FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR AT NIH

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR AT NIH
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) announced today the appointment of William G. Coleman, Jr., Ph.D., as the NIMHD's first permanent scientific director and the first African-American scientific director in the history of the NIH Intramural Research Program. The appointment follows an extensive national search. Dr. Coleman is one of 23 scientific directors at the NIH.