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NIH Institute or Center

Director

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Building 1, Room 126
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 496-2433
collinsf@od.nih.gov

Education:

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry,
Yale University M.D. with honors,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Prior Positions:

Director, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics, University of Michigan.

Professional Accomplishments:

Led the international Human Genome Project, culminating in April 2003 with the completion of a finished sequence of the human DNA genome.
Research laboratory discovered a number of important genes, including those responsible for cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Huntington's disease, a familial endocrine cancer syndrome, type 2 diabetes and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
Awarded several prominent awards and distinctions, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed on scientists by the United States government.

Deputy Director

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Building 1, Room 126
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 496-7322
tabakla@od.nih.gov

Education:

Ph.D., University of Buffalo
D.D.S, Columbia University

Prior Positions:

Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
Director, Center for Oral Biology, Aab Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Rochester.
Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester.

Professional Accomplishments:

Conducts research focused on mucin-glycoproteins (mucins), a group of molecules that protect all mucosal surfaces of the body.
Extensively published on the structure, biosynthesis, and function of salivary mucins and the pathogenesis of salivary gland disease and dysfunction.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Member, International/American Association for Dental Research and Society for Glycobiology.

Deputy Director for Intramural Research

Michael Gottesman, M.D.

Building 1, Room 160
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 496-1921
gottesmm@od.nih.gov

Education:

M.D., Harvard Medical School

Prior Positions:

Chief, Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute (NCI) (Current position).
Acting Director, National Center for Human Genome Research.
Chief, Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Professional Accomplishments:

Identified the human gene responsible for resistance of cancer cells to many of the common anticancer drugs and has shown that this gene encodes a protein that acts to pump anticancer drugs out of drug-resistant human cancers (along with Dr. Ira Pastan, Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, NCI).
Created the NIH Academy, the Graduate Partnerships Program, and loan repayment programs for biomedical researchers supported by NIH.
Awarded several prominent awards and distinctions, including the Public Health Service Commendation, Outstanding Service and Distinguished Service awards, the NIH Director's award in 2002, and the HHS Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, Association of American Physicians, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Deputy Director for Extramural Research

Michael Lauer, M.D.

Building 1, Room 144
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 496-1096
michael.lauer@nih.gov

Education:

MD Albany Medical College magna cum laude,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Prior Positions:

Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.

Professional Accomplishments:

Board-certified cardiologist.
Research group discovered link between heart rate recovery after exercise and mortality.
Winner of Arthur Flemming Award and NIH EEO Employee of the Year Award.

Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives

James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Building 1, Room 260
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 402-9852
andersonjm@od.nih.gov

Education:

Ph.D., Biology, Harvard University
M.D., Harvard Medical School

Prior Positions:

Professor and Chair, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology and Chief, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine.

Professional Accomplishments:

An international leader in the field of paracellular transport and epithelial tight junctions
Recipient of the Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award and the Takeda Distinguished Research Award from the American Physiological Society
Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Association of Physicians and Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association

Deputy Director for Management

Alfred C. Johnson, Ph.D.

Building 1, Room 102
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 496-3271
johnsoA1@mail.nih.gov

Education:

Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee

Prior Positions:

Director of the Office of Research Services
Assistant director, Office of Intramural Research
Acting director, Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship
Director, NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program in the Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship
Investigator in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Associate Deputy Director

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D.

Building 1, Room 138
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

tara.schwetz@nih.gov

Education:

PhD, University of South Florida
BS, Florida State University

Prior Positions:

Chief, Strategic Planning and Evaluation Branch, OD, NIAID
Senior Advisor to the Principal Deputy Director, NIH
Interim Associate Program Director, ECHO Program, OD, NIH
Special Assistant to the Principal Deputy Director, NIH
Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Pain Policy, NINDS
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, NINR
Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University

Professional Accomplishments:

NIH Director's Awards
NIH Office of the Director Honor Awards
NIAID Merit Awards
NIH Individual NRSA
America Heart Association Fellowship
American Cancer Society Fellowship

Associate Director for Management

Darla Hayes

9000 Rockville Pike
Bldg 2, Room 4W01
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 827-5410
darla.hayes@nih.gov

Chief Executive Officer

James K. Gilman, M.D.

Building 10, Room 6-2551
10 Center Drive, MSC-2610
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 496-4114
James.Gilman@nih.gov

Chief Operating Officer

Pius Aiyelawo, M.P.A.

Building 10, Room 6-2551
10 Center Drive, MSC-2610
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 496-2897
Pius.Aiyelawo@nih.gov

Education:

M.P.A., University of Alaska
B.A., Alaska Pacific University

Prior Positions:

Senior Program Director, General Dynamics Health Solutions
Assistant Deputy Director, Research and Development
Chief Operating Officer, Naval Medical Research and Development Command
Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan
Chief Operating Officer, Naval Hospital Camp Lejuene, NC

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Executive Lookbook

Office of the Director (OD)

Director

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

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Deputy Director

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

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Office of the Director (OD)

Deputy Director for Intramural Research

Michael Gottesman, M.D.

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Office of the Director (OD)

Deputy Director for Extramural Research

Michael Lauer, M.D.

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Office of the Director (OD)

Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives

James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

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Office of the Director (OD)

Deputy Director for Management

Alfred C. Johnson, Ph.D.

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Office of the Director (OD)

Associate Deputy Director

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D.

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Office of the Director (OD)

Associate Director for Management

Darla Hayes

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Clinical Center (CC)

Chief Executive Officer

James K. Gilman, M.D.

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Clinical Center (CC)

Chief Operating Officer

Pius Aiyelawo, M.P.A.

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