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Monica Bertagnolli: It has been a privilege to serve as Director of NIH under President Joe Biden

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Jan 19, 2025, 15:11

Monica Bertagnolli: It has been a privilege to serve as Director of NIH under President Joe Biden

Monica Bertagnolli, former Director of the National Institutes of Health, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“It has been a tremendous privilege to serve as Director of The National Institutes of Health under President Joe Biden.

From the first day, when he said to me, ‘ok kiddo, you’re hired’ to today, when we express our profound gratitude to the President and First Lady as they depart from Joint Base Andrews, he has never wavered in his deep concern for the well-being of every person, from every walk of life.

President Biden’s deep humanity, warmth, and ability to convey optimism and a sense of urgency to ensure the health of our nation and the world will continue to guide all who have had the honor of serving under his leadership.”

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Monica Bertagnolli is the former Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA.

She is the President of the Alliance for Clinical Trials In Oncology Foundation. She previously served as the Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment and Sarcoma Centers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Dr. Bertagnolli is the Founding Chair of the minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) executive committee and has held multiple positions nationally, including being Past President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In 2021, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, having previously served on the National Academies National Cancer Policy Forum.