Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been announced as the successor to Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation’s top infectious disease expert. In the fall, Marrazzo will assume the role of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, overseeing the agency’s $6.3 billion budget, research endeavors, and response to infectious disease outbreaks.
Fauci, who retired in December after a distinguished five-decade career, gained widespread recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic as he delivered updates at daily White House press conferences and through numerous media interviews.
Dr. Hugh Auchincloss Jr. has been serving as the acting director since Fauci’s retirement.
Marrazzo’s research has primarily focused on sexually transmitted diseases and the prevention of HIV infection. At the University of Alabama, she holds the position of director of the medical school’s division of infectious diseases.
Lawrence Tabak, the acting director for the National Institutes of Health, made the appointment.
