Dr. Patricia R. Robuck
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Current Position:
Director, Clinical Trials Program
Concurrent Positions:
NIDDK Liaison to the Food and Drug Administration
Current Portfolio/Responsibilities:
Manages the Clinical Trials research portfolio. This portfolio encompasses multicenter
and pilot and feasibility clinical grants and cooperative agreements in chronic and acute
digestive diseases, particularly diseases of the alimentary tract and the liver. Serves as
scientific advisor on clinical studies and human rights protection. Project Scientist for
the Biliary Atresia Research Consortium (BARC); Pegylated Interferon +/- Ribavirin in
Children with HCV (Peds-C); Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research
Network (NASH CRN); Study of Viral Resistance to Antiviral Therapy of Hepatitis C
(Virahep-C); Randomized Trial of Rosiglitazone for Ulcerative Colitis; Multi-site Trial
of Azathioprine Dosing in Crohn’s Disease; Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium
(CLiC); Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG); Pediatric Acute Liver Failure
Study Group (PALF); A Multicenter Randomized Trial of High Dose URSO in PSC;
and, Functional Dyspepsia Treatment Trial (FDTT).
Previous Training and Experience:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Maryland, 1984
Masters in Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 1991
Doctor of Philosophy, The Johns Hopkins University, 2000
Staff Nurse, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1984-1986
HIV/AIDS Lecturer, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area 1987-1993
Infection Control Practioner, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1986-1989
Chief, Nutrition Support Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1989-1991
Health Science Administrator, Office of Orphan Products Development, FDA, 1991-
1997
Director, Clinical Grant Program, Office of Orphan Products Development, FDA, 1997-
2001
Director, Clinical Trials Program, DDDN, NIDDK, 2001 to present
Committees/ Working Groups:
NIDDK Clinical Studies Working Group (Chair)
NIH Task Force on Adverse Events (NIDDK representative)
NIH DSMB Liability Coverage Analysis Working Group
Trans-NIH Bioethics Committee (NIDDK representative)
NIH Population Tracking and Inclusion Committee (NIDDK representative)
Digestive Disease Interagency Coordinating Committee
NIDDK Obesity Research Task Force
NIDDK Repository Committee
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