DINAH SINGER and WARREN KIBBE were named acting deputy directors of NCI.
The windows down the hall from the operating room scrub sinks at MD Anderson Cancer Center look out at the tower of Texas Children’s Hospital.
Singer, Kibbe Named Acting NCI Deputy Directors
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