William Gimson III will be replacing Julie Gerberding as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until a permanent successor is named. Gimson is the current chief operating officer. Possible appointees to the top job include James Marks, a former senior CDC official, Helene Gayle, former CDC director for HIV/AIDS or Thomas Frieden, commissioner of the NY City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Food and Drug Administration science chief, Frank Torti, will serve as acting director until a permanent commissioner is named. Read the rest of the short piece by Christian Coley at eFluxMedia.