Directors of NIH Institutes and Centers

NIH Director

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. On January 17, 2025, Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., ended her tenure as the 17th NIH director.

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)

Michael F. Chiang, M.D.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Gary H. Gibbons, M.D.

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Richard Hodes, M.D.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

George Koob, Ph.D.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D., M.P.H.

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

Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc.

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D.

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

Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Rena D’Souza, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.

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

Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Nora D. Volkow, M.D.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Rick Woychik, Ph.D.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Jon R. Lorsch, Ph.D.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D. (Acting)

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Stephen Sherry, Ph.D. (Acting)

Center Directors

Center for Information Technology (CIT)

Sean Mooney, Ph.D.

Center for Scientific Review (CSR)

Noni Byrnes, Ph.D.

John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)

Kathleen M. Neuzil, M.D., M.P.H.

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Helene M. Langevin, M.D.

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D.

NIH Clinical Center (CC)

James K. Gilman, M.D.

This page last reviewed on January 21, 2025