Trump Picks Jay Bhattacharya As Director Of National Institutes Of Health

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Last Updated:November 27, 2024, 07:34 IST

Donald Trump has nominated Jay Bhattacharya as Director of the Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya pledged to reform American scientific institutions and restore public trust in science.

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US President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Jay Bhattacharya to Director of the Institutes of Health.

A statement from Trump read, “I am thrilled to nominate Jay Bhattacharya, Md, PhD, to serve as Director of the Institutes of Health. Dr. Bhattacharya will work in coordination with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s Medical Research, and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives."

In an X post, Bhattacharya said this team would “reform American scientific institutions" to make the country healthy again.

“I am honored and humbled by President Donald Trump’s nomination of me to be the next Institutes of Health director. We will reform American scientific institutions so that they are worthy of trust again and will deploy the fruits of excellent science to make America healthy again!" he wrote.

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November 27, 2024, 07:17 IST

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