Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's pick to lead National Institutes of Health

By our Special Correspondent

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya as the director of the National Institutes of Health, the country's top health research and funding institutions.

With this, Mr. Bhattacharya becomes the first Indian-American to be nominated by Mr. Trump for a top administrative position.