Gottlieb will step down after two years at the helm of the US Food and Drug Administration to spend more time with his family.

The bill for fiscal year 2019 increases allocations for NSF, FDA, and others above 2018 levels.

The consequences of the partial government closure could be long lasting.

The UCSD psychiatry researcher championed the concept of mental illness as a neurobiological condition and helped form the US government’s Decade of the Brain initiative.

As the second full week of lapsed funding comes to a close, some 800,000 federal employees are stuck at home, including some biologists.

Money from the NIH’s budget, among others, will be used to care for kids in federal custody.

The agency also declares its intent to better educate the scientific community about sexual harassment.

Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.

The agency announces that the fixed offices and staffing will be replaced with short-term expeditions to foster collaboration.