Geri Donenberg – Director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research

Geri R. Donenberg, Ph.D., has been appointed as the NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR), effective this October.

She will lead and coordinate HIV/AIDS research across NIH institutes.

Dr. Donenberg has over 25 years of experience in HIV/AIDS research, focusing on HIV transmission and substance use among youth. Her work targets diverse populations, including minority adolescents, young adults in resource-limited settings, Black adolescent girls, young men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs.

A clinical psychologist, Dr. Donenberg is currently a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), where she directs the Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health Disparities and the Healthy Youths Program.

She earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA. A former Fulbright Scholar in South Africa, she has authored over 170 publications and led numerous NIH-funded studies linking adolescent mental health to HIV risk.

Doctors and healthcare professionals have been congratulating Geri Donenberg:

Monica Bertagnolli:

“Pleased to announce the selection of Geri Donenberg as NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research, part of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives in the NIH Office of the Director.

She will join NIH this October to lead the advancement and coordination of HIV/AIDS research at NIH, working closely with NIH Institutes and Centers.”

Tara Schwetz:

“Today The National Institutes of Health announced the selection of Geri Donenberg as NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, Office of AIDS Research (OAR). Read more about this important selection from NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli. Welcome Geri! Looking forward to working with you!”

Carlos del Rio:

“Dr. Geri Donenberg named NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Congratulations to Dr. Geri Donenberg on her appointment as Director of NIH OAR”

John Nkengasong:

“Great to catch up with Dr. Geri Donenberg yesterday – congratulations on your appointment as the NIH Director of the Office of AIDS Research (OAR)! I’m looking forward to working together.”