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Amy Bany Adams, Ph.D.
Acting Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NINDS Leadership
Jill R. Harper, Ph.D.
Acting Deputy Director for Scientific Management and Operations/ Acting Executive Officer
Office of the Director
Jeffrey Diamond, Ph.D.
Scientific Director
Division of Intramural Research
Andrea Meredith, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Extramural Activities
Division of Extramural Activities
Patrick Bellgowan, Ph.D.
Acting Associate Director for Neuroscience
Division of Neuroscience
Amir Tamiz, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Translational Research
Division of Translational Research
Clinton Wright, M.D., M.S., FAAN, FAHA
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Division of Clinical Research
Previous Directors
| Name | In Office from | To |
|---|---|---|
| Pearce Bailey | 1951 | 1959 |
| Richard L. Masland | 1959 | 1968 |
| Edward F. MacNichol, Jr. | September 1, 1968 | 1973 |
| Donald B. Tower | May 31, 1974 | February 1, 1981 |
| Murray Goldstein | December 23, 1982 | October 1, 1993 |
| Patricia A. Grady (Acting) | September 1993 | August 31, 1994 |
| Zach W. Hall | September 1, 1994 | December 31, 1997 |
| Audrey S. Penn (Acting) | January 1, 1998 | July 31, 1998 |
| Gerald D. Fischbach | August 1, 1998 | January 31, 2001 |
| Audrey S. Penn (Acting) | February 1, 2001 | August 31, 2003 |
| Story C. Landis | September 1, 2003 | September 30, 2014 |
| Walter J. Koroshetz (Acting) | October 1, 2014 | July 28, 2015 |
| Walter J. Koroshetz | July 29, 2015 |