Elias Zerhouni
12 April 1951 – present
Elias Zerhouni is an Algerian-American radiologist and biomedical researcher who emigrated to the United States in 1975 and built his academic career at Johns Hopkins University. He served as the fifteenth director of the National Institutes of Health from 2002 to 2008, and afterwards worked as a United States science envoy and as head of global research and development at the pharmaceutical company Sanofi.
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Life events
Elias Zerhouni was born in north-western Algeria and grew up in Algiers.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe qualified in medicine at the University of Algiers School of Medicine in 1975.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe moved to Baltimore to take up a radiology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe joined the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty and worked on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
He led the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science and later served as executive vice-dean of the medical school.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was appointed by President George W. Bush and led the NIH, introducing the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was appointed one of the first US science envoys, focusing on the Middle East and North Africa.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe directed worldwide research and development for the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi.
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