President Biden Nominates OSTP Director
If confirmed, Dr. Arati Prabhakar would serve as the president’s chief science advisor.
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If confirmed, Dr. Arati Prabhakar would serve as the president’s chief science advisor.
Prabhakar helped kick-start work in DARPA that eventually led to the type of RNA vaccine used to develop shots for COVID-19.
President Joe Biden nominated the former head of two federal science and engineering agencies to be his science adviser.
President Joe Biden nominated the former head of two federal science and engineering agencies to be his science adviser, who if confirmed by the Senate, will be the first woman, person of colour and immigrant to hold that cabinet-level position.
Members of Congress and their staff have unsuccessfully pushed the White House to make public its plan for winding down its role in the distribution of Covid vaccines and therapies.