Head of NIH’s Infectious Disease Institute Steps Down: Senator

Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger had been acting director since April 2025.

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

The acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has stepped down, a senator said on April 21.

“The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was slated to testify, but stepped down from his position,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said at the opening of a hearing with other National Institutes of Health (NIH) leaders, including NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.