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Maryland Rep. Andy Harris reportedly being considered for top NIH position
Harris, a Johns Hopkins-educated anesthesiologist, met with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Wednesday and said in a statement, “I provided input to help make sure that one of the Crown Jewels of the federal government, its medical research enterprise, is in a position not only to maintain, but to accelerate its world leadership position.” The Eastern Shore Republican is the only member of Congress to have conducted research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Current NIH Director Francis Collins also met with Trump Wednesday. [Delmarva Now]
David Trone polling in Montgomery County executive race
The Total Wine co-owner who unsuccessfully ran in the 2016 Democratic 8th District congressional primary against Jamie Raskin launched a telephone poll this week seeking residents’ opinions about him and other possible candidates for county executive. [Seventh State]
Cecily Baskir appointed to Town of Chevy Chase Council
Baskir, a Chevy Chase native and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School graduate, is an appellate lawyer who currently teaches at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. The Town Council appointed her after John Bickerman resigned Dec. 31. [Town of Chevy Chase]
Mikulski to take teaching position at Johns Hopkins
The 80-year-old former U.S. senator will serve as a public policy professor and adviser to the president at the prestigious Baltimore school. [Baltimore Sun]
Another nice day predicted
It’ll be hard to top Thursday’s nearly 70-degree day, but the National Weather Service predicts a cloudy Friday with a high near 51 degrees and a nighttime low dropping to 31.
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