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Acting & Deputy Director
Rohan Hazra, M.D. became the Acting Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) on February 28, 2026. Prior to that he served as the Director of the Division of Extramural Research (DER), NICHD’s extramural scientific division for six years. Prior to becoming DER director, he was chief of the NICHD Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch. In that position he provided scientific leadership for domestic and international research, research training, and career development programs related to the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, transmission, treatment, and prevention of HIV and its complications as well as other selected pathogens in infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. Prior to joining NICHD in 2007, he conducted clinical studies in pediatric HIV in the National Cancer Institute’s intramural program.
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Other Profiles
- Acting Director, Division of Extramural Research, Dave Clark, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
- Director, Division of Extramural Activities, Rebekah Rasooly, Ph.D.
- Scientific Director, Christopher McBain, Ph.D.
- NICHD Clinical Director, Catherine Gordon, M.D., M.S.
- Director of Population Health Research, Division of Intramural Research, Una Grewal, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- Director, NICHD National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, Theresa Hayes Cruz, Ph.D.
- Women in Science Profiles
- NICHD Research Profiles: Series that highlights the efforts and activities of institute-funded grantees and trainees
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