Word: nih
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...said to be troubled by complaints from colleagues in the scientific and medical community that pro-life hectoring from the White House has driven away some well-qualified applicants from jobs in his department. The top spots at several important HHS divisions, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and the office of the Surgeon General, have not been filled. Says a former high-ranking department official: "Disillusionment is considerable, morale is low, and options...
Sullivan vehemently insists that contrary to reports, it was he, not Mason, who made the decision last month to continue a federal ban on research in fetal-cell transplants, overruling the recommendation of an NIH committee that the research be continued. But there is no question that a decision to go forward with the research, which holds promise for finding new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and diabetes, would have provoked a fierce test of wills between Sullivan and Administration pro-lifers, who oppose the use of fetal tissue in medical research...
...project will be conducted at four medical centers, including the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City and the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. It is partly funded by a $12 million NIH grant for AIDS projects, according to the institute's newsletter...
...Each year, the organization must give a report to the Office of Scientific Integrity at NIH assuring them that all procedures and policies are being followed...
Other restrictions on scientific research are not covered by these new rules, such as conflict of interest between industry and academic researchers. Another department of NIH is currently finalizing proposals requiring researchers to disclose financial interests and outside professional activities...