Welcome new leadership at the National Cancer Institute; Fears of a budget cliff at the NIH
After months of whispers and rumors, finally, it was announced last week that Harold Varmus, MD will become NCI’s new director this summer. It’s the first time a former director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) takes over an NIH institute. It’s a good thing. Dr. Varmus understands NIH, and since leaving there, he’s...