Wisconsin State Journal, 11.18.08
A prominent University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has been named to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.
R. Alta Charo, a bioethicist who has served on a federal panel on embryonic stem-cell research and on President Clinton's National Bioethics Advisory Commission, will review health policy for Obama.
Obama's transition office on Friday announced the names of people who will review departments, agencies and commissions of the federal government and the White House and provide guidance on policy and budgets. Charo is one of 39 people on the Health and Human Services review team.
A prominent University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has been named to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.
R. Alta Charo, a bioethicist who has served on a federal panel on embryonic stem-cell research and on President Clinton's National Bioethics Advisory Commission, will review health policy for Obama.
Obama's transition office on Friday announced the names of people who will review departments, agencies and commissions of the federal government and the White House and provide guidance on policy and budgets. Charo is one of 39 people on the Health and Human Services review team.