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Latarsha Carithers | NIDCR

Acting Director Division of Extramural Activities, NIGMS

Latarsha Carithers, Ph.D., is chief of the training, mentored research, and workforce development section of the Scientific Review Branch. She oversees the review of a wide range of grant mechanisms, including institutional training grants, career development awards, and education projects.

Prior to joining NIGMS, Carithers served as a program officer at the National Cancer Institute and a scientific review officer at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

She earned a B.S. in biology from Spelman College and a Ph.D. in pathobiology and molecular medicine from Columbia University. She also completed a science and technology policy fellowship at the Institute of Medicine.