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Assistant Secretary for Health Visits NIH

Christine and patients with a black dog
ADM Brian Christine poses with patients and LCDR Abigail, the Official U.S. Public Health Service Mascot, at the Children’s Inn at NIH.

Photo:  MALIK LONON

A group photo featuring Lucca, Christine, Letai, Sigounas, Johnson and Zilly the dog
Children’s Inn CEO Jennie Lucca, Christine, NCI Director Dr. Tony Letai, NCI Chief Science Advisor Dr. George Sigounas and LCDR Dan Johnson, with Zilly, the Inn therapy dog.

Photo:  MALIK LONON

ADM Brian Christine, assistant secretary for health at HHS and head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps., visited the Clinical Center in December to talk with NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) leaders, researchers and patients. 

Christine met with NCI Director Dr. Anthony Letai and was briefed by researchers from NCI’s Pediatric Oncology Branch, a discussion that included the impact of the President’s new executive order that encourages artificial intelligence and other tools to accelerate pediatric cancer research.

The tour concluded at the Children’s Inn at NIH, where Christine met Inn CEO Jennie Lucca and spent time talking and doing crafts with several young patients.

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