President Joseph Biden has nominated National Academy of Medicine member Monica Bertagnolli to serve as director of the National Institutes of Health. A surgical oncologist, cancer researcher, educator, and physician-leader, Bertagnolli is currently director of the National Cancer Institute. Bertagnolli was elected to the NAM in 2021.
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