NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, has been picked to also serve as acting director of the CDC, a White House official confirmed to Healio.
Bhattacharya will oversee both agencies until a permanent CDC director is nominated and confirmed, the official said.
Jim O’Neill, who served as acting CDC director for 5-plus months until last Friday, will be nominated to be the next head of the National Science Foundation, according to the official.
“Both are eminently qualified for these positions, and the White House has confidence in them to deliver on the President’s agenda,” the official told