Tara A. Schwetz | |
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Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives of the National Institutes of Health | |
Assumed office October 2023 | |
Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
Acting | |
In office December 2021 – November 2023 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence A. Tabak |
Succeeded by | Lawrence A. Tabak |
Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research | |
Acting | |
In office January 2020 – September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence A. Tabak (acting) |
Succeeded by | Shannon Zenk |
Associate Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
In office January 2019 – November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Courtney F. Aklin (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | May 4, 1983
Spouse | Brian Schwetz |
Education | Florida State University (BS) University of South Florida (PhD) |
Tara A. Schwetz (born Tara Ashley Munn; May 4, 1983) is an American biophysicist and government administrator who serves as a deputy director of the National Institutes of Health. She previously served as Acting Principal Deputy Director.[1][2]
Prior to her appointment as Acting Principal Deputy Director, she served as the Associate Deputy Director, NIH—a role she has held began in January 2019.[3]
She joined the NIH in 2012 as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow and has held a number of positions during her time at the agency.