Directors of NIH Institutes and Centers

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On November 26, 2024, President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., as the 18th NIH director. The nomination awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Previous ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½s.

Matthew J. Memoli, M.D., M.S.

Acting ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

Institute Directors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

The position of NCI Director awaits appointment by President Trump.

Michael F. Chiang, M.D.

National Eye Institute (NEI)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, D.D.S., Ph.D.

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, D.D.S., Ph.D. (Acting)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

(Acting)

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

(Acting)

Center Directors

Center for Information Technology (CIT)

Center for Scientific Review (CSR)

John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

NIH Clinical Center (CC)

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