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Christine Grady, MSN, PhD

NIH bio - Chief, Bioethics & Head, Section on Human Subjects Research

Dr. Grady is a nurse-bioethicist and a senior investigator who currently serves as the Chief of the Department of Bioethics.

Dr. Grady has authored more than 175 papers in the biomedical and bioethics literature and authored or edited several books, including The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics.

She served from 2010-2017 as a Commissioner on the President’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Her work is known internationally, and she has lectured widely on ethical issues in clinical research and clinical care, HIV disease, and nursing. She is an elected fellow of the Hastings Center and of the American Academy of Nursing, a senior research fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

She holds a BS in nursing and biology from Georgetown University, a MSN. in community health nursing from Boston College, and a PhD in philosophy from Georgetown University.

She has participated in numerous intergovernmental task forces and is the recipient of several awards, including the NIH CEO Award in 2017 , and the NIH Director's Award in 2015 and 2017. 1)

Personal Life

Children- Megan Fauci, Jennifer Fauci, Alison Fauci Parents- John H. Grady Jr., Barbara Grady Born- February 7, 1952 (age 70 years), Livingston, NJ Spouse - Anthony Fauci (m. 1985)

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