Raynard Kington, Elias Zerhouni, Jonathan Sheridan, John Elling

Nov 07, 2008

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Raynard Kington became the acting director of the National Institutes of Health, following the departure of Elias Zerhouni, as of Oct. 31. Kington has taken over the post until President-elect Barack Obama appoints a new director. He has served as Zerhouni’s deputy since 2003. Prior to that, he was associate director of NIH for behavioral and social sciences research.

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