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Nitkin, Ralph M

 Title:Health Scientist Administrator
 Phone:301-402-4206
 E-mail:NitkinR@mail.nih.gov
 Address: 6100 Executive Blvd Room 2A03, MSC 7510
Bethesda Md 20892-7510
For FedEx use:
Rockville Md 20852
 Fax:301-402-0832 
 Organization:  National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
 Specialty: Biological Sciences & Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Research
Neuroscience

Biosketch: 
Ralph Nitkin, Ph.D., is the program director for Biological Sciences and Career Development (BSCD) in the NCMRR. He received his undergraduate and master's degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the area of biological sciences, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, in cellular neurobiology. His postdoctoral studies at Stanford University and later work as an assistant professor at Rutgers University focused on the cellular and molecular basis of nerve-muscle synapse formation. For the past 19 years he has worked as a science administrator at the NICHD, first in the area of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and currently in medical rehabilitation research. Within the Center, Dr. Nitkin is also active in the area of training and career development.