Rob Stein

Got it. Yeah. And where do things stand at the NIH when it comes to grants?

And on top of all of that, we have a new potential head of the NIH. Tell me about this person.

And on top of all of that, we have a new potential head of the NIH. Tell me about this person.

And on top of all of that, we have a new potential head of the NIH. Tell me about this person.

Okay, so that is Baudetoria. The NIH. Let's move on to the CDC. Ping Huang, you are covering the agency responsible for protecting the nation's health, including combating infectious disease. What's going on with the CDC? Yeah.

Okay, so that is Baudetoria. The NIH. Let's move on to the CDC. Ping Huang, you are covering the agency responsible for protecting the nation's health, including combating infectious disease. What's going on with the CDC? Yeah.

Okay, so that is Baudetoria. The NIH. Let's move on to the CDC. Ping Huang, you are covering the agency responsible for protecting the nation's health, including combating infectious disease. What's going on with the CDC? Yeah.

There's really a kind of a back and forth between the executive and the judiciary branches at the federal level. Yeah, absolutely.

There's really a kind of a back and forth between the executive and the judiciary branches at the federal level. Yeah, absolutely.

There's really a kind of a back and forth between the executive and the judiciary branches at the federal level. Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

The CDC does a lot. It does a lot. But you mentioned earlier that some folks have been brought back. Some of these firings have been reversed. What's going on there?

The CDC does a lot. It does a lot. But you mentioned earlier that some folks have been brought back. Some of these firings have been reversed. What's going on there?

The CDC does a lot. It does a lot. But you mentioned earlier that some folks have been brought back. Some of these firings have been reversed. What's going on there?

Oh, okay. So it's like such a zigzag. Where does that leave the CDC now, this week?

Oh, okay. So it's like such a zigzag. Where does that leave the CDC now, this week?

Oh, okay. So it's like such a zigzag. Where does that leave the CDC now, this week?

All right. So we have a new head of the CDC, a new head of the NIH, which is pretty standard for when there's a new presidency, a new administration. But let's talk about the NSF. John, you have been covering the National Science Foundation, which dispenses federal funding for basic research. These are like fundamental questions across all areas of science. What has it been like over at the NSF?