A Conversation with Dr. Rick Bright

Lab Culture by Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)

Jul 13, 202152:49Health

In October 2020, Dr. Rick Bright resigned in protest as director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) because of the Trump administratio...

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