sustained EB-2 NIW Case: Public Health Research
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Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the AAO found that the petitioner's proposed research in oncology and checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy has both substantial merit and national importance. The work is poised to improve the safety and efficacy of emerging anti-cancer drugs, and the petitioner demonstrated that the results would be disseminated broadly, satisfying the first prong of the Dhanasar framework for a national interest waiver.
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