Introducing Ericka Boone, the New Director of the Biomedical Research Workforce Division

Dr. Ericka Boone, Director, Division of Biomedical Research Workforce I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ericka Boone as the new director of the Division of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW) in the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER), and I am thrilled she agreed to take on this role, given her background, interest, passions, and work ethic. I am very optimistic that DBRW is in great hands. Through her efforts and in close coordination with other components across NIH and beyond, I anticipate her appointment will lead to substantive advancements in the wellbeing of the NIH funded extramural research workforce.  Read on to learn more about Ericka. Grad student. Post-doc. Early career investigator. Drawing on these experiences, Ericka Boone is determined to bring that perspective to bear in her new role as director of DBRW, where she will play an instrumental role in shaping the future direction of research training for the biomedical workforce. “My ultimate vision is for DBRW to be in places where we at NIH are normally not seen,” Boone, who has a PhD in neuroscience from The Pennsylvania State University and has been at NIH for 13 years, said. “Most NIH funding is distributed to 10 percent of extramural institutions. What about the other 90% of these extramural institutions?  Their contributions to the biomedical research workforce are just as valuable to advancing scientific innovation and discovery in this country. Oftentimes, our presence is not...
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