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White House Names Monica Bertagnolli as NCI Director
The announcement confirms earlier reports that Bertagnolli will become the first woman to lead the National Cancer Institute since its founding in 1937.
White House Names Monica Bertagnolli as NCI Director
White House Names Monica Bertagnolli as NCI Director

The announcement confirms earlier reports that Bertagnolli will become the first woman to lead the National Cancer Institute since its founding in 1937.

The announcement confirms earlier reports that Bertagnolli will become the first woman to lead the National Cancer Institute since its founding in 1937.

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Obituary, retrovirus, HIV, AIDS, virology, molecular virology, NCI, UCSD, Flossie Wong-Staal
Pioneering Molecular Virologist Flossie Wong-Staal Dies
Amanda Heidt | Jul 14, 2020
The University of California, San Diego, researcher helped identify the HIV retrovirus responsible for AIDS and developed treatments still in use today.
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Opinion: Are 71 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Too Many?
David Rubenson | Aug 29, 2019
A program to encourage transdisciplinary research at top cancer centers has evolved into a counterproductive national strategy for organizing cancer research.
Research Funds Reallocated to Child Immigrant Detention Centers
Kerry Grens | Sep 21, 2018
Money from the NIH’s budget, among others, will be used to care for kids in federal custody.
Alan Rabson, Former Deputy Director of the NCI, Dies
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 6, 2018
Rabson’s career at the National Cancer Institute spanned six decades.
Trump Picks National Cancer Institute Director
Kerry Grens | Jun 12, 2017
Ned Sharpless currently leads the cancer center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Congress Agrees to Give NIH $2 Billion Extra
Kerry Grens | May 1, 2017
The proposed spending plan for 2017 includes money for Alzheimer’s and cancer research.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist Staff | Apr 1, 2015
April 2015's selection of notable quotes