H. Nelson Aguila

Biography

H. Nelson Aguila (D.V.M.) is Deputy Director of NCI’s CRCHD. In this capacity, Dr. Aguila plays a central role in coordinating the day-to-day functions of the Center and development of strategic planning and management of CRCHD’s disparities research, diversity training. Previously, Dr. Aguila served as chief of CRCHD's Diversity Training Branch. Prior to coming to NIH, Dr. Aguila worked at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Reviewer Toxicologist at the Center for Veterinary Medicine. Earlier in his career, Dr. Aguila held senior research scientist positions in neuropathology at the University of Miami and later in cancer gene therapy at Aventis-Gencell. Dr. Aguila earned his doctor of veterinary medicine degree at Austral University in Chile and trained as a neurobiologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.

Research Interest

(i) Management of CRCHD’s disparities research, diversity training, and community education/outreach efforts; (ii) Reviewer Toxicologist; (iii) neuropathology; (iv) neurobiologist