Jocelyn Kaiser
Staff Writer at Science Magazine
I'm a reporter covering NIH and biomedical research policy for Science magazine.
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2 weeks ago |
science.org | Jocelyn Kaiser
At his first staff town hall, National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya yesterday faced a packed auditorium and fielded challenging questions on topics from transparency about Trump administration decisions to gender research. He also tried to make the case that he shares his employees’ concerns about crippling layoffs and is working to get NIH operations back on track. “My goal is to make this place better.” said Bhattcharya, who started at agency on 1 April.
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3 weeks ago |
science.org | Jocelyn Kaiser
In a world first, researchers report easing the symptoms of a baby boy with a rare, life-threatening disease by giving him a version of the CRISPR gene editor tailored to a mutation he carries. The boy, first treated in February at just 7 months old, still needs a special diet and medication; the experimental therapy alone isn’t enough to prevent a dangerous buildup of ammonia in his blood caused by a faulty gene for a key liver enzyme.
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3 weeks ago |
science.org | Meredith Wadman |Jocelyn Kaiser
Editor’s note: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is testifying today before spending panels of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. The House hearing has concluded. This story will be updated with reporting from the Senate hearing. Democrats in the House of Representatives slammed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.
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3 weeks ago |
science.org | Jocelyn Kaiser
The National Institute of Health’s (NIH’s) highly regarded Vaccine Research Center (VRC) once had a roughly 400-person workforce that helped develop and clinically test vaccines and antibody treatments for Ebola and host of dangerous infectious disease. Now, after a steady firing of key contractors by the Trump administration, the VRC is reeling. “I am writing at the end of another very difficult week for the VRC,” wrote its director Ted Pierson in a 28 April email seen by Science.
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4 weeks ago |
science.org | Sarah Crespi |Meagan Cantwell |David Maloney |Jocelyn Kaiser
First up on the podcast, producer Meagan Cantwell worked with the Science News team to review how the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration have impacted science. In the segment, originally produced for video, we hear about how the workforce, biomedical research, and global health initiatives all face widespread, perhaps permanent damage, with News staffers David Malakoff, Jocelyn Kaiser, and Rachel Bernstein.
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