Wegrzyn Named First Arpa H Director Nih Record The nih record, founded in 1949, is the biweekly newsletter for employees of the national institutes of health. published 25 times each year, it comes out on payday fridays. president joe biden intends to appoint dr. renee wegrzyn as the first director of the advanced research projects agency for health (arpa h), the agency newly established to. Renee wegrzyn, ph.d. dr. renee wegrzyn serves as the first director of the advanced research projects agency for health (arpa h), appointed on oct. 11, 2022, by president joseph r. biden. previously, wegrzyn served as a vice president of business development at ginkgo bioworks and head of innovation at concentric by ginkgo, where she focused on.
Wegrzyn Named First Arpa H Director Nih Record Biden appoints former government scientist as first leader of arpa h. renee wegrzyn will serve as the first director of the advanced research projects agency for health. white house photo. p. Preceded by. position established. personal details. born. november 25, 1976. education. georgia institute of technology ( bs, ms, phd) renee diane wegrzyn (born november 25, 1976) [1] is an american applied biologist who has served as the inaugural director of the advanced research projects agency for health since october 2022. Wegrzyn, who started as director of the advanced research projects agency for health (arpa h) on 11 october, has since quintupled the agency’s staff, launched a website and twitter account, and begun to meet with the many research leaders, legislators, and patient advocates who pushed to create the agency and disagreed over whether it should. “dr. renee wegryzn is a renowned expert in applied biology and an eminent darpa veteran. president biden could not have chosen a better inaugural director for arpa h. with dr wegryzn at the helm, arpa h is poised to drive health innovation and launch bold and ambitious research programs.