Jay Bhattacharya, 18th National Institutes of Health Director, shared a post on X:
“It was my pleasure to attend the portrait unveiling ceremony that the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) hosted for Norman ‘Ned’ Sharpless, M.D., on the main NIH campus in Bethesda.
Dr. Sharpless served with distinction in a variety of federal science roles, most notably as director of NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) from 2017-2022. During his tenure, he championed investigator-initiated science, advanced childhood cancer research, and promoted big data approaches to oncology, including the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative.
Beyond that, Dr. Sharpless led top research on tumor suppressor genes, cellular senescence, aging, and cancer biology.
America’s understanding of cancer research is far better for Dr. Sharpless’s service.”
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