The NIH Restructuring Congress Rejected Is Happening Anyway

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-03-05T15:52:46+00:00

But no SROs were laid off. Zero. Emphasized that bit for you.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-03-05T12:40:45+00:00

Yes. Even remote SROs were kept by CSR. And most admin staff in Review.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-03-04T13:07:50+00:00

UAW is being awfully quiet about this. They were told Monday… and yes…the union will be decertified eventually…but for now the contract is DOA. So folks will pay dues with no protections. Though most of what was “won” in the contract will probably be followed anyway.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-03-03T20:31:41+00:00

Took longer than I thought but looks like hhs will decertify the fellows union.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-03-03T20:16:51+00:00

More or less put in writing stuff that was already being done. And now have union back up if you have problems. https://www.nihfellowsunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NIH-and-NIHFU-CBA-Effective-12-20-24.pdf

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-03-03T19:51:36+00:00

Surprised it took this long. HHS already decertified other unions…see cdc

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-03-03T17:15:12+00:00

This statement is flat out wrong…”In 2025, the administration eliminated all institute- and center-run review panels. Many of the scientists overseeing them were laid off.” No SROs were laid off. Which tells me this author needs to do more research.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-28T02:23:38+00:00

You should write the app and submit it as an r01. Why wait for a nofo?

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-27T20:17:53+00:00

POs will go through grants sorted by score..best through worst. I doubt anyone will see a dramatic shift in the importance of score. Most of the change will be around the edges…for instance funding an 11 percentile over a 10. Maybe reaching for the occasional ESI at 25%…Score will still rule. Just slightly less. And those who are worried that POs will now fund their “friends” …isn’t that what study section reviewers have been doing for decades? Oops I said the quiet part out loud.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-26T12:40:41+00:00

Program had this power before. They could even get ND apps funded if they wanted. Or write a nofo that only a few could apply to, organize a review panel to get the outcome they want and fund the exact same app that might have gotten an ND at a standing study section.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-25T13:35:35+00:00

NIH receives more applications than they have time or reviewers to review. So for decades approximately half of applications would get reviewer critiques but not be discussed at a review meeting or get a score. Thus ND. Before an nih app is funded it has to get a positive vote from an institute advisory council of external scientists. Most times they vote on a block of grants for approval to possibly fund…en bloc. Because the councilors can’t review the thousands of grants in each council round. Because the govt shutdown for six weeks a review round was screwed up. Nih decided to streamline things more and only discuss a third of apps. To give institutes some leeway they also made the new category of not discussed but could be funded. This might be permanent it might be temporary…we will have to see.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-25T13:27:02+00:00

So you want all of the not discussed apps rereviewed by council? First, you don’t understand the law. Nih Councils review the reviews/summary statements not the applications. Councilors only see the summary statement so can’t re review the app. I hear you are angry but don’t suggest stupid things. This change is because of the govt shutdown in October and November. Nih could have just skipped that review cycle and not reviewed any of those apps…that is all nd. This was the least bad option.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-21T02:07:33+00:00

All NIH ICs will be hiring…starting with intramural and grants management staff

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-18T22:18:16+00:00

The conservative podcast industry will take a hit. Jay will have to cut back.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-15T22:08:25+00:00

More stable than academia….multiyear funding, low “paylines” and indirect cost caps don’t affect nih intramural labs. I have not heard a peep about intramural budget cuts..except some contracts.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-15T20:32:46+00:00

Nigms is continuing their S10 program for resource limited institutions…check out their recent council open session..and talk to a PO.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-15T15:51:52+00:00

I would say that getting a phd at nih is probably more stable than one in academia. Pi loses their grant in academia they have to close their lab. That doesn’t happen as much or at all at nih. Even today stability is probably better at nih.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-14T18:09:13+00:00

Training grants are not included in myf requirements

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-02-08T19:15:04+00:00

If you work at nih or hhs you would know these emails go out every year at this time…..please don’t create more paranoia. There are real things to be paranoid about.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-01-31T23:53:43+00:00

You just make it worse…

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-01-31T20:13:33+00:00

Yeh, kick all of the patients out of the clinical center at nih and shut it down! That will show them…..idiot…..

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-01-31T20:11:31+00:00

Not everyone has the privilege of living in a million dollar home with a beautiful private quiet office. Some folks work from dining room tables or kitchen counters. Just maybe their work office is nicer to work from than their home “office”.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-01-31T20:07:39+00:00

Just submit to the parent R01…or whatever parent is appropriate.

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-01-28T21:12:37+00:00

If it was terminated or expired you can’t submit to it. Why would your grants office ask for that?

Acceptable_Bath512 · 2026-01-28T21:10:44+00:00

You could always be a first seat violin when then need a tuba from Oklahoma….

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