Research!America Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as NIH Director
Research!America has released this statement following the Senate confirmation Tuesday of Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., PhD, as Director of the National Institutes of Health:
“We congratulate Dr. Bhattacharya on becoming the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health,” said Research!America President and CEO Mary Woolley. “We deeply appreciate his willingness to take on this critically important role. As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, there is unprecedented opportunity to demystify and defeat deadly and debilitating health threats. Patients are waiting for answers. We are confident in Dr. Bhattacharya’s ability to put research to work at a previously unimagined scale against the host of diseases robbing Americans of health, hope, and time.”