Branch Chief
NIA, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Dr. Martin is currently the Branch Chief for the Population Studies and Genetics Branch, within the Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). She oversees a portfolio of grants on the epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and other related dementia, with a focus on disparities and global health. Prior to joining NIA, she served as the Cancer Disparities and Global Health Coordinator in the NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences for 12 years. Her responsibilities included managing a portfolio of large, multi-site cohort studies related to health disparities, environmental and genetic epidemiology; developing strategies for advancing cancer disparities research and spearheading several global health initiatives, including an assessment of policies for cervical cancer prevention and cancer registration in the Caribbean and the creation of a framework for comprehensive cancer research in Africa. Dr. Martin obtained her Ph.D. (2004) in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Maryland in College Park and her MPH (2005) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Friday, November 4, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET