New Hampshire Senator Visits NIH
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH, l) meets with (from l) NCI director Dr. Ned Sharpless, NIH principal deputy director Dr. Lawrence Tabak, NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci and NICHD director Dr. Diana Bianchi.
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Dr. Dorian McGavern, senior Investigator in NINDS’s viral immunology and intravital imaging section, shares his work with Hassan.
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At the inn, Hassan greets (from l) Cathy Morales, the inn’s chief program and services officer; Amanda Harrison of Riverview, Fla., and her daughter Macy, 5, an NINDS patient; and Collins.
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Hassan talks with a patient in NCI’s Pediatric Oncology Branch.
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Collins greets Hassan at the outset of the visit.
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Hassan chats with Sharpless during hospital tour.
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Hassan (r) enjoys a laugh with Fauci, Bianchi and Collins.
Photo: Chia-Chi Charlie Chang
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) visited NIH on Feb. 16, meeting first in the Clinical Research Center’s medical board room with NIH leadership before proceeding to briefings by scientists—and a patient encounter—at NCI, NINDS and NEI.
The morning visit was capped by a stop at the Children’s Inn at NIH.