National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli will resign on Jan. 17, she told staff this week, ending her tenure as the head of the $48 billion biomedical research agency after only a year.
“I am so proud of what NIH has been able to achieve in such a short time under my leadership,” Bertagnolli said in her announcement, touting a list of initiatives launched that she hopes the next administration will continue.
It’s disappointing. As someone who’se worked as a health advocate for a particular disease, she was honestly my favourite NIH director. She genuinely listened and cared and met words with actions.
Her replacement is looking terrible.