Monica M. Bertagnolli, the 16th NCI director, has been confirmed as the 17th director of NIH—six months after the White House first named her to lead the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
Senate confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH director in 62-36 vote
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