“In times of crisis—like the current COVID-19 pandemic—medical innovations have to move at the speed of the virus instead of the traditional research timeline. In order for that to happen, researchers need access to timely, standardized data, and they need it all in one place.”
“That’s one of a number of efforts spearheaded by Dr. Susan Gregurick, associate director for data science at the National Institutes of Health and head of the relatively new Office of Data Science Strategy, launched in 2018.”
“In this one-on-one interview with Aaron Boyd, senior editor of technology and events at Nextgov, Gregurick talks about how the clinical research community is banding together to combat the pandemic and how data scientists are working to get them the data they need to be successful…” Watch the interview here.
Source: Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring NIH Associate Director Dr. Susan Gregurick – August 12, 2020. Government Executive.
