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Phyllis Frosst, Ph.D. Acting Branch Chief and Senior Science Policy Analyst Policy and Program Analysis Branch B.S. McGill University, Montreal, 1994 M.S. McGill University, Montreal, 1995 Ph.D. Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, 2001 (301) 402-0955 (301) 402-0837 frosstp@mail.nih.gov Building 31, Room 4B09 31 Center Dr, MSC 2152 Bethesda, MD 20892-2152 Selected Publications

Dr. Frosst is a senior science policy analyst and the Acting Branch Chief of the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Frosst received B.S. and M.S. degrees, with honors, from McGill University in Montreal, and earned a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Structure and Chemistry from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. As a postdoctoral fellow, she conducted research in gene therapy, and also served as president of the Scripps Research Institute Society of Fellows.

Dr. Frosst's current work focuses on policy issues such as genetic discrimination, the direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic tests, non-medical applications of genetics and genomics, and pharmacogenomics. Dr. Frosst serves on many science and policy committees throughout the NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services. She also functions as a "scientific translator," providing information about the institute's many scientific endeavors for a variety of audiences, including Congress, governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations.

Last Reviewed: August 22, 2008