Ann Marie Brighenti
About Ann Marie Brighenti
Ann Marie Brighenti serves as the Deputy Chief at the National Institutes of Health, a position she has held since 2020. She has a background in biomedical sciences and has worked in various roles within the NIH, including as a Scientific Review Officer at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Work at National Institutes of Health
Ann Marie Brighenti has served as the Deputy Chief at the National Institutes of Health since 2020. In this role, she manages the Scientific Review Program staff at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Her responsibilities include providing policy and practice guidance for peer review tasks, ensuring that the review processes meet the standards required for scientific integrity and excellence.
Previous Experience at NIAID
Before her current position, Brighenti worked at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 2016 to 2020 as a Scientific Review Officer, holding the title of Health Scientist Administrator. During her four years in this role, she contributed to the scientific review processes that are essential for funding decisions and research initiatives within the institute.
Postdoctoral Fellowship at NIH
Brighenti was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health from 2006 to 2009. This three-year fellowship took place in Bethesda, Maryland, where she engaged in advanced research training and contributed to scientific projects that aligned with her academic background and expertise.
Education and Expertise
Brighenti earned her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Sciences from the University of California, San Francisco, where she studied from 2000 to 2006. Prior to that, she completed her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology at Cornell University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2000. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her roles in scientific review and research management.