Out Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo to replace Dr. Anthony Fauci at NIAID

She is the first out LGBTQ+ person in the role.

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo
Photo: University of Alabama

Out Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo will replace Dr. Anthony Fauci as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She’ll be the first out LGBTQ+ person to take on that role.

“As NIAID director, Jeanne will oversee NIAID’s budget of $6.3 billion supporting research to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases,” said the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a statement. Marrazzo is currently the head of the university’s Division of Infectious Diseases.

“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,” NIH acting Director Lawrence A. Tabak said in a statement.

Marrazzo got her medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and later got a Masters in Public Health at the University of Washington. She co-founded the…

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