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Jay Bhattacharya

Jay
Bhattacharya

REPUBLICAN

California

Appointed Position:

Director of the National Institutes of Health

Overview

Bhattacharya is a controversial researcher who has obscured his research methods and exaggerated his successes. We cannot have a NIH director whose research we can’t trust.

The Facts

  • When performing a controversial study on COVID-19 antibodies, Bhattacharya’s team recruited participants with an email falsely claiming the study had “FDA approval,” a practice an infectious disease researcher called “super disturbing.” 

  • Bhattacharya is poised to use the NIH’s grantmaking ability to pursue his political agenda of “Campus Academic Freedom.”

  • Does Bhattacharya intend to use the NIH’s grants to limit research depending on his political agenda?

Questions to Track

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