Intramural Research Division

Scientific Director

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Office of the Scientific Director (OSD) is the administrative arm of the Intramural Research Division. The OSD fosters and maintains a productive research environment through the effective management, coordination, and prioritization Division activities. This is accomplished by providing overall scientific leadership and by overseeing activities that are central to the successful day-to-day operation of the NIEHS Intramural Research Program.

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Finally, the OSD promotes activities intended to increase interactions among its scientific staff, through seminar series, retreats, and other programs such as the annual Science Awards Day, which are intended to highlight the Institute's investigators and their research.


Darryl C. Zeldin, M.D. Scientific Director and Principal Investigator: Tel (919) 541-1169
Fax (919) 541-4214
zeldin@niehs.nih.gov; P.O. Box 12233
Mail Drop A2-05
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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Darryl C. Zeldin, M.D., is Scientific Director and head of the Environmental Cardiopulmonary Disease Group in the Laboratory of Respiratory Biology. He earned a B.A. in chemistry from Boston University in 1982 and an M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1986. He completed a Residency in Internal Medicine at Duke University in 1989 and a Fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University in 1993.

Zeldin is a physician-scientist who is internationally recognized for his contributions to the fields of environmental health, respiratory disease and cardiovascular disease. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians and a Fellow in the American Heart Association. He has also served on NIH and foundation study sections and is a member of the editorial boards of several scientific journals. Zeldin has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles in leading biomedical journals as well as numerous reviews and book chapters. In addition, Zeldin is on staff at Duke University Medical Center, where he serves as a member of the pulmonary consult service and the medical intensive care unit.

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