Research!America Responds to Resignation of NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, MD
WASHINGTON?Sept. 24, 2008?Research!America responds to the news today of the resignation of National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias Zerhouni, MD:
The Honorable John Edward Porter, Research!America chair and former Illinois Congressman, said, "Our country owes Elias Zerhouni a tremendous debt of gratitude for his outstanding public service. He has guided NIH through its most difficult period-six years of stagnant budgets and challenges to the independence of science.
Mary Woolley, Research!America's president and CEO, said, "NIH is one of the federal government's most respected agencies-in no small measure due to Elias Zerhouni's vision, principled leadership, and an urgency to make a difference. He has been a compelling voice in communicating what NIH research has accomplished-the return it has brought on the American taxpayers' investment. His legacy includes the NIH Roadmap, the Pioneer Awards to encourage bold new ideas, an emphasis on translational research, and the four P's that describe his vision for the future of medicine-predictive, personalized, preemptive and participatory.
"This vacancy in NIH leadership makes last week's National Academies report, led by John Porter, even more important in its guidance to the presidential candidates for filling key science and technology positions promptly and thoughtfully in their new Administration," Woolley concluded.
Research!America is the nation?s largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, it is supported by more than 500 member organizations, which represent more than 125 million Americans. For more information, visit www.researchamerica.org
www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2008/od-24.htm for more
WASHINGTON?Sept. 24, 2008?Research!America responds to the news today of the resignation of National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias Zerhouni, MD:
The Honorable John Edward Porter, Research!America chair and former Illinois Congressman, said, "Our country owes Elias Zerhouni a tremendous debt of gratitude for his outstanding public service. He has guided NIH through its most difficult period-six years of stagnant budgets and challenges to the independence of science.
Mary Woolley, Research!America's president and CEO, said, "NIH is one of the federal government's most respected agencies-in no small measure due to Elias Zerhouni's vision, principled leadership, and an urgency to make a difference. He has been a compelling voice in communicating what NIH research has accomplished-the return it has brought on the American taxpayers' investment. His legacy includes the NIH Roadmap, the Pioneer Awards to encourage bold new ideas, an emphasis on translational research, and the four P's that describe his vision for the future of medicine-predictive, personalized, preemptive and participatory.
"This vacancy in NIH leadership makes last week's National Academies report, led by John Porter, even more important in its guidance to the presidential candidates for filling key science and technology positions promptly and thoughtfully in their new Administration," Woolley concluded.
Research!America is the nation?s largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, it is supported by more than 500 member organizations, which represent more than 125 million Americans. For more information, visit www.researchamerica.org
www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2008/od-24.htm for more