Kleinstreuer to lead NIH strategic initiatives division
Nicole Kleinstreuer, Ph.D., was recently selected to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI).
“I’m incredibly honored and deeply committed to advancing the office’s mission to support cross-cutting initiatives that drive innovation and collaboration across NIH,” said Kleinstreuer.
In her new role as Acting NIH Deputy Director for DPCPSI, Kleinstreuer will oversee programmatic research and strategic policy initiatives, such as the NIH Common Fund, to spur biomedical discoveries that meet public health challenges.
“I’m excited to help lead transformative efforts — like integrating exposomics into the Real-World Data platform and the expanded use of new approach methodologies — that are redefining how we understand health, disease, and prevention in the real world.”
Kleinstreuer previously directed the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods within NIEHS. She also served as Executive Director of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods.
Hall celebrated during symposium
Janet Hall, M.D., an internationally recognized researcher who served as the NIEHS Clinical Director for a decade, was honored at a retirement symposium April 24. More than two dozen people spoke at the event, which celebrated Hall’s contributions as a clinician, clinical researcher, leader, and mentor during her tenure at NIEHS and beyond.
“You had the vision that we were looking for to transform our clinical program,” said NIEHS Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D. “It's truly remarkable the things that you were able to accomplish during the time you were here.”
Explore the photos below to see the far-reaching effects of Hall’s neuroendocrinology research and her efforts to incorporate studies of the environment into reproductive, pulmonary, and cardiovascular medicine.
(Susan Cosier is a contract writer for the NIEHS Office of Communications and Public Liaison.)
Hall also led the Reproductive Physiology and Pathophysiology Group and co-led the Personalized Environment and Genes Study. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS)
Researchers, clinicians, staff, and family celebrated Hall’s work at NIEHS. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS)
Yanira Pagan, M.D., a pediatric endocrinologist in San Juan, Puerto Rico, spoke of Hall’s influential guidance and generosity when she was her mentee in the Reproductive Endocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS)
Michael Fessler, M.D., Clinical Director of NIEHS, said that Hall helped NIH understand the critical importance of the exposome and laid the groundwork for future opportunities. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS)
