2022 NIDA-NIAAA NIMH Diversity Supp

Speaker Bios

Albert Avila received a B.S. in Psychobiology and a B.A. in English Literature from the University of California,…

Dr. Andrew Louden received his Ph.D. degree in genetics from Howard University, where his predoctoral research focused on…

Dr. Angela Holmes joined the NIDA Office of Diversity and Health Disparities in July 2020 as a Health…

Dr. Ashlee Van’t Veer is Director of the Office of Research Training and Career Development in the Division…

Dr. Caleph B. Wilson is the North American Business Development Manager for Immuno-oncology (IO) at Axion BioSystems. In…

Clare Schmitt is the acting deputy director of NCATS, where — in the Office of the Director— she is…

Deborah Philp, Ph.D. is a program director in the Education and Training Section of the Clinical and Translational…

Desirée Salazar, Ph.D. is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator for Extramural Programs at the National Heart Lung…

Originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Dionna’s early love for science and desire to understand human disease focused her aspirations…

Dr. Fátima Sancheznieto completed her PhD in Biomedical Sciences through an NIH/Oxford fellowship that was funded by an…

Gloriana Trujillo initially trained as a basic science researcher, having first earned a B.A. at Dartmouth College in…

Dr. Houmam Araj has been with the NIH for over 20 years. He is currently Director of the…

Isabela Lopes is a Diversity, Disparities, and Training Program Analyst in the Office of Diversity and Health Disparities…

Dr. Jamie Mihoko Doyle is a program director in the Education and Training Section of the Clinical and…

Dr. Janine Low-Marchelli has been passionate about science and education from a young age. Dr. Low-Marchelli earned a…

Jessica Anne Scoffield, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)…

Joan earned a B.S. in engineering (bioengineering) from the University of Washington. After working within the biomedical imaging…

Dr. Leslie Frieden, PhD is an Extramural Training Officer in the Research Training and Career Development Branch of…

Dr. Lillian Brady is a native of Jackson, MS and is a two-time graduate of HBCU, Alcorn State…

Marie A. Bernard, MD is the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD). …

Matthew Lockhart, M.B.A. is the Director of the Division of Loan Repayment (DLR) at the National Institutes of…

Rashada Alexander provides strategic leadership for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships program (STPF). With a team…

Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Endowed Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Core Faculty – Center on…