Christopher P. Austin named National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences director
September 28th, 2012
Christopher P. Austin, M.D., will serve as director of the NIH’s newest center, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., made the announcement at the inaugural meetings of the NCATS Advisory Council and Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) Review Board. Austin will succeed NCATS Acting Director Thomas R. Insel, M.D., on Sept. 23, 2012.
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