Dr. Michael Lauer Selected as Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH

Dr. Michael Lauer On September 28, NIH Director Francis Collins announced the selection of Dr. Michael Lauer as the NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, and director of the NIH Office of Extramural Research. The following is Dr. Collins’s statement announcing Dr. Lauer’s selection: Dear Colleagues, I am extremely pleased to announce the selection of Michael S. Lauer, M.D., as the new Deputy Director for Extramural Research.  I have worked closely over the years with Mike on a number of issues related to the NIH and the broader biomedical research community and we are delighted to have him join the NIH leadership team.  He brings both research expertise and administrative skills to the job, as well as keen insights into world of extramural research.  He is expected to begin in this new position within the coming weeks. Dr. Lauer received his M.D. from Albany Medical College in 1985, interned in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, served his residency in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and was a Clinical Fellow in Medicine (Cardiology), Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.  He also served as a Research Fellow in the Framingham Heart Study at Boston University Medical School in Framingham, Massachusetts.  He spent from 1993-2007 in many leadership roles at the Cleveland Clinic, including serving as a Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics at ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - Category: Research Authors: Tags: Top Stories Source Type: funding