HomeResearchExtramural Research Mark Guyer, Ph.D.

Mark Guyer, Ph.D. Director Division of Extramural Research Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1974 (301) 496-7531 (301) 480-2770 guyerm@exchange.nih.gov 5635 Fishers Ln Room 4080, MSC 9305 Rockville, MD 20892-9305 NHGRI Rapid Data Release Policy A Vision for the Future of Genomics Research

As the director of the Division of Extramural Research, Dr. Guyer is responsible for overseeing the entire NHGRI extramural program, which administers research and training grants and cooperative agreements, and plans a wide range of scientific activities to advance genomics, including the study of the ethical, legal and social implications of advances in genomics and genetics.

Dr. Guyer has been associated with scientific administration of the Human Genome Project since its inception at the NIH. He first served as a staff liaison to the planning process when he was a Program Director at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), and then was one of the initial staff when the Office of Human Genome Research was established in 1988. He has served in many capacities during the evolution of the agency from office through center to institute status, and has participated in all phases of the NHGRI's scientific activities, from sequencing through Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research. Among his primary activities was the development of the NHGRI's series of five-year plans for the HGP in the United States, in 1990, 1993, 1998 and 2003.

Dr. Guyer received his Ph.D. in bacteriology and immunology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1974.

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