President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as Director of the National Institutes of Health
From 2015 through 2021, Bertagnolli received more than 116 grants from Pfizer, totaling $290.8 million. This amount made up 89% of all her research grants, according to Open Payments, a national transparency program under the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services that collects and publishes information about financial relationships between drug and medical device companies and certain health care providers.
openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/physician/114497
2015 RECIPIENTS OF “THE CHARLIE” – PFIZER AND THE ALLIANCE FOR CLINICAL TRIALS IN ONCOLOGY
www.ceoroundtableoncancer.org/programs/awards/the-charlie/2015
Yesterday, President Biden announced Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as his intended nominee for Director of the NIH. Guess what? From 2015-2021, Bertagnolli received more than 116 grants from Pfizer, totaling $290.8 million. This amount made up 89% of all her. research grants.…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) May 16, 2023
Yesterday …
Statement from President Biden: “Dr. Bertagnolli has spent her career pioneering scientific discovery and pushing the boundaries of what is possible to improve cancer prevention and treatment for patients, and ensuring that patients in every community have access to quality care.
As Director of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Bertagnolli has advanced my Cancer Moonshot to end cancer as we know it. She has brought together partners and resources from different sectors to launch groundbreaking efforts in cancer prevention and early detection, a national navigation program for childhood cancers, and additional programs to bring clinical trials to more Americans.
Dr. Bertagnolli is a world-class physician-scientist whose vision and leadership will ensure NIH continues to be an engine of innovation to improve the health of the American people.”
And then Biden nominate cancer specialist
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to be the director of the NIH.. go figure pic.twitter.com/ZT2hFQmYZd— Car Joe (@DefiantRobin28) May 16, 2023
h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal