Biden to Nominate Cancer Chief Bertagnolli to Lead US NIH (1)

President Joe Biden will nominate National Cancer Institutehead Monica Bertagnolli to lead the full National Institutes of Health, the White House said Monday.

If confirmed, Bertagnolli would be only the second woman to lead the science agency as permanent director since the position was created in 1887. Bloomberg News earlier reported that Biden would announce the nomination as soon as Monday morning.

“Dr. Bertagnolli is a world-class physician-scientist whose vision and leadership will ensure NIH continues to be an engine of innovation to improve the health of the American people,” Biden said in a statement.

The NIH has ...