Biden appoints Renee Wegrzyn, a former government scientist, as first leader of ARPA-H

Biden appoints former government scientist as first leader of ARPA-H The president is appointing biologist and former government scientist Renee Wegrzyn as the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Sarah Owermohle STAT

Biden’s announcement comes as ARPA-H advocates debate where the multibillion-dollar agency should be headquartered and which elusive disease areas should be prioritized. The president officially launched the agency in March with $1 billion in initial funding allotted by Congress, but the search for its inaugural director has taken months.

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