In his October 17 memorandum to Senior Staff, NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni had the following to say about Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo and her tenure as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research and Director, Office of Extramural Research:
“Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo has provided outstanding service to NIH and the biomedical research community in her capacity as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research. Her leadership is evidenced by NIH’s continued success in this area. Dr. Ruiz Bravo has made critical contributions to the development and implementation of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and many of its initiatives. In addition, she played a leadership role in developing and implementing transforming NIH policies, such as the Public Access and the Multiple Principal Investigator policies, and eSubmission, the NIH transition from paper to electronic submission of applications.”
“She initiated the use of mathematical modeling to improve our understanding of the dynamics of the biomedical research workforce, and contributed greatly to the discussion and resulting programs to address the plight of new investigators. She catalyzed the development of the RePort website for NIH data, and led the development of the Animals in Research Project, a proactive agenda to enhance communication about the importance of animal models in research and address the increasing use of violence against NIH-supported researchers who use animal models.” We look forward to Dr. Ruiz Bravo continuing to contribute her expertise and experience in her new role and we wish her the very best.
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