HHS Names GNL Director to National Committee

Dr. Jim Le Duc, Director of the Galveston National Laboratory, has been appointed by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, to a second four-year term on the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) for the Office of Infectious Diseases (OID) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

As a member of the BSC, Le Duc will continue to work with other scientists and public health experts to advise the leadership of federal agencies responsible for infectious disease and medical research on strategies, goals, and priorities for their national research programs. Among other activities of the Board, Le Duc serves as the co-chair for a joint work group with the CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR) on vector-borne diseases. The work group is tasked with evaluating CDC/ATSDR’s goals and strategies related to the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases.