Anna E. Mazzucco, Ph.D.
Anna E. Mazzucco, Ph.D., is the NIAMS Deputy Director. In this role, Dr. Mazzucco manages daily operations for the institute and leads NIAMS participation in a variety of projects and initiatives.
Dr. Mazzucco has enjoyed a long tenure at NIH, most recently as a Senior Advisor to the NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI). There she advised on a range of DPCPSI and NIH-wide initiatives, including the NIH INCLUDE Project, an NIH-wide initiative on Down syndrome that she coordinated starting with its launch in 2018. Prior to joining DPCPSI, she served as the Acting Associate Deputy Director and the Strategic Advisor on NIH-Wide Activities within the Immediate Office of the Director. In these roles, she led a range of activities focused on NIH-wide collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches.
Previously, Dr. Mazzucco served as the Deputy Director of the NIH Helping End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative, coordinating a trans-agency initiative to address the public health emergency of the opioid crisis and chronic pain. Prior to joining HEAL, Anna was Special Assistant to the NIH Principal Deputy Director, then Team Lead for the Associate Deputy Director. In these roles, she supported the development and launch of several high-priority NIH-wide research efforts, including the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) project, which aims to ensure that all Americans have access to COVID-19 testing, with a focus on communities most affected by the pandemic. She also coordinated the launch of the NIH-wide research initiative INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE), which is addressing the critical health and quality-of-life needs for individuals with Down syndrome.
Prior to joining NIH as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science Policy Fellow in 2015, she was Scientific Advisor at a non-profit organization in Washington D.C., focusing on policy and legislative issues related to biomedical research such as representation in clinical research and innovation in therapeutic development. Dr. Mazzucco holds a Ph.D. in cell and developmental Biology from Harvard Medical School.