NIH Ends Gain-of-Function Research, Implementing Trump’s Executive Order

The agency is also terminating awards for the research.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health director, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 10, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The National Institute of Health (NIH) announced the end of gain-of-function research in a June 18 statement. The institute’s update said the move is in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order on the topic. 

The president’s order was issued on May 5 of this year to improve the “safety and security of biological research.”