Leadership

Overview

The Office of Science advances CDC as the global leader in public health science. Our mission is to uphold the quality, impact, and integrity of CDC's science and advance strategic science to save lives and protect health.

Meet the leadership team

Sam Posner
Director, Office of Science and CDC Chief Science Officer
Sam Posner, PhD
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Principal Deputy Director
Althea Grant-Lenzy, PhD
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Deputy Director for Science
Joanne Cono, MD, ScM
Headshot photo of the Deputy Director for Strategy and Implementation, Locola Hayes, MBA.
Deputy Director for Strategy and Implementation
Locola Hayes, MBA
Headshot of the Office of Science Management Official, Aaron Aranas, MPH, MBA
Management Official
Aaron Aranas, MPH, MBA
Alanna Moorer
Associate Director for Communications
Alanna S. Moorer, MPS
Headshot photo of the Associate Director for Policy, Elizabeth Hoo.
Associate Director for Policy
Elizabeth Hoo, PhD, MPH
Headshot photo of the Senior Advisor for Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Extramural Research.
Senior Advisor for Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Extramural Research
Juliana Cyril, PhD, MPH

Offices

Portrait of Dr. Maryam Daneshvar, a woman with short brown hair, a black blazer, and a necklace on.
Director of the Office of Public Health Ethics and Regulations
Maryam Daneshvar, PhD, MS
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Director of the Office of Scientific Evidence and Recommendations
Amy Lansky, PhD, MP
Headshot photo of the Director of the Office of Science Dissemination, Charlotte Kent, PhD, MPH.
Director of the Office of Science Dissemination
Charlotte Kent, PhD, MPH
Headshot photo of the Director of the Office of Science Quality and Library Service, Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, PhD, MS.
Director of the Office of Science Quality and Library Services
Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, PhD, MS

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