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Leadership | NIEHS

Kyle M. Walsh, Ph.D.

Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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NIEHS Leadership

Trevor K. Archer, Ph.D., Deputy Director of NIEHS and NIH Distinguished Investigator.

Trevor K. Archer, Ph.D.

Deputy Director of NIEHS and NIH Distinguished Investigator

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J'Ingrid Mathis, M.S., Associate Director for Management

J'Ingrid C. Mathis, M.S.

Associate Director for Management

David M. Balshaw, Ph.D.

David M. Balshaw, Ph.D.

Director, Division of Extramural Research & Training

Darryl C. Zeldin, M.D.

Darryl C. Zeldin, M.D.

Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research

Heather B. Patisaul, Ph.D.

Heather B. Patisaul, Ph.D.

Scientific Director, Division of Translational Toxicology

Michael Fessler, M.D., Clinical Director.

Michael Fessler, M.D.

Clinical Director

Previous Directors

Name	In Office from	To
Paul Kotin	November 1, 1966	February 28, 1971
David P. Rall	March 1, 1971	October 1, 1990
David G. Hoel (Acting)	October 1990	June 1991
Kenneth Olden	June 18, 1991	May 21, 2005
David A. Schwartz	May 22, 2005	August 19, 2007
Samuel H. Wilson (Acting)	August 20, 2007	December 2008
Linda S. Birnbaum	January 16, 2009	October 3, 2019
Richard P. Woychik	June 7, 2020	October 9, 2025