Carolyn Hutter, a University of Washington alumnae, has been named Acting Director for Genetics & Epidemiology at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). 

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Hutter spent more than 11 years at NHGRI before assuming duties as Director of the Office of Strategic Coordination for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2024. 

She earned a PhD in Epidemiology in 2008 and an MS in Biostatistics in 2009.