Steven M. Holland, serves as director of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) at NIAID. Dr. Holland provides overall executive direction and scientific leadership for the division’s basic and clinical research activities, which cover a wide range of biomedical disciplines related to infectious diseases, immunology, and allergy. Dr. Holland also serves as the chief of the Immunopathogenesis Section within the Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases (LCID).

DIR researchers currently conduct more than 100 clinical trials at the NIH Clinical Center and at collaborating domestic and international sites. The ultimate goal of the division’s research is to contribute to the development of therapies, diagnostics, and vaccines that improve human health.