Amir Tamiz
National Institute of Health, USA
Biography
Dr. Tamiz is a Program Director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Office of Translational Research (OTR) who oversees NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics network (BPN) and Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE). Prior to joining NIH in 2012, Dr. Tamiz had held scientific and management positions in research and development of therapeutic programs at Corvas International (acquired by Dendreon), CovX (now part of Pfizer), and Alba Therapeutics. Dr. Tamiz received his Ph.D. at University of Oregon and conducted postdoctoral research at the Department of Neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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