Spring Policy Webinar
Watch the Q & A from the March 14 Science Policy Chat with Diane DiEuliis, Ph.D.
Highlights
- What can students do on campus and in our local communities?
- First and foremost, become engaged.
- There are so many opportunities out ther other than the traditional academic path.
Dr. DiEuliis also advised students that were interested in policy careers to talk to people currently doing the jobs they're interested in.
About the Speaker
Diane DiEuliis received her Ph.D. in biological sciences at the University of Delaware. She then completed a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health intramural research program in cellular neurobiology, focusing on the molecular and morphological features of neuronal cells. She specialized in light, confocal, and electron microscopy techniques. She then completed a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, studying the cellular aspects of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, in particular, the role of alpha synuclein in the Parkinson’s disease pathway.
Following her laboratory research, Dr. DiEuliis became a program director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, where she began managing the Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease portfolio of research grants and programs. She developed several strategic research plans for Parkinson’s disease, coordinating with the Department of Defense and Veteran’s Administration programs, which helped to expand and diversify the field of federal research on Parkinson’s. She also helped develop and manage the congressionally mandated Udall Centers of Excellence program in Parkinson’s research.
Currently Dr. DiEuliis is the Assistant Director for Life Sciences in the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. Her policy focus includes a diversity of life sciences topics such as biotechnology, biosecurity, global health and Health IT, export controls and Visa issues. She is the staff director for several subcommittees within the Committee on Science, including research business models, human subjects, the science of science policy, and scientific collections.
