RFK Jr. Fires Scientist Who Filed Whistleblower Complaint RFK Jr. Fires Scientist Who Filed Whistleblower Complaint A leading government scientist has been dismissed from her post just weeks after filing a whistleblower complaint alleging political interference in health research. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was officially terminated by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., her attorney confirmed this week. The decision, conveyed in a letter from Kennedy, cited his authority to appoint and remove institute directors, but offered no further explanation. The move follows a wave of departures and dismissals at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where several top researchers say they were targeted for raising concerns about White House policies. Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable and Dr. Diana Bianchi, both directors of NIH institutes, were also recently ousted. Many of the scientists had been on administrati...
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