Biden Nominates Cancer Researcher Monica Bertagnolli as NIH Director

President Biden plans to nominate Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a surgical oncologist and director of the National Cancer Institute, as the next director of the National Institutes of Health.
If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Bertagnolli would become the second woman to lead the NIH permanently.
Dr. Bertagnolli has advanced cancer research through the Cancer Moonshot initiative and focused on cancer prevention, early detection and treatment equity.
The position of NIH director has been vacant since December 2021 when Dr. Francis Collins retired.
The NIH oversees 27 institutes and centers and a budget of $45 billion for biomedical research in areas like cancer, Alzheimer's and infectious diseases.