Andrew Bremer, Ph.D., M.D., M.A.S., was named the new director of NIH’s Office of Nutrition Research (ONR), part of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives in the NIH Office of the Director.  Bremer is a board-certified internist, pediatrician and pediatric endocrinologist, and has a Ph.D. in pharmacology. He previously served as chief of the Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). His areas of expertise include endocrine disorders, obesity, developmental origins of health and disease, and the role of nutrition in health throughout the life cycle.