Biden Nominates Cancer Specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli for NIH Director

Biden Nominates Cancer Specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli for NIH Director
Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Lawrence Tabak testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 17, 2022. SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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President Joe Biden announced on May 15 that he would nominate cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to be the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The nominee would be replacing former NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, who held the post for 12 years before stepping down in December 2021, and acting director Dr. Lawrence Tabak, who stepped in for Collins.

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