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Engelson, Gilian

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Phone:301-496-8535
E-mail:engelsong@mail.nih.gov
Address: 6100 Executive Blvd Room 4B05, MSC 7510
Bethesda Md 20892-7510
For FedEx use:
Rockville Md 20852
Fax:301-451-5512 
Organization:  Center for Developmental Biology & Perinatal Medicine (CDBPM)
Specialty: Public Health
Genetic Disorders
Newborn Screening

Biosketch: 
Gilian Engelson, M.P.H., joined the MRDD Branch as a Health Scientist Administrator in December 2004. She has primary responsibility for the development of NICHD¿s Newborn Screening Research Initiative and manages MRDD grants and contracts related to newborn screening. Ms. Engelson received her bachelor¿s degree in biology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and her Master of Public Health, with a focus on public health genetics, from Columbia University. Previously she was at the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, where she served as a program officer within the Genetic Services Branch, managing grants for the Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening Programs, and the Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaboratives. She also provided administrative assistance to the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children.