Press release on Mary Lasker's appointment to the National Advisory Cancer Council

Press release on Mary Lasker's appointment to the National Advisory Cancer Council

Contributor(s):
Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Publication:
Produced: September 1954
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Planning Councils
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Press releases
Announcements
Drafts (documents)
Abstract:
Lasker was a member of the National Advisory Cancer Council from 1954 to 1970, for many years the only female member. Advisory boards approve NIH grants to researchers in academia, non-profit foundations, and industry--which make up the largest share of the NIH budget--and in this way influence the direction of biomedical research. Lasker had successfully lobbied for a legal provision making half the members of advisory boards laymen.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584665X198 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
TLBBMN
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X198
Archival Collection:
The Mary Lasker Papers (Profiles in Science)