John E. Fogarty International Center

The John E. Fogarty International Center was founded in 1968 by US President Lyndon Johnson at the National Institutes of Health to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers.

John Edward Fogarty International Center
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1968
HeadquartersBethesda, Maryland
Parent agencyNational Institutes of Health
Websitewww.fic.nih.gov

History

On July 1, 1968 President Lyndon Johnson issued an Executive Order establishing the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers..[1]

In March 2017, the Trump Administration proposed cuts to the NIH budget, including elimination of the Fogarty Center, saving $69 million.[2]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of Health and Human Services document "John E. Fogarty International Center".

  1. "Fogarty International Center". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. Donald G. McNeil Jr. Trump Plan Eliminates a Global Sentinel Against Disease, Experts Warn New York Times, 17 March 2017, retrieved 12 July 2018

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