In accordance with Executive Order 14292, the Office of the Director asked NIAID to identify projects that could potentially fall under the definition of dangerous gain of function (dGOF) research. The NIAID staff identified those projects, but then inappropriately made an assessment to determine which were or were not dGOF research and reduced this list. Principal Deputy Director Dr. Matthew Memoli corrected NIAID staff to assure that NIH was in compliance with the EO by ordering them to submit the full list for temporary pause. Per the EO a final determination on these projects will be made according to the OSTP designated oversight policy.

Mortality rates in 2023 were higher than expected based on earlier trends, especially among those who didn’t graduate from college. The findings point to circulatory diseases, diabetes, and drug overdoses as top causes of the excess deaths.

🚨 New NIH Public Access Policy goes into effect TODAY! Research accepted for publication on July 1, 2025, must be publicly available as soon as it is published. This date was moved up from December 31, 2025, to ensure radical transparency regarding the research NIH supports. Read more from @NIHDirector_Jay ➡️

News: Breast cancer risk in younger women may be influenced by hormone therapy

🚨 This week at NIH: News you don’t want to miss! ➡️NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster ➡️New NIH office to reduce use of animals in research ➡️NIH-funded science must now be free to read instantly

On the latest episode of the Director’s Desk podcast, @NIHDirector_Jay talks with Dr. Nora Volkow, @NIDAnews Director, about the science of addiction, the ongoing opioid crisis and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how research is transforming treatment and prevention. Watch the full episode:

“Just the idea that 2-meter-long DNA can be wrapped up in a tiny cell is just mind-boggling” – Dr. Peter Park on how NIH-supported research led to key discoveries about DNA organization’s impact on health & disease. Watch the full video:

🔬 Just Finalized: NIH's 2025-2030 Strategic Plan for Data Science is here! Discover how NIH is transforming #healthcare through #datascience in Dr. Gregurick's (Associate Director of Data Science) latest blog. Everything researchers need to know is here:

It’s pretty rare to find a typo in a book thanks to the work of eagle-eyed editors. Check out the latest @IRPatNIH SciBites video to learn about NIH graduate student Darren Boydston's investigations into how our cells edit the messenger RNA molecules that help turn DNA’s genetic instructions into hard-working proteins:

It's time to get justice and good health to the people of East Palestine. Together the @HHSGov and @NIH, with the support of @VP, will help those in this region neglected by the Biden administration.