University of maryland global campus and executive producer of the report, moderated by journalist marvin cal. We thank you for joining us for our virtual news maker events with francis collins, director of National Institutes of health and were pleased to accept questions from our audience, especially our journalists tuning in today. Ill ask as many as time permits. To submit a question, email headliners press. Org. National institute of healths, or nih part of the health and Human Services is our nations medical research agency. Its the largest public funder of Biomedical Research in the world and investing more than 32 billion a year to enhance life and reduce illness and disability. Nih comprises 27 different components each with its own specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. All, but three of these components received their funding directly from congress. The office of the director is the Central Office responsible for setting policy for n
Broadcasting series moderated by marvin kalb. We have dr. Francis collins, director of the National Institute of health. We are pleased to accept questions from our audience, especially our journalists tuning in. I will ask as many as time permits. Headliners p ress. Org. Medicalur Nations Research agency. It is the largest public funder of Biomedical Research in the world, investing more than 32 billion a world to enhance life and reduce illness and disability. Nih comprises different components each with its own Research Agenda often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. Receive their funding directly from congress. The director of the Central Office is responsible for setting policy and planning, managing, and coordinating programs and activities of all the nih components. In 2009, dr. Francis collins was appointed by former president barack obama to serve as the 16th director of nih and he was selected by President Trump to continue in that position in the current admini
And those power lines and then to discover 22 elements that would be much smaller as the pandemic in the us it is apparent the laboratories and programs help to respond to the virus its not well known that research is not new to the lab those that neutralize chemical and biological agents this was used to clean up the Congressional Office buildings in 2001 with the threat of anthrax. And then to develop and with those radioisotopes with those Imaging Technology doe labs house and operate these facilities to establish by the department in 1997 as part of the human genome project and then to characterize those organisms of bioenergy and biogeochemistry also the gcompetition analysis so leveraging these capabilities have a ton of measures against the coronavirus to affect transmission this is why it possesses with the great challenges that expertise and their Research Tools responding to the pandemic and what future biological System Research with the most pressing issue i look forward to
Their research, climate change, access to Research Labs and private and Public Partnerships and research. The committee, email address is circulated prior to the hearing. Good afternoon and welcome to todays hearing. Will hear about how these capabilities have been leveraged in response to the covid19 pandemic. I want to thank the Ranking Members, members of the subcommittee and witnesses for joining us today. Members of the subcommittee are enthusiastic about the Energy Innovations coming out of the nation. Given the labs providing our country, the materials pioneering power lines, and discovering 22 elements, the periodic table would be much smaller. As a covid19 pandemic begins to unfold in the u. S. , its apparent the does operatory programs are well positioned as we respond to the virus. Its perhaps not well known research is not in a lab. In fact, scientists developed neutralize chemicals and biological agents. This was used to cleanup the Office Buildings and anthrax in 2001. Sc
Energy departments biological research during the coronavirus pandemic. Live coverage on cspan2. A couple of numbers about these comments. Keep your video feed on as long as youre in the hearing. Youre responsible for your own microphone. Please keep your microphone muted unless your speaking. Submit a record, email it to the committee, email address is circulated prior to the hearing. Good afternoon and welcome to todays hearing. Will hear about how these capabilities have been leveraged in response to the covid19 pandemic. I want to thank the Ranking Members, members of the subcommittee and witnesses for joining us today. Members of the subcommittee are enthusiastic about the Energy Innovations coming out of the nation. Given the labs providing our country, the materials pioneering power lines, and discovering 22 elements, the periodic table would be much smaller. As a covid19 pandemic begins to unfold in the u. S. , its apparent the does operatory programs are well positioned as we