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NIH director resigns
Elias Zerhouni departs in advance of presidential election.
Elias Zerhouni, the diagnostic radiologist who shook up the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) with the goal of making it more creative, clinical and cross-disciplinary, announced Wednesday that he would resign as agency director by 31 October.
Zerhouni, 57, said that he was leaving before national elections on 4 November so that there would be no question of his lingering into a future administration.
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The United States collectively and each US citizen induvidually owes Dr, Zerhouni a sincere "Thank you." for his exemplary service to NIH, our nation, and the health of our citizens. A job well done in trying times deserves our praise.