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CRANE WVTM 13, A UAB DOCTOR IS SET TO REPLACE DR. ANTHONY FAUCI AS A DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. DR. JEANNIE AMOROSA WILL BE THE NEXT DIRECTOR STARTING THIS FALL. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A DIRECTOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT UAB. IN THAT NEW ROLE, SHE’LL TAKE CONTROL OF A $6.3 BILLION BUDGET, ALSO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND RESPONSE TO OUTBREAKS OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS. BIRMINGHAM MAYOR RANDY WOODFIN CONGRATULATING DR. MARAZZO ON THAT NEW POSITION, TWEETING OUT HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP WAS INTEGRAL TO OUR CITY’S RESPONSE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND UNDOUBTEDLY SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES IS THE SECOND LARGEST CENTER AT NIH. THIS INSTITUTE HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, HELPING WITH THE
UAB's Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo chosen to replace Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of NIAID
A doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was named the replacement for Dr. Anthony Fauci as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Wednesday.Dr. Jeanne M. Marrazzo is the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UAB and is expected to begin her role in the fall, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Fauci stepped down in December. 2022.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13 “Dr. Marrazzo brings a wealth of leadership experience from leading international clinical trials and translational research, managing a complex organizational budget that includes research funding and mentoring trainees in all stages of professional development,” Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., acting director for the National Institutes of Health, said in a statement. “I look forward to welcoming Dr. Marrazzo to the NIH leadership team. I also want to extend my gratitude to Hugh Auchincloss, Jr., M.D., for serving as acting director of NIAID after long-time director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., stepped down in December 2022.”NIAID "conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases," according to the NIH website.Marrazzo will oversee the department's $6.3 million budget to support research, understanding, diagnosis and treatment of infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases. It will also monitor and respond to the outbreak of public health threats.Her research has focused on the human microbiome, especially female and sexual diseases according to NIH. To learn more about her work, click here.Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin posted in thanks to Marrazzo's service."Her exceptional leadership was integral to our city’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and undoubtedly saved thousands of lives," Woodfin's post read.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
A doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was named the replacement for Dr. Anthony Fauci as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Wednesday.
Dr. Jeanne M. Marrazzo is the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UAB and is expected to begin her role in the fall, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Fauci stepped down in December. 2022.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13
“Dr. Marrazzo brings a wealth of leadership experience from leading international clinical trials and translational research, managing a complex organizational budget that includes research funding and mentoring trainees in all stages of professional development,” Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., acting director for the National Institutes of Health, said in a statement. “I look forward to welcoming Dr. Marrazzo to the NIH leadership team. I also want to extend my gratitude to Hugh Auchincloss, Jr., M.D., for serving as acting director of NIAID after long-time director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., stepped down in December 2022.”
NIAID "conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases," according to the NIH website.
Marrazzo will oversee the department's $6.3 million budget to support research, understanding, diagnosis and treatment of infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases. It will also monitor and respond to the outbreak of public health threats.
Her research has focused on the human microbiome, especially female and sexual diseases according to NIH. To learn more about her work, click here.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin posted in thanks to Marrazzo's service.
"Her exceptional leadership was integral to our city’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and undoubtedly saved thousands of lives," Woodfin's post read.
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Congratulations to Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo on her appointment as the director of NIAID, succeeding Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Her exceptional leadership was integral to our city’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and undoubtedly saved thousands of lives. pic.twitter.com/ZnMYZ0yseT
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