1. Home
  2. Advocacy
  3. Latest News and Practice Data
  4. Senate advances CDC director nominee

Senate advances CDC director nominee

Jul 15, 2025

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.

Most Recent Content

  1. Utility of Molecular Testing in the Diagnostic Workup of Difficult-to-Classify Tumors
    Articles Articles
    Jie-Fu Chen, MD, FCAP and Jinjuan Yao, MD, PhD, FCAP
    Jan 21, 2026
  2. January 20, 2026
    Advocacy Updates Advocacy Updates
    Jan 20, 2026
  3. Congress proposes delay to Medicare lab cuts
    Advocacy Updates Advocacy Updates
    Jan 20, 2026
  4. Examining health care affordability for seniors
    Advocacy Updates Advocacy Updates
    Jan 20, 2026
  5. US freezes new immigrant visas for some countries
    Advocacy Updates Advocacy Updates
    Jan 20, 2026
  6. View All
To Top