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From FBRI to NIH: Charting a Path Out of the Lab to Science Planning and Policy

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Alicia Kerr, Ph.D.

Alicia Kerr, Ph.D.

Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Program Planning and Analysis
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
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From FBRI to NIH: Charting a Path Out of the Lab to Science Planning and Policy

Date: May 14, 2024

Time:  11 a.m.

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About this Seminar

In her return to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Dr. Kerr will discuss her path to becoming a health science policy analyst at the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She is an alumnus of the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program, the research institute’s Center for Neurobiology Research, and the Fox Lab. Her talk will include insights into the structure of NIH, Congressional appropriations, program planning, and how to get your foot in the door to a scientific career in the Federal Government. 

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