The Association for American Cancer Institutes (AACI) published the commentary, “The Impacts of NIH Cuts and Uncertainty on Cancer Research Trainees,” authored by Cancer Center Director Jan Kitajewski, PhD, and Associate Director for Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) Larisa Nonn, PhD.
The commentary overview is excerpted below:
- “Uncertainties in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the abrupt termination of several NIH-supported institutional biomedical training programs have profoundly affected cancer trainees at all levels.”
- “The pause in NIH grant council meetings and the cancellation of study section reviews has made faculty members
hesitant to oversee predoctoral students, led institutions to reduce the number of admitted students, and affected the ability to find mentors for cancer center-run summer programs.” - “The loss of key training grants and fellowships threatens not only individual career trajectories but the future of
biomedical research as a whole and the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans.”
The AACI Commentary is a monthly editorial series. The AACI represents more than 100 academic and freestanding cancer centers in the United States and Canada.