US Senate confirms Indian-orgin scientist Jay Bhattacharya as Director of National Institutes of Health

Daily Current Affairs / US Senate confirms Indian-orgin scientist Jay Bhattacharya as Director of National Institutes of Health

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 28 2025

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Bhattacharya was nominated by former US President Donald Trump in November last year and will work alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to advance medical research.
In addition to being a professor of health policy, Bhattacharya is associated with several prominent institutions at Stanford University. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

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US Senate confirms Indian-orgin scientist Jay Bhattacharya as Director of National Institutes of Health