“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for upcoming editions and more information from CITI Program.
Research
Trump administration seeks to overhaul federal grantmaking process, alarming researchers
Source: STAT The Trump administration has released a sweeping proposal to overhaul the bedrock regulation for all federal grants.
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House spending panel proposes slight raise for NIH in 2027
Source: Science Draft bill rejects Trump’s plan to slash and rejigger the $47 billion biomedical research agency.
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U.S. R&D and Innovation in a Global Context: the 2026 Data Update
Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science The U.S. has officially lost the first-place ranking across all metrics. This means that in terms of dollars, people, papers, and patents, China is now the dominant global power in R&D.
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Longevity Startup Doses First Human in Bid to Reverse Age-Related Sight Loss
Source: Wired The FDA recently approved the cellular rejuvenation therapy ER-100 for human clinical trials. While vision is the first target, it could have applications for a variety of age-related disease.
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Technology Ethics
AI executives join call for stricter regulation of synthetic biology
Source: Science Letter urges Congress to require DNA firms to screen orders to prevent AI-aided bioweapons.
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Chinese PhD dropout turned whistle-blower exposes data fabrication by renowned scholars
Source: South China Morning Post Son of migrant worker from poor rural background uses AI to check academic research papers; pushes for reform to stamp out dishonesty.
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Safety
Tiny HHS office tasked with protecting research participants’ safety is running on fumes
Source: STAT OHRP has experienced an unprecedented exodus of ethics expertise, raising concerns about its ability to effectively protect volunteers.
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FDA Reminds More Than 2,200 Sponsors and Researchers to Disclose Trial Results
Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reminded more than 2,200 medical product companies and researchers of the requirements to submit certain clinical trial results information to ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Matrix, HealthFair, and HealthFair Founder Agree to Pay $56.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Matrix Medical Network, HealthFair, and Shahriah “James” Ekbatani have agreed to pay a total of $56.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
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OMB Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Guidance: Key Takeaways for Award Recipient Organizations
Source: Ropes & Gray OMB proposes major revisions to Uniform Guidance, impacting federal grant management, DEI policies, foreign collaborations, and award compliance.
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