Elias Zerhouni
Elias Zerhouni (in Arabic إلياس زرهوني) (born April 12, 1951) is an Algerian-born American scientist, radiologist and biomedical engineer.
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| 15th Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
| In office May 2, 2002 – October 31, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Harold Varmus |
| Succeeded by | Francis Collins |
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| Born | April 12, 1951 Nedroma, Algeria, |
| Alma mater | University of Algiers |
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| Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award Winners |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medical imaging |
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He spent much of his career on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, serving as its executive vice-dean from 1995 to 2002. He was the 15th Director of the National Institutes of Health from May 2, 2002, to October 31, 2008, under the George W. Bush administration. In 2009, under the Obama administration he served as one of the country's first presidential science envoys to foster scientific and technologic collaboration with other nations. He also served as a senior fellow for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from 2009 through 2010. From 2011 until his retirement in April 2018, he was the President for Global Research and Development at the pharmaceutical company Sanofi.