Dr. Lawrence Tabak Appointed New Acting Deputy Director for the NIH

[TheTMJAssociation]

The Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Raynard Kington, announced on Wednesday the appointment of Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., as Principal Acting Deputy Director for the NIH, effective November 13, 2008. Dr. Tabak has been the Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research since September 2000.

Prior to joining the NIH, Dr. Tabak was the Senior Associate Dean for Research and professor of dentistry and of biochemistry and biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester. Dr. Kington said that while Acting as NIH Principal Deputy Director, Dr. Tabak will also continue his role as the NIDCR Director.