May 26, 2000

Acting Chief of the NIH Stresses Stability, but Not the Status Quo

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

With the National Institutes of Health awash in money and acclaim from Congress, but without a permanent leader, some university officials say the agency is set to run on autopilot well into 2001, when the next president takes office.

But mention "status quo" to Ruth L. Kirschstein, and she

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