trump’s drama-filled weeks mixed reviews
STAT interviews two dozen scientists and researchers who support some of Trump's aims and finds reservations about a "chaotic, haphazard" approach.
Trump NIH nominee pledges not to use aborted fetal products in research
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the National Institutes of Health director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, told senators Wednesday during his confirmation hearing that he fully supports developing alternatives to the use of aborted fetal products in developing vaccines and therapeutics.