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Dr. Stokes Peebles, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Associate Chief of Staff of Research and Development, has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Allergy

and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). NIAID’s mission is to conduct and support basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and

allergic diseases.  “For more than 60 years, NIAID research has led to new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other technologies that have improved the health of millions of people

in the United States and around the world,” according to NIAID. The NIAID advisory council consists of 18 voting members who perform second-level reviews, advise on policies, and review

programs and grants. These elements allow NIAID and health care to advance. “It is a great honor to be asked to serve on the NIAID council,” Peebles said. “These positions are reserved for

people who understand the importance of research and help provide guidance for future research priorities.” The council meets through subcommittees on AIDS, microbiology and infectious

diseases, and allergy, immunology, and transplantation to provide scientific reviews of research funding and other responsibilities. Peebles will currently hold the Advisory Council position

until 2026 and said that he is very happy to serve. Peebles started at the Nashville VA Medical Center in 1986 as an intern. Peebles completed his residency in internal medicine at

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and VA before becoming the Chief Medical Resident at the Nashville VA in 1989. In 1995, Peebles became a pulmonary/critical care fellow and an attending

in pulmonary critical care at both Vanderbilt and VA in 1998. Peebles has been the Associate Chief of Staff of Research and Development at VA since 2020 and is currently the Elizabeth and

John Murray Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt. In regard to his research, Peebles has been funded by the National

Institutes of Health to investigate allergic airway inflammation and how it is regulated. Peebles received his first VA Merit Award, an intramural funding mechanism to support research that

is relevant to the health care of Veterans, in 2010.  More information on the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council can be found here.