Bill > AJR162

Introduced Session

This joint resolution designates the third Thursday of April of each year as "Biomedical Research Awareness Day." Professionals in the Biomedical and Life Sciences fields have produced vaccines for life-threatening infections such as COVID-19 and have found treatments and cures for debilitating diseases like AIDS and cancer. There are many professionals working in the Biomedical and Life Sciences including scientists, researchers, and biomedical safety experts who ensure medical devices are safe for human use and veterinary and animal care staff who treat and care for animals. Other professionals such as bioethicists have questioned the ethical issues that emerge from advances in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. Attracting students to Biomedical and Life Sciences fields should be a principal concern for our society and healthcare system because humanity will continue to face diseases, conditions, and infections, which will require future cures and treatments. By designating a day each year to these professionals, the committee intends to attract new students to this important field.

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Roy Freiman (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (on 05/12/2022)

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