Infectious Disease
NIH picks Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH, to lead Fogarty International Center
March 28, 2024
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Key takeaways:
- Neuzil will be the first woman to lead the NIH’s Fogarty International Center.
- She has been director of the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health since 2015.
Neuzil, who will be the first woman to be permanent director of the center, will also be the NIH’s associate director for international research. She is expected to step down as director of the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, which she has led since 2015, and join the NIH in May, the university said.
Fogarty is at the center of the NIH’s efforts in international health affairs. The center’s $86 million budget is distributed mostly through a series of grant programs to a variety of research and training partners. More than 8,000 scientists from 132 countries have been trained through Fogarty programs since 1989, according to the center.
Neuzil, who is also a professor of vaccinology and chief of the division of geographic medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, was also named the university’s researcher of the year in 2023, at least partially for her work leading several COVID-19 vaccine trials.
References:
- NIH selects Dr. Nathleen Neuzil as director of the Fogarty International Center. https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/nih-selects-dr-kathleen-neuzil-as-director-of-the-fogarty-international-center.html. Published March 28, 2024. Accessed March 28, 2024.
- NIH selects Dr. Kathleen Neuzil as director of the Fogarty International Center and NIH associate director for international research. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-selects-dr-kathleen-neuzil-director-fogarty-international-center-nih-associate-director-international-research. Published March 28, 2024. Accessed March 28, 2024.
- NIH. Fogarty’s role in global health. https://www.fic.nih.gov/About/Pages/role-global-health.aspx. Last updated Jan. 12, 2024. Accessed March 28, 2024.
- The Elm. Founders week 2023: Researcher of the year Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA. https://elm.umaryland.edu/elm-stories/2023/Founders-Week-2023-Researcher-of-the-Year-Kathleen-Neuzil-MD-MPH-FIDSA.php. Published Oct. 11, 2023. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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