Rick Bright
Rick Arthur Bright is an American immunologist, vaccine researcher, and public health official. He was the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) from 2016 to 2020. In May 2020, he filed a whistleblower complaint, alleging that the Trump administration ignored his early warnings about the COVID-19 pandemic and illegally retaliated against him by ousting him from his role and demoting him to a position at the National Institutes of Health.
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- Born in
- Hutchinson
- Educated at
- Auburn University at MontgomeryHutchinson High SchoolEmory University School of Medicine
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Jacqueline M. Katz
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1966
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