1. Elias Zerhouni was born on April 12,1951 and is an Algerian-born American scientist, radiologist, biomedical engineer, entrepreneur, and pharmaceutical industry executive, known for having been the 15th Director of the National Institutes of Health.
Elias Zerhouni spent much of his career on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, serving as an executive vice dean from 1996 to 2002.
Elias Zerhouni served as the 15th director of the National Institutes of Health from May 2,2002, to October 31,2008, under the George W Bush administration.
Elias Zerhouni was a senior fellow for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from 2009 to 2010.
In 2022, ModeX was acquired by OPKO Health, and Elias Zerhouni was appointed President and Vice Chairman of the latter.
Elias Zerhouni grew up during the Algerian War of Independence.
Elias Zerhouni went on to positions of increasing responsibility in the radiology department, including chief resident and assistant professor.
Elias Zerhouni then became vice chair of the Department of Radiology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and its affiliated DePaul Hospital from 1981 to 1985.
In 1985, Elias Zerhouni returned to Johns Hopkins as co-director of body CT and MRI and was promoted to associate professor.
Elias Zerhouni was appointed sole director of the MRI division in 1988 and in 1992 was promoted to full professor.
Elias Zerhouni was appointed executive vice dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1996, serving as vice dean for Clinical Affairs and president of the Clinical Practice Association and vice dean for Research.
Elias Zerhouni set up Advanced Medical Imaging Institute, an integrated outpatient medical imaging center, with different modalities combined into one location.
Elias Zerhouni co-invented an image-guided, less-invasive breast biopsy method to diagnose breast cancer which resulted in the creation of Biopsys Medical and established American Radiology Services, an expansion of Johns Hopkins outpatient radiology.
Elias Zerhouni was on the National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors, was a consultant to the White House under President Ronald Reagan, and was a consultant to the World Health Organization.
Elias Zerhouni was the first immigrant to hold the title of NIH Director.
Elias Zerhouni is on the board of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
Elias Zerhouni served as a Senior Fellow for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from 2009 through 2010.
Elias Zerhouni served on the board of Actelion Pharmaceuticals, a Swiss biotechnology company.
Elias Zerhouni became a founding board member of the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, a global partnership of like-minded organizations mobilizing the world against Alzheimer's disease.
Elias Zerhouni agreed to join the management board of Waypoint Capital, and he continued to serve on the board of Danaher Corporation.
In 2022, ModeX was acquired by OPKO Health, and Elias Zerhouni was appointed President and Vice Chairman of the latter.
Elias Zerhouni served on the board of trustees of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.