Title:

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

Creator:

National Cancer Institute (U.S.)

Date:

September 1954

Description:

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.

Original Repository:

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers

Location:

Box: 119

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Press releases
Announcements
Drafts (documents)

Subject:

Health Planning Councils

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Letter from James F. Kieley to Mary Lasker, 1954

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers. 12417

Legacy ID:

TLBBMN

NLM ID:

101584665X198

Profiles Collection:

The Mary Lasker Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X198

Story Section:

Cancer Wars