Indian – American Scientist Jay Bhattacharya Appointed As Director Of National Institutes Of Health

New York/Internet/Hyderabad, Mar 26 (Maxim News): Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya has been confirmed by the US Senate as the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country’s top health research and funding institutions.

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Bhattacharya, a professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, was confirmed by a 53-47 vote on Tuesday, according to the official website of the US Senate. US President Donald Trump, then the President-elect, nominated Bhattacharya as the 18th NIH Director in November last year.

“Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F.Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s medical Research and to make important discoveries that will improve health, and save lives,” Trump had said.

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During his hearing, Bhattacharya said he understands science and public health have become politicised, and many no longer trust health officials or experts. The NIH should support science which is “replicable, reproducible, and generalisable,” Bhattacharya said. “Unfortunately, much of modern biomedical science fails this basic test,” the news portal quoted him as saying.

In a statement on Tuesday, Stanford Medicine “proudly” congratulated Bhattacharya on his appointment and called his commitment to public service “commendable.” As an institution, we are staunch supporters of the NIH’s mission, which continues to advance the frontiers of medical knowledge and unlock new possibilities for health improvement,” it said.

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US Senator from Kentucky Mitch McConnel took to X and said, “Voted today to confirm Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health. With an extensive background in medical research. I expect @DrJBhattacharya to provide sound leadership at the @NIH,” Bhattacharya is a co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, an alternative to lockdowns proposed in October 2020. His peer-reviewed research has been published in Economics, Statistics, Legal, Medical, Public Health, and Health Policy Journals, He holds an MD and Ph.D in Economics from Stanford University. (Maxim News)

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