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Published online 1 October 2008 | Nature 455, 570-571 (2008) | doi:10.1038/455570a
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NIH soon to be leaderless
Experts speculate about who will take charge when Zerhouni leaves.
Plaudits for departing director Elias Zerhouni may be echoing through the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland — but underlying them is uncertainty about who will take over, and when. The White House has not yet named an acting director.
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A recent example of Zerhouni's responsibleness is reflected in his letter to the editor article - Elias A. Zerhouni and Elizabeth G. Nabel. Protecting Aggregate Genomic Data. Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1165490.
i am sorry to hear this news.i really donot think politics should touch the science,but it does!if we can avoid,we will live better,have more gigantic achievements.