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The John E. Fogarty International Center was founded in 1968 by US President
Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after assassination of John F. Kennedy, the assassination of John F. Ken ...
at the
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to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers.


History

On July 1, 1968, President
Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after assassination of John F. Kennedy, the assassination of John F. Ken ...
issued an Executive Order establishing the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences at the
National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Service ...
(NIH) in order to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers. In March 2017, the
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proposed cuts to the NIH budget, including elimination of the Fogarty Center, saving $69 million.


Directors

Past directors from 1968 - present


References

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