NIH research grant cuts could deal a biting blow to crucial support staff

We talked to three people whose behind-the-scenes work may be impacted by proposed cuts

Two people conducting research at a laboratory bench.

Jobs vital to science may be in danger after the National Institutes of Health announced plans to significantly cut indirect research costs on new and existing grant awards. Here, employees work in a cancer genetics lab at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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Pamela Canaday loves her job.