Dr. Emily Erbelding is an infectious disease physician who directs the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. As DMID director, she oversees a research portfolio of basic, translational, and clinical research in infectious diseases that exceeds $2B annually. NIAID continues to lead the research response to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Prior to her role as DMID director, she served as Deputy Director in the Division of AIDS at NIAID.