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Dedicating Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

Posted on September 20th, 2022 by Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Dr. Tabak speaks at a podium, four other people sit to his sides — On September 19, I welcomed everyone to the dedication of the brand-new Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, which is located on the main NIH campus, Bethesda, MD. Seated behind me (l-r) are former NIH director Francis Collins; Dawn Beraud, NIH’s National Institute on Aging; Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri; and Congressman Tom Cole of Oklahoma. The 24,000-square foot building, which includes 12,000 square feet of laboratory space, will house the NIH Intramural Research Program’s Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD). The facility is named in honor of Senator Blunt, who will be retiring from Congress, to recognize his extraordinary leadership and unwavering commitment to speed medical progress in this important area that touches far too many lives and families. Credit: NIH

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Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, Congressman Tom Cole, Dawn Beraud, dementia, Francis Collins, NIH Intramural Research Program, Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Senator Roy Blunt

President Biden Gets a First-Hand Look at NIH Research

Posted on February 12th, 2021 by Dr. Francis Collins

POTUS Visit to NIH's VRC — On February 11, 2021, I had the great honor of welcoming President Joe Biden to the National Institutes of Health, where he toured the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center. Joining me in briefing the President about our recent progress against COVID-19 were Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett (right), an NIH researcher who helped to develop COVID-19 vaccines in record time, and Dr. Anthony Fauci (far left), Director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a key leader of the President’s coronavirus response team. As we move forward in our tireless efforts to advance treatments, tests, and vaccines for COVID-19, I’m heartened by the President’s acknowledgement of NIH and the amazing science that we support.

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