NIH
Lyric Jorgenson, PhD, is the Acting Associate Director of the Office of Science Policy and the Director of Science Policy at the National Institutes of Health. In this position, she provides senior leadership and advises the NIH Director in the development and oversight of cross-cutting biomedical research policies and programs considered to be of high-priority to NIH and the United States Government. Most recently, she was also the Deputy Executive Director of the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force in the Office of the Vice President in the Obama administration, where she directed and coordinated cancer-related activities across the Federal government and worked to leverage investments across sectors to dramatically accelerate progress in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Prior to joining the Office of Science Policy, she was a senior science policy advisor and analyst under the Deputy Director for Science, Outreach, and Policy and assisted in the creation of new, high impact science and policy initiatives such as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). She was also an AAAS Science and Technology Fellow and has received numerous awards in recognition of her accomplishments and service.
Dr. Jorgenson earned a doctorate degree from the Graduate Program for Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where she conducted research in neurodevelopment with a focus on learning and memory systems. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Denison University.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET