Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S, Ph.D. Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S, Ph.D.

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. is the Principal Deputy Director of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ (NIH). He served as Acting ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æDirector from December 20, 2021, to November 8, 2023. Dr. Tabak was appointed as the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æPrincipal Deputy Director and the Deputy Ethics Counselor in August 2010 following his tenure as Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research from 2000-10.

Dr. Tabak continues to lead an active research laboratory within the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æintramural program studying glycoprotein biosynthesis and function in addition to his administrative duties.

Prior to joining NIH, Dr. Tabak was the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Dentistry and Biochemistry & Biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester, New York.  

Dr. Tabak is an elected member the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies. He received his undergraduate degree from City College of New York, his D.D.S. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo.

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