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- Senate advances CDC director nominee
The Senate Health Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) approved Susan Monarez, PhD, to be the new director of the CDC, bringing her one step closer to confirmation.
Dr. Monarez, who holds degrees in microbiology and immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been the agency’s interim director since January. She was nominated to serve permanently in March.