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Testifying Before Senate

Posted on by Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Dr. Tabak seated at table speaking and gesturing
On May 4, I testified on Capitol Hill regarding the President’s FY 2024 Funding Request and Budget Justification for NIH. My testimony was delivered before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Also testifying were several other member of the NIH leadership. They included Doug Lowy, principal deputy director, National Cancer Institute; Josh Gordon, director, National Institute of Mental Health; Richard Hodes, director, National Institute on Aging; Nora Volkow, director, National Institute on Drug Abuse. The hearing took place at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Credit: NIH

Testifying in the Senate for Next Year’s NIH Budget

Posted on by Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, Acting Director NIH
It was an honor to testify on the President’s FY 2023 NIH budget before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee. Also testifying from NIH were five institute directors: Richard Hodes, National Institute on Aging; Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Gary Gibbons, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Tony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Josh Gordon, National Institute of Mental Health. The hearing took place on May 17, 2022 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.