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Apr 2025
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Trump team removes senior NIH chiefs in ...

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In this Podcast Extra, we hear the latest on how decisions by the Trump administration are affecting science in the US. Most recently, a purge of National Institutes of Health (NIH) leadership has seen the chiefs of multiple institutes and centres removed from their posts.


Plus, after cancelling nearly all NIH projects studying transgender health, the White House has directed the agency to focus on studying “regret” after a person transitions to align their body with their gender identity.


News: ‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs

News: Exclusive: Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition

News: Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature


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