Research!America to honor chair emeritus John Edward Porter and medical and health research advocacy leaders

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Research!America’s 22nd annual Advocacy Awards will pay a tribute to John Edward Porter, Research!America chair emeritus, for his decades-long commitment to advancing medical and health research. Porter served as a House member representing the 10th district in Illinois from 1980 to 2001, during which time he chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies.

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