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Leadership | NIAAA

NIAAA Director

George F. Koob, Ph.D.

Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health

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NIAAA Leadership

Patricia Powell, NIAAA Deputy Director

Patricia Powell, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, NIAAA

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David Lovinger, Ph.D.

David Lovinger, Ph.D.

Scientific Director, NIAAA

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David Goldman, M.D.

David Goldman, M.D.

Clinical Director, NIAAA

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Ralph Hingson, Ph.D.

Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, NIAAA

Kathy Jung, Ph.D.

Kathy Jung, Ph.D.

Director, Division of Metabolism and Health Effects, NIAAA

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Mark D. Egli, Ph.D.

Mark D. Egli, Ph.D.

Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

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Laura E. Kwako, Ph.D.

Laura E. Kwako, Ph.D.

Director, Division of Treatment and Recovery, NIAAA

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Previous Directors

Name	In Office from	To
Morris E. Chafetz	1972	September 1, 1975
Ernest P. Noble	February 1976	April 1978
Loran Archer (Acting)	April 1978 November 1981 January 1986	April 1979 July 1982 October 1986
John R. DeLuca	May 1979	October 1981
William E. Mayer (Acting)	August 1982	July 1983
Robert G. Niven	August 1983	December 1985
Enoch Gordis	November 1986	January 2002
Raynard Kington (Acting)	January 2002	November 2002
Ting-Kai Li	November 2002	October 2008
Kenneth R. Warren (Acting)	November 2008	January 2014