In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

96 Global Health NOW: A Deep Cut to NIH-Funded Research; Delving into D1.1; and New City, Old Threats View this email in your browser February 10, 2025 Forward Share Post Lab technicians at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Nashville, Tennessee, August 28, 2020. Brett Carlsen/Bloomberg via Getty A Deep Cut to NIH-Funded Research
America’s research institutions are reeling after the Trump administration announced drastic cuts to research grants last Friday—a move universities and medical centers say could imperil the nation’s future in scientific research, reports NPR Shots. 

What's targeted: The NIH cuts are aimed at “indirect costs” in research grants—funding that universities and research centers depend on to cover essential operations like lab equipment, utilities, and staffing, explains The Washington Post (gift link).

• The NIH announced the rate will be slashed to 15%—a heavy reduction from the 30%+ many institutions previously received. In 2023, NIH spent nearly $9 billion on indirect costs. The new policy aims to cut $4 billion.


• The new rate, which goes into effect today, will apply to all new and existing grants, reports Science. 

Impact: Scientists say the cuts could have an immediate and “devastating effect” on cancer and infectious disease research—the leading categories of NIH-funded study, along with a wide range of biomedical research, reports The New York Times (gift link). 

• "This is a surefire way to cripple lifesaving research and innovation," said Matt Owens, president of the Council on Government Relations. 


• Long term, the cuts could “irreparably damage the backbone of American scientific innovation”—especially harming the future of young researchers, per one STAT commentary. 

Related: Indirect research costs are complicated, wonky — and crucial to science – STAT (commentary) GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Indonesia’s health ministry kicked off free birthday health screenings for Indonesians today; the optional screenings, aimed at preventing early deaths, include blood pressure tests as well eye tests and other health checks. Reuters
 
Sweden’s government announced plans to tighten gun laws, including restricting AR15-style rifles and clarifying ownership eligibility rules, following a mass shooting last week that killed 10 people. The Washington Post (gift link)

The UK’s contributions to the global vaccination group Gavi may be significantly reduced, with the government’s aid budget cut from 0.7% to 0.5% of GDP and more funds being used to support asylum seekers in the UK. The Guardian

Black U.S. women died at a rate nearly 3.5X higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, per new CDC data—which show that although maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels that year, racial gaps widened. AP Trump Transition News All USAID staff on administrative leave reinstated until Feb. 14 – Devex

Morale plummets at the CDC as staff fear job losses – NPR Shots

‘My boss was crying.’ NSF confronts potentially massive layoffs and budget cuts – Science

Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal – WIRED

In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law – ProPublica AVIAN FLU Delving into D1.1
The announcement that dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of the bird flu is raising new concerns as the virus continues to spread across the U.S. and beyond, reports The New York Times (gift link). 

The basics: Previously, herds in the U.S. were infected with the B.3.13 strain. The cows in Nevada were infected with D1.1, a strain that has been spreading in wild birds and poultry. 

• “It’s no longer just one virus,” said influenza expert Richard Webby. “This, to me, suggests that it’s going to be a lingering problem.”

The implications: Gene sequencing of the D1.1 viruses detected a mutation that “provides the virus with the ability for enhanced replication, which poses a threat to humans that are exposed to these cows,” Emory University microbiologist Seema Lakdawala told CNN. 

• D1.1 has been associated with two severe human infections in North America, including one death. 

Related: 

New York poultry markets ordered to close temporarily as bird flu concerns spread – NBC

How worried should you be about bird flu? A Q&A with infectious disease specialist Dr. John Swartzberg – Berkeley Public Health

C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People – New York Times (gift link)

It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild — NPR Goats and Soda

Virginia lawmakers to CDC: Restart bird flu reports now – Virginia Mercury GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES MALARIA New City, Old Threats 
  As Indonesia constructs a new megacity that will one day be its capital, scientists are warning of an old danger lurking in the surrounding areas: malaria.

The new city, Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN), is being constructed in East Kalimantan, Borne—a “malaria and biodiversity hotspot,” per a commentary in Nature Communications about IKN’s public health risks.

• Researchers are especially worried about a rare form of malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi, which thrives in degraded forests.


• More research, surveillance, and control measures are crucial before moving ~1 million people to IKN from Jakarta, the commentary urges. 

Science QUICK HITS IOM Deeply Alarmed by Mass Graves Found in Libya, Urges Action – IOM (news release)

WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal – AP

Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment Of Health Effects Of Nuclear Weapons – Health Policy Watch

PEPFAR under review: what's at stake for PEPFAR's future – The Lancet (commentary)

COVID vaccination saved more than 5,000 US lives in 7 months in 2023-24, CDC estimates – CIDRAP

In Mexico, budget cuts dim hopes for a science funding revival – Science

New drug halves number of children hospitalised with RSV – The Brussels Times

Super Bowl can cause elevated heart attack risk, especially among at risk patients – Medical Xpress

Men Who Have Gotten Vasectomies Are Sharing Their Stories And Some Of Them May Surprise You – BuzzFeed Issue No. 2672
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