Michelle McMurry-Heath

Michelle McMurry-Heath is a medical doctor, immunologist, policymaker, and Chief executive officer for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO.)[1]

Dr.

Michelle McMurry-Heath
McMurry-Heath in 2020
EducationHarvard University, Duke University
Scientific career
FieldsHealth policy
InstitutionsAspen Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, Food and Drug Administration, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Background and career

McMurry-Heath studied biochemistry and received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University in molecular biology. She was the first African American graduate of Duke University's MD / Ph.D. Medical Scientist Training Program.[2]

Throughout her career, she strived to increase the impact of medical and scientific achievements to a broader community.[3] She worked as a health policy analyst for Senator Joe Lieberman where she drafted legislation to protect the US from biological attacks. She also worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for additional policy experience.[3] McMurry-Heath worked for think tanks like the Council on Foreign Relations and the Aspen Institute, of which she was a founding director of the Aspen Institute's Health, Biomedical Science, and Society Policy Program.[1] In 2010, President Barack Obama named McMurry-Heath to a role in the Food and Drug Administration working on patient regulation roles in medical devices.[4] In this role, she developed partnerships with medical device nonprofits to accelerate acceptance.[5] Prior to BIO, McMurry-Heath worked as an executive in regulatory affairs for Johnson & Johnson.[6]

BIO Chief Executive

In May 2020, McMurry-Heath was named as the third leader of BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization). She is also the first woman and first African American to lead BIO. She was introduced to the membership officially at BIO Digital in June 2020 and as part of her inaugural service interviewed Anthony Fauci about the U.S. vaccine preparedness to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Personal life

McMurry-Heath is married to Sebastian Heath, a veterinarian. They have one daughter and currently live in Washington, D.C.[1]

Other notable achievements

References
  1. "Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath | BIO". www.bio.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. Pflanzer, Lydia Ramsey. "'This is clearly about race, this is not about class': Biotech CEOs get personal about what it's like to be a Black leader in their industry and in America". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  3. "Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath Named Incoming President & CEO of BIO". SCBIO. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  4. "Michelle McMurry-Heath, M.D., Ph.D. | AcademyHealth". www.academyhealth.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. McMurry-Heath, Michelle; Hamburg, Margaret A. (2012-12-05). "Creating a Space for Innovative Device Development". Science Translational Medicine. 4 (163): 163fs43–163fs43. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3005269. ISSN 1946-6234. PMID 23209277.
  6. "BIO gets a new chief lobbyist to face off against the growing ranks of critics in Congress". Endpoints News. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. "Fauci: 'Nightmare' COVID-19 Pandemic Isn't Over Yet". BioSpace. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. "Announcing Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD and Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS as NESTcc Governing Committee Chair and Vice Chair". NESTcc. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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