As a result, its content cannot be updated until the renovated site is launched in September 2026. In the meantime, please email us at history@nih.gov with questions and requests.
In 2012, Dr. Janine Austin Clayton became the second director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH).
In 2025, Clayton joined the Office of NIH History for an oral history that reflected on her early life, education, and career at NIH.
For a complete transcript of this interview, please visit Clayton's oral history page. A brief biography is available here.
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