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What CITI Program is Reading – July 17, 2025

Posted By:   CITI Program Staff Posted On:   July 17, 2025

“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for upcoming editions and more information from CITI Program.

Research
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Exclusive: NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns Source: Science Trump executive order leads to pauses on U.S.-funded research into TB, influenza, COVID-19, and other diseases, dismaying some scientists.

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A million veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo Source: NPR Retired service members donated genetic material to a DNA database to help answer health questions for all Americans. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze the data. Read The Full Article
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I worked for 20 years for the HHS office that safeguarded people in research studies. DOGE gutted it Source: STAT With fewer human research protection program staff in research institutions, mistakes will be made, and no one might be there to fix them.

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University Leaders Propose New Research Funding Model Source: Inside Higher Ed Some lawmakers and the Trump administration have criticized the government’s long-standing model for reimbursing universities for indirect research costs.

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Technology Ethics
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US Senate Drops Proposed Moratorium on State AI Laws in Budget Vote Source: Tech Policy Press The 99-1 vote followed the collapse of a compromise between Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Read The Full Article
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'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers Source: Nikkei Asia Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review.

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Disclosing generative AI use for writing assistance should be voluntary Source: Sage Journals Researchers have been using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to support writing manuscripts for several years now. Read The Full Article
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Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs has grand ambitions to ‘solve all diseases’ with AI. Now, it’s gearing up for its first human trials Source: MSN “One day we hope to be able to say — well, here’s a disease, and then click a button and out pops the design for a drug to address that disease,” Colin Murdoch, Isomorphic Labs president and Google DeepMind's chief business officer said. Read The Full Article

Safety
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Chemistry, Regulatory, & Performance Aspects Of Antimicrobials For HVAC&R Components Source: ASHRAE Learn more about July 2025 Chemistry, Regulatory, & Performance Aspects Of Antimicrobials For HVAC&R Components at ashrae.org.

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Biosafety concept: Origins, evolution, and prospects Source: ScienceDirect Biosafety is essential to ensuring the safe and effective conduct of biological research by minimizing risks associated with laboratory work and biological materials. Read The Full Article

Compliance
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HHS eases regulations on EHR vendors Source: Becker's Hospital Review HHS’ assistant secretary for technology policy/ONC is easing testing requirements on EHR companies. Read The Full Article
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