PhD Plus & SPI - Careers in Health Policy Panel Discussion

Are you a graduate student or postdoc in a STEM-related field who is interested in different governmental agency career paths at the interface of health and policy? The Science Policy Initiative (SPI) and PhD Plus program will be hosting a virtual panel discussion with three UVA-grads-turned federal agency leaders at the FDA and NIH, with backgrounds in biomedical engineering, immunology, and biochemistry. The panel will span perspectives from people who are working across the health policy spectrum, from “in-the-weeds” policy analysts at the NIH to people who are working more closely in the medical products/device regulatory side of an agency to ensure the safety of the public’s health through federal review and guidelines at the FDA. The discussion will begin with a few questions centered on the panelists’ paths in health or biomedical policy, followed by an audience Q&A session.Featured Panelists:Dr. Isaah Vincent (PhD), Program Officer at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)Dr. Lyda Glaw (PhD), Assistant Director at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Dr. Mia Rochelle Lowden (PhD), Chief Diversity Officer at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)This event will be hosted in a hybrid format—please consider joining us in person in New Cabell Hall, Conference Room 552 to view the panel discussion together, with free snacks and drinks! All interested students should register before 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 4, to make sure you receive a calendar invitation, including a location reminder and Zoom link prior to the event. REGISTER HERE