During an introductory press briefing, new NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, called for a greater focus in clinical research to improve access to care.
“We have an unprecedented opportunity to embrace and increase access to innovation,” Bertagnolli said. “I want to focus on what NIH can do as a biomedical research institution to ensure our advances reach the people who need them.”
Bertagnolli, a surgical oncologist, past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and former director of the National Cancer Institute, was confirmed as