It’s highly unusual for so many agency officials to denounce their own leadership and the White House in such a public way.

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency and consequences for human lives, writing in a sharply worded letter that its actions are causing “a dramatic reduction in life-saving research.

The letter was signed by 92 NIH scientists and many more who remained anonymous across all 27 of the agency's divisions.

More than 300 scientists from the NIH signed an open letter on Monday to director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, criticizing the Trump administration over recent moves.

Jay Bhattacharya, the the agency’s director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test that.

Hundreds of current and former staffers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are urging agency Director Jay Bhattacharya, Ph.D., to reverse the drastic changes made within the last five month | Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are urging agency Director Jay Bhattacharya,

"This is an extinction-level event for biomedical research and global public health ... commend the NIH staff who have come forward with the 'Bethesda Declaration' to share concerns in the ...

Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter protesting the cancellation of thousands of research projects

The National Institutes of Health is seeking comment from industry on a new artificial intelligence strategy for the agency.  | The National Institutes of Health is seeking comment from industry on a new artificial intelligence strategy for the agency.