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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Animal research has driven major medical advances, from vaccines to cancer immunotherapies. Together with NAMs, it forms an integrated ecosystem that strengthens confidence in findings and accelerates safe, effective, and ethical medical innovations. Learn more: bit.ly/4p0MGuD

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Animal Research Success brochure from the Foundation for Biomedical Research

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

According to a report in Science, CDC scientists have been directed to phase out all monkey research, affecting about 200 macaques. This would be the first in-house nonhuman primate program ended by a U.S. agency since NIH retired its research chimpanzees ten years ago. bit.ly/3KgQLLX

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The CDC Is Ending Its Monkey Research Program. Here’s Why That Matters

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision to end its monkey research program will affect studies involving some 200 macaques, and the fate of the animals is unclear

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

After nearly six weeks of shutdown, the Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and provide full funding through the end of January. We at PRIM&R are glad to see the shutdown end and the relief it brings to those who were out of work during this extended period. cbsn.ws/4p92YkH

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Government shutdown ends as Trump signs funding bill, capping longest lapse ever

President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

This year, the FDA has experienced major leadership changes and staff turnover. “It is going to kill drug development if you don’t have consistency and transparency,” Replimune CEO Sushil Patel told STAT in a recent article. Read more here: bit.ly/47FJU7L

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Biotech leaders say uncertainty at FDA threatens drug development

The FDA's rejections of Replimune and Capricor therapies show how instability threatens biotech innovation, CEOs say.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

A recent National Academies report, "Simplifying Research Regulations and Policies: Optimizing American Science," highlights seven regulatory areas in federally funded research with redundancies, contradictions, and complexities that could be simplified. Read more: bit.ly/46jdAqI

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Simplifying Research Regulations and Policies: Optimizing American Science

Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s advisory committee met last week to discuss vaccination updates. The panel limited MMRV use for children under 4, postponed a vote on newborn hepatitis B shots, and declined to broadly recommend COVID-19 vaccines. Read more: bit.ly/4nKXYSG

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Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel meeting on COVID-19 and childhood vaccines

A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta for two days this week to consider various vaccine recommendations.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The AAMC report, "Robust NIH Funding Saves Lives, Strengthens America," warns that proposed 40% NIH cuts could affect patients, slow discoveries, and impact U.S. science. The AAMC calls to restore FY26 funding and let the federal grant process continue without interruption. bit.ly/4pR9Gx4

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New AAMC Report Highlights How Robust Funding for NIH Would Save Lives

The AAMC releases new report on NIH funding and the threat to America's dominance in scientific discovery.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The House spending panel rejected a 40% NIH cut, keeping its 2026 budget at ~$47B and all 27 institutes intact. ARPA-H would drop 37%, CDC 19%. The bill moves to the full Appropriations Committee Sept. 9 at 5pm EST. PRIM&R will continue to monitor this developing legislation. bit.ly/4ghne0b

science.org

House Republicans add to support for maintaining NIH budget in 2026

Both chambers of Congress have now rejected Trump’s proposed 40% cut

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, stating: "Parents deserve a CDC they can trust to put children above politics, evidence above ideology and facts above fear." on.wsj.com/41Hu1KO

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Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me

I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

CNN reported today that more than 1,000 current and former employees of the HHS wrote a letter to members of Congress and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stating that the HHS Secretary's leadership has “put the health of all Americans at risk” and demanding his resignation. cnn.it/3HGE9Nb

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HHS employees demand RFK Jr. resign for ‘compromising the health of this nation’ | CNN

More than 1,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, arguing that his leadership has “put the ...

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

In our latest episode of Research Ethics Reimagined we explore human challenge studies for shigellosis, examining their role in vaccine development and the ethical considerations of intentionally infecting healthy volunteers. Our guests are Dr. Wilbur H Chen and Jake Eberts. apple.co/42do7kD

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Human Challenge Studies With Wilbur H. Chen, MD, and Jake Eberts

Podcast Episode · Research Ethics Reimagined · 08/29/2025 · 56m

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The NIH recently announced a new research application policy, open for public comment in the Federal Register, titled, "Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications." The notice addresses AI-developed grant applications and application limits. bit.ly/3JydfHB

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Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications

The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health published a Notice in the Federal Register on August 5, 2025. That notice requires a correction in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMAT...

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

NIH has released its Gold Standard Science Implementation Plan, highlighting key accomplishments and laying out a transparent vision for the future. Read the full statement from NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and access the plan here: bit.ly/3JBTsXL

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NIH Publishes Plan to Drive Gold Standard Science

Building on NIH’s longstanding commitment to scientific integrity, this forward-looking plan incorporates the nine, interlocking tenets of gold standard science.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The Supreme Court has ruled 5–4 to allow the administration to cut $783 million in federal research funding, reversing a lower court’s decision. This ruling greenlights the NIH’s termination of grants related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Read more: bit.ly/4mxuVlg

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Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

The Trump administration can slash $783 million of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Don’t miss PRIM&R’s Federal Public Policy Briefing tomorrow, August 26, 1:00–1:45 PM ET. Naomi Charalambakis, PhD, of Americans for Medical Progress, will discuss NIH’s July 10 funding announcement and its impact on research. Join the conversation: education.primr.org/courses/111236

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PRIM&R Federal Public Policy Briefing | PRIM&R

Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 1:00-1:45pm ET

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

New episode of "Research Ethics Reimagined": We explore community-engaged research and its role in advancing health equity, particularly in cancer care. Our guest: Monica L. Albertie, Director of Research Operations for Community Outreach and Engagement at the @mayocliniccancer.bsky.social

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Community Engaged Research With Monica L. Albertie

Podcast Episode · Research Ethics Reimagined · 04/30/2025 · 40m

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Holly Fernandez Lynch @hollylynchez.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The thing to understand re: OHRP/SACHRP, and so many of the axed programs/people, is that those "outside baseball" have no idea they exist, quietly working in the background to keep the American public safe. When things start to go wrong in research oversight + elsewhere, their absence will be felt.

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Holly Fernandez Lynch @hollylynchez.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A joint statement from www.AEREO.org, @weareprimr.bsky.social, @aahrpp.bsky.social, careq.ucsd.edu, calling on the administration to protect + restore OHRP against loss of expert leadership and provide it with the resources needed to ensure public safety + a trustworthy human research enterprise.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP), an essential expert panel that has advised HHS on ethical issues in human health research for nearly 25 years, was disbanded this week, @statnews.com reported.

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Federal advisory panel on ethical, legal issues in human health research disbanded

A committee of experts that advises HHS on emerging ethical and legal issues in human health research has been disbanded, according to an email obtained by STAT.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The drastic policy changes and continuous cutbacks to federal research funding undermine the ability of federal agencies to ensure safety in scientific research. Those providing this oversight are vital to research, which saves and improves lives.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We should be strengthening our public health agencies, not dismantling them. Job cuts at the NIH will hinder scientific research, delay medical breakthroughs, and jeopardize public health and safety by limiting the development of critical health innovations and disease prevention strategies.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Overall, HHS announced 10,000 layoffs Thursday, part of its efforts to eventually slash its workforce from 82,000 to 62,000, according to reports. Cutting the HHS workforce by this magnitude will weaken research oversight.

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PRIM&R @weareprimr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The massive HHS job cuts announced Thursday will undermine public health and further strain the system responsible for health and safety of our communities. The FDA is losing 3,500 people. The CDC and NIH are, collectively, facing 3,600 job cuts.

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