President Joe Biden has appointed Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a new agency established to drive biomedical innovation that supports the health of all Americans.
Dr. Wegrzyn, a scientist with professional experience working for two of the institutions that inspired the creation of ARPA-H - the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) - will be responsible for driving the agency's nascent research portfolio and associated budget. The budget is expected to support a broad range of programs in order to develop capabilities to prevent, detect and treat some of the most intractable diseases including cancer.
by Joji Xavier
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