President Joe Biden visited New Orleans on Tuesday to announce a $150 million grant as part of his administration’s “moonshot” program aimed at reducing cancer deaths. Alongside first lady Jill Biden, he toured medical facilities before announcing the grant at Tulane University. The funds, from the Advanced Research Agency for Health, will support eight research teams across the U.S., including Tulane, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, and the University of California, San Francisco.
The grant aims to help surgeons improve tumor removal techniques. Biden highlighted cutting-edge technology that enables real-time tumor visualization, potentially reducing the need for multiple surgeries.
Biden’s cancer moonshot program, which he has prioritized as his term winds down, is deeply personal due to the loss of his son, Beau Biden, to brain cancer in 2015. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S., with nearly 612,000 expected to die from it this year. The administration’s initiative seeks to cut the cancer death rate by at least half by 2047.
“There’s so much that we’re doing. It matters,” Biden stated optimistically.
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