Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya began his role as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 1, 2025.
- Nominated by President Trump on November 26, 2024
- Confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2025
Dr. Bhattacharya will guide the NIH with a focus on aligning with the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. praised Dr. Bhattacharya’s dedication to maintaining NIH’s commitment to gold-standard science.
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