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Monica Bertagnolli, MD. Image courtesy: National Institutes of 人妻中出视频/National Cancer Institute
Monica Bertagnolli, MD. Image courtesy: National Institutes of 人妻中出视频/National Cancer Institute

Monica Bertagnolli, MD, former chair of Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 external advisory board and a 1985 graduate of the , was nominated May 15th as the 16th Director of the National Institutes of 人妻中出视频 (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

If confirmed as NIH director by the U.S. Senate, she would oversee the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, which has a budget of more than $47 billion and is composed of 27 separate institutes and centers.

A cancer surgeon, Bertagnolli became the first female director of the (NCI) in October 2022. She was also the first woman to lead the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute鈥檚 surgical-oncology division in Boston. She would be the second female director of the NIH.

Prior to becoming director of the NCI, Bertagnolli served as chair of the Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 external advisory board. In that position, she played a key role on advising Huntsman Cancer Institute on strategy for its cancer research efforts and particularly the institute鈥檚 enhanced commitment to the Mountain West.

鈥淒r. Bertagnolli has been closely connected to Huntsman Cancer Institute and the 人妻中出视频 of Utah for many years,鈥 says , chief scientific officer and executive director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute. 鈥淎s a member of our external advisory board she has provided invaluable insight on the needs of the rural and frontier populations in the Mountain West 鈥 the area that Huntsman Cancer Institute is dedicated to serve.鈥

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About Huntsman Cancer Institute at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the is the National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. With a legacy of innovative cancer research, groundbreaking discoveries, and world-class patient care, we are transforming the way cancer is understood, prevented, diagnosed, treated, and survived. Huntsman Cancer Institute focuses on delivering the most advanced cancer healing and prevention through scientific breakthroughs and cutting-edge technology to advance cancer treatments of the future beyond the standard of care today. We have more than 300 open clinical trials and 250 research teams studying cancer. More genes for inherited cancers have been discovered at Huntsman Cancer Institute than at any other cancer center. Our scientists are world-renowned for understanding how cancer begins and using that knowledge to develop innovative approaches to treat each patient鈥檚 unique disease. Huntsman Cancer Institute was founded by Jon M. and Karen Huntsman.

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