Doctor Appointed to Lead NIH’s Infectious Disease Institute

Dr. John Powers III is serving as acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., on May 30, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

There’s a new head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) confirmed on June 9, weeks after lawmakers said the acting NIAID director had stepped down.

The website for NIAID, part of the NIH, was updated Tuesday to show that Dr. John Powers III is now the acting director of the institute.