Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

But I'm not satisfied that we won't have a threat to the public in possible future incidents because it's the safety culture of a lab like this that determines what that risk actually is. In BSL-4 labs, there's no room for error. You cannot have any actions like this in a safety culture that waves its sides as it's normal. I mean, you can't have people like that running the lab.

But I'm not satisfied that we won't have a threat to the public in possible future incidents because it's the safety culture of a lab like this that determines what that risk actually is. In BSL-4 labs, there's no room for error. You cannot have any actions like this in a safety culture that waves its sides as it's normal. I mean, you can't have people like that running the lab.

You know, it's interesting because this job normally is bipartisan. Everyone loves you because you're doing experiments that advance human health. You go around the country giving talks, bragging about the scientific advances that actually. So, you know, in normal times, it would be a really fun job.

You know, it's interesting because this job normally is bipartisan. Everyone loves you because you're doing experiments that advance human health. You go around the country giving talks, bragging about the scientific advances that actually. So, you know, in normal times, it would be a really fun job.

You know, it's interesting because this job normally is bipartisan. Everyone loves you because you're doing experiments that advance human health. You go around the country giving talks, bragging about the scientific advances that actually. So, you know, in normal times, it would be a really fun job.

I landed in this job in a setting where one of the most prominent people in this institution had to be pardoned by the outgoing president. I mean, it's an institution kind of that it's a little bit of a crisis. But as I said at the beginning, at the same time, there's a lot of goodwill toward the NIH because it has produced advances that have improved human health.

I landed in this job in a setting where one of the most prominent people in this institution had to be pardoned by the outgoing president. I mean, it's an institution kind of that it's a little bit of a crisis. But as I said at the beginning, at the same time, there's a lot of goodwill toward the NIH because it has produced advances that have improved human health.

I landed in this job in a setting where one of the most prominent people in this institution had to be pardoned by the outgoing president. I mean, it's an institution kind of that it's a little bit of a crisis. But as I said at the beginning, at the same time, there's a lot of goodwill toward the NIH because it has produced advances that have improved human health.

Like we are able to treat childhood cancers that we weren't able to treat before the NIH's research. We're able to

Like we are able to treat childhood cancers that we weren't able to treat before the NIH's research. We're able to

Like we are able to treat childhood cancers that we weren't able to treat before the NIH's research. We're able to

have the advances in how we manage heart heart disease uh treat diabetes um these are big advances that we we now have essentially a cure for sickle cell anemia which i mean these are these are big advances and so when i talk to folks in congress it's popular the nh is popular and you know i think it ought to be popular in that sense if you um if

have the advances in how we manage heart heart disease uh treat diabetes um these are big advances that we we now have essentially a cure for sickle cell anemia which i mean these are these are big advances and so when i talk to folks in congress it's popular the nh is popular and you know i think it ought to be popular in that sense if you um if

have the advances in how we manage heart heart disease uh treat diabetes um these are big advances that we we now have essentially a cure for sickle cell anemia which i mean these are these are big advances and so when i talk to folks in congress it's popular the nh is popular and you know i think it ought to be popular in that sense if you um if

What I hear from folks in Congress essentially is, you know, please keep doing this research that advances human health and improves human health. But please don't do any of the politicized stuff that divides people. So that's one of the things I'm really quite proud of. This even started before I got in the office.

What I hear from folks in Congress essentially is, you know, please keep doing this research that advances human health and improves human health. But please don't do any of the politicized stuff that divides people. So that's one of the things I'm really quite proud of. This even started before I got in the office.

What I hear from folks in Congress essentially is, you know, please keep doing this research that advances human health and improves human health. But please don't do any of the politicized stuff that divides people. So that's one of the things I'm really quite proud of. This even started before I got in the office.

There were parts of the NIH portfolio that essentially were like DEI politicized nonsense. They weren't actually science. The NIH is absolutely committed to advancing the health of minority populations. I mean, minority populations are Americans, and we are –

There were parts of the NIH portfolio that essentially were like DEI politicized nonsense. They weren't actually science. The NIH is absolutely committed to advancing the health of minority populations. I mean, minority populations are Americans, and we are –

There were parts of the NIH portfolio that essentially were like DEI politicized nonsense. They weren't actually science. The NIH is absolutely committed to advancing the health of minority populations. I mean, minority populations are Americans, and we are –