Leppert Named NICHD Branch Chief
Dr. Phyllis C. Leppert has been named chief of NICHD's
Reproductive Sciences Branch in the Center for Population
Research. She comes to the institute with an extensive background
in reproductive health research and brings expertise in obstetrics and
gynecology, pediatrics and nurse midwifery. In her most recent
position, she was a professor in the department of obstetrics and
gynecology at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,
State University of New York at Buffalo. From 1996 through 1998,
she was chair of the department. Leppert's research focuses on
molecular changes that take place in the uterine cervix during
gestation and childbirth.
Miles Joins NIDDK
Dr. Carolyn Miles recently joined NIDDK as a scientific review
administrator; she is managing the special emphasis panels that
assess grant applications and contract proposals. Her expertise
ranges from the study of energy intake and expenditure to the safety
and nutritional value of foods and food supplements. She is also a
registered dietician. Miles received her Ph.D. in human nutrition and
foods from Virginia Tech and joins the review branch with over 15
years of experience with the federal government, including extensive
work with both the Food and Drug Administration and the
Department of Agriculture.
Wong Named SRA
Dr. Shan Wong
recently joined NIDDK's Review Branch as a
scientific review administrator; he is working with the special
emphasis panels for grant applications and contract proposals. His
expertise is in analytical biochemistry and clinical chemistry,
focusing on enzymology, protein chemistry, and pathology, as well
as in diagnostic product design and evaluation. Wong received his
Ph.D. from Ohio State University and joins the branch after
working as an independent consultant in both clinical and
research-oriented analytical biochemistry. He has also held academic
appointments at Loma Linda University, University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston, and University of Massachusetts,
Lowell.
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