Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Principal Deputy Director

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S, Ph.D. Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S, Ph.D.

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. is the Principal Deputy Director of the ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ (NIH). He served as Acting NIH Director from December 20, 2021, to November 8, 2023. Dr. Tabak was appointed as the NIH Principal Deputy Director and the Deputy Ethics Counselor in August 2010 following his tenure as Director of the ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research from 2000-10.

Dr. Tabak continues to lead an active research laboratory within the NIH intramural program studying glycoprotein biosynthesis and function in addition to his administrative duties.

Prior to joining NIH, Dr. Tabak was the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Dentistry and Biochemistry & Biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester, New York.  

Dr. Tabak is an elected member the ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Academy of Medicine of the ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Academies. He received his undergraduate degree from City College of New York, his D.D.S. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo.

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