The National Institutes of Health has selected Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo as the new director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Marrazzo, who is currently the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, succeeds Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation’s top infectious disease expert. Fauci stepped down from his role last December after more than 50 years of government service. He had held the position since 1984.
Since his retirement, Dr.
An Alabama doctor who championed STD research has been revealed as the new head of America’s top infectious disease health agency.
Dr Jeanne Marrazzo, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will start her role as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the fall.
She has big shoes to fill, with that position held by Dr Anthony Fauci, 82, for nearly four decades before he stepped down in December 2022.
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