2021 National Health Research Forum

Join Research!America for its annual National Health Research Forum, called”¯“Straight Talk: Fighting Health Threats Faster.” The three-day, virtual forum is designed to engage public discussion with top federal officials, research leaders, and national media on health and R&D-related issues that are vital to the nation, economy, and patients in the U.S. and across the globe.

Among the speakers scheduled include, Republican Rep. Fred Upton, of Michigan; Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, of Colorado; Eric Lander, Director,”¯White House Office of Science and Technology and Science Advisor to the President; Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation; Dr. Francis Collins,”¯Director, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, National Cancer Institute, NIH; Dr. Peter Marks, Director, Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; Dr. Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, Principal Deputy Center Director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; Dr. Julia Beaver, Chief of Medical Oncology, FDA Oncology Center of Excellence, Acting Deputy Director, FDA Office of Oncologic Diseases; former Democratic Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, of Rhode Island and founder of the Kennedy Forum; Scott Gottlieb, former FDA Commissioner; Dr. Mark McClellan, Director of the Duke-Robert J. Margolis, MD Center for Health Policy; Dr. Robert J. Margolis, Professor of Business, Medicine, and Policy at Duke University; Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chief Executive Officer; John Maraganore, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer; Mark Reisenauer, Astellas Pharma U.S. president; Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences”¯and Laurie Hernandez, two-time Olympic Medalist and mental health advocate.

Registration is required but free.

For media requests, email Tim Haynes: thaynes@researchamerica.org