A new era for NIH

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Another reform plan for NIH

The NIH restructuring floated by two House Republicans Friday is the latest in an onslaught of GOP demands for agency reform and scrutiny. But they’re not alone in mulling change at the Bethesda campus. Even if a plan to whittle institutes down from 27 to 15 never takes flight, researchers and advocates say there’s room to work on director term limits, some institute mergers, and bringing back that elusive review board.

That sweeping changes could find traction — some even in the upcoming appropriations process — shows how once-bipartisan goals for NIH have splintered in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and leadership shakeups.

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