The Senate on Tuesday voted with a margin of 62-36 to confirm Monica Bertagnolli as the 17th permanent director of the National Institutes of Health, making her the first woman to hold the title.
Currently the director of the National Cancer Institute, Bertagnolli is a well-regarded physician-scientist in the field of surgical oncology. Biden nominated Bertagnolli in part due to her record advancing his Cancer Moonshot initiative, which seeks to prevent 4 million cancer deaths by 2047. Sen. John Fetterman also voted against Bertagnolli, making him the only member of the Democratic Party to vote no for her confirmation.
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