Lyric Jorgenson

Biography

Dr. Lyric Jorgenson is the Associate Director for Science Policy at the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy. As an internationally recognized expert in science policy, she is a key member of the NIH senior leadership team and the principal policy advisor to the NIH Director. In her role as the NIH’s top policy advisor, Jorgenson scans the research landscape to proactively identify areas where national research policies and programs are needed for NIH to achieve its health mission. Prior to her appointment as the NIH Associate Director for Science Policy, Jorgenson held numerous senior leadership roles across the U.S. Government, including at the Cancer Moonshot, the BRAIN Initiative, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Jorgenson earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Denison University in Ohio and a PhD from the Graduate Program for Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota.