Larry Tabak, NIH’s longtime second-in-command, to retire
The NIH, at a time of deep uncertainty, is losing its longtime No. 2 official, Larry Tabak, to retirement, STAT has learned.
Larry Tabak, the longtime No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, is retiring, according to two sources familiar with his decision.
Tabak, a dentist and researcher, was appointed as the NIH’s principal deputy director in 2010. His tenure spans four presidential administrations, and includes a nearly two-year stint as the agency’s acting director following the 2021 departure of its longtime leader, Francis Collins.
