Kristine Willis
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Systems biologist, data scientist, policy wonk, runner. Former NIH-funded investigator, former NIH program official. Founder, Woodley Park Institute. Writing […]
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For anyone not familiar with the NIH org chart, Mike Lauer was the Director for Academic Research, generally considered the third most senior official.
It is extraordinary, and to my knowledge, unprecedented for someone from leadership to be so publicly critical of the agency.
It is extraordinary, and to my knowledge, unprecedented for someone from leadership to be so publicly critical of the agency.
January 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
For anyone not familiar with the NIH org chart, Mike Lauer was the Director for Academic Research, generally considered the third most senior official.
It is extraordinary, and to my knowledge, unprecedented for someone from leadership to be so publicly critical of the agency.
It is extraordinary, and to my knowledge, unprecedented for someone from leadership to be so publicly critical of the agency.
Do I rule out the possibility that one day we will have a new, different kind of AI with better reasoning skills? No.
Do I believe the current LLM-based paradigm will ever deliver that? Also No.
Do I believe the current LLM-based paradigm will ever deliver that? Also No.
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Do I rule out the possibility that one day we will have a new, different kind of AI with better reasoning skills? No.
Do I believe the current LLM-based paradigm will ever deliver that? Also No.
Do I believe the current LLM-based paradigm will ever deliver that? Also No.
It’s not just PubMed; #nih funding opportunities, grant applications, and supported publications have gradually moved towards clinical/translational research. If you were on Christmas break and missed our new paper on trends in the agency’s portfolio, read it here: 3/3 […]
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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s not just PubMed; #nih funding opportunities, grant applications, and supported publications have gradually moved towards clinical/translational research. If you were on Christmas break and missed our new paper on trends in the agency’s portfolio, read it here: 3/3 […]
For comparison, here are the top 5 high-level topics of papers published in 2000. If you’re thinking biomedical research has shifted in a clinical/translational direction … you’re right! 2/3
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
For comparison, here are the top 5 high-level topics of papers published in 2000. If you’re thinking biomedical research has shifted in a clinical/translational direction … you’re right! 2/3