Christine Grady
Christine Grady | |
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 Grady in 2018 | |
| Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 72–73) [1] Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS, PhD) Boston College (MSN) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | National Institutes of Health CEO Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bioethics |
| Institutions | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center |
Christine Grady (born 1951/1952) is an American nurse and bioethicist who served as the head of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Grady was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey.[3] Her father, John H. Grady Jr., was a graduate of Yale University and a U.S. Navy veteran who served as the mayor of Livingston. Her mother, Barbara, was an assistant dean at Seton Hall University School of Law.[4]
Grady graduated from Livingston High School, after which she earned a B.S. in nursing and biology from Georgetown University in 1974, a Master of Science in Nursing from Boston College in 1978, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Georgetown University in 1993.[3]
Career
[edit]Grady has worked in nursing, clinical research, and clinical care, with a specialization in HIV.[2] She was a commissioner on the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues from 2010 and 2017.[2]
Grady is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, a senior fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, and a fellow of The Hastings Center and American Academy of Nursing.[2] She received the National Institutes of Health CEO Award in 2017 and the Director's Award from the same organization in 2015 and 2017.
In April 2025, Grady was reassigned from her role at the National Institutes of Health.[5] The changes were part of a broader set of changes at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Personal life
[edit]Grady is married to Anthony Fauci, an American immunologist and former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health.[6][7] They have three daughters.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fact check: Dr. Christine Grady, Anthony Fauci’s wife", Reuters, July 8, 2020. "Dr. Christine Grady, 68, is a nurse-bioethicist ..."
- ^ a b c d "Meet our doctors: Christine Grady, MSN, PhD". National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Schneider J (April 3, 2020). "Another reason to love Dr. Fauci: His wife is from New Jersey". nj.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Obituary: John H. Grady Jr". The Star-Ledger. June 2, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2020 – via legacy.com.
- ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay; Jewett, Christina; Mandavilli, Apoorva (April 1, 2025). "Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ a b Ungar DNS (Summer 2002). "Features". Holy Cross Magazine. 36 (3). College of the Holy Cross. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ Kintisch E (April 8, 2010). "White House bioethicists named". Science magazine. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Schaub E (June 28, 2013). "Member Spotlight: Christine Grady". The blog of the 2009–2017 Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Georgetown University.
- "In their own words: Christine Grady, R.N., Ph.D". NIH. January 30, 1997. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019.
- "Transcript: Interview with Dr. Christine Grady". NIH. January 30, 1997. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019.
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- American medical researchers
- Connell School of Nursing alumni
- Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences alumni
- HIV/AIDS researchers
- National Institutes of Health people
- American women nurses
- Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
- Members of the National Academy of Medicine
- American bioethicists
- 20th-century American scientists
- 21st-century American scientists
- 20th-century American women scientists
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- Nursing researchers
- Livingston High School (New Jersey) alumni
- American nurses
- Scientists from New Jersey
- Georgetown University School of Nursing alumni
- American women ethicists