The Trump administration chose a new leader for a federal health research funding organization that focuses on high-risk, high-reward programs, after firing its previous head in February.
Alicia Jackson, a health technology entrepreneur who used to work for the Defense Department, was appointed director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, according to the
The agency known as ARPA-H is part of HHS and one of several US government research accelerators that support cutting-edge projects unlikely to attract traditional funding or commercial investment. It ...