Ms. Christine Densmore
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DDDN
DIVISION OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES & NUTRITION
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Building 2DEM, Room 649
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20817
Tel: 301-402-8714
Fax: 301-480-8300
Email: densmorec@mail.nih.gov
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Current Position:
Program Director: Institutional Training and Small Business Research Programs
Current Portfolio/Responsibilities:
Manage the Small Business research portfolio, which includes the Small Business
Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Programs. The program is intended to support innovative research which has the
potential for commercialization, conducted by small businesses. This portfolio
encompasses basic and clinical research, as well as device development and web-based
educational tool development directed at nutrition and obesity. Serve as Program
Director for the DDN Institutional Training Program (T32 mechanism). DDN currently
funds 66 grants at 47 institutions across the country in the areas of gastrointestinal,
liver, and nutritional research. Our programs support pre and postdoctoral trainees.
Previous Training and Experience:
M.S. George Mason University (1997)
Clinical Research Assistant, New York University Medical Center (1991-1993)
Clinical Research Assistant, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1993-1995)
Clinical Research/IND Specialist, PSI International, Incorporated (1995-1998)
Clinical Coordinator, NCI, NIH (1998-1999)
Clinical Coordinator, NIAMS, NIH (1999-2003)
Clinical Research Coordinator, NIDDK, NIH (2003 – 2004)
Program Director, NIDDK (2004 – Present)
Committees/ Working Groups:
NIDDK Training Program Directors Working Group
NIDDK Small Business Working Group
NIDDK Clinical Trials Working Group (CTWG)
NIDDK DEAS Daily Operations Committee (DDOC) - DDN Representative
NIH Small Business Program Committee - NIDDK Representative Annual Meeting
Coordinating Subcommittee
NIH Population Tracking Committee – backup NIDDK Representative
Page last updated: January 19, 2012
