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STAT+: Trump administration to strip job protections of top NIH officials, grants staff
Among the affected positions, which the White House estimates to be 8,000, are high-level officials who oversee research grants from the NIH.
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According to STAT’s source item, STAT+: Trump administration to strip job protections of top NIH officials, grants staff, Among the affected positions, which the White House estimates to be 8,000, are high-level officials who oversee research grants from the NIH.
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