ICCS Scientific Advisory Committee

Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D., is the Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives. In this role, she leads the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) within the NIH Office of the Director, which oversees trans-NIH programmatic research and strategic policy initiatives, including the NIH Common Fund and offices focused on innovative approaches, women’s health, data science, AIDS research, disease prevention, behavioral and social sciences, dietary supplements, and tribal health, among others. Her work is centered on domestic and international efforts to develop novel testing, modeling, and analysis strategies that provide more rapid, mechanistic, and human-relevant predictions of potential environmental chemical hazards. Dr. Kleinstreuer has adjunct faculty positions in the Yale University School of Public Health and the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has published over 130 peer-reviewed publications and won numerous awards, including the 2022 NIH Director’s Award and the 2019 Society of Toxicology Achievement Award.