Research Letter

Trends in National Institutes of Health Investigators by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability Status

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.7796

June 08, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study assesses National Institutes of Health (NIH) data from fiscal years 2016-2025 comprising annual counts of principal investigators funded through research grants and fellowship grant recipients, stratified by self-reported sex, race, ethnicity, and disability status.

Corresponding Author: Mytien Nguyen, PhD, Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510 (mytien.nguyen@yale.edu).

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