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January 5, 2024

  • Becerra raise right hand, faces Monica Bertagnolli who has right hand raised. Bertagnolli's husband Alex holds a book, and smiles.

    Bertagnolli Formally Sworn In, Outlines Agenda

    By Carla Garnett

    Dr. Monica Bertagnolli was formally sworn in on Dec. 6 as 17th NIH director by Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. On the same day, she assisted in a surgery at the Clinical Center and held her first media briefing virtually, during which she outlined her priorities leading NIH.
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SARS-CoV-2 (magenta) infects alveolar and airway tissues (blue) of human mini-lungs derived in vitro from human pluripotent stem cells.

Laboratory of stem cell biology and molecular embryology/the Rockefeller University

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