Dr. Taylor is chief of the Capacity Building Branch in the NIGMS Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity. He oversees the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program, which fosters basic, translational and clinical biomedical research at institutions in states where NIH funding has historically been low. Dr. Taylor also manages a number of programs aimed at increasing the research capabilities of institutions with substantial enrollments of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences as well as enhancing the research competitiveness of faculty at those institutions.
Dr. Taylor joined NIGMS in 2011 from the former National Center for Research Resources, where he was a health scientist administrator for 11 years, during which he helped guide the growth of the IDeA program. Before coming to NIH, he was the deputy director of the thermal stress program and director of the hyperbaric environmental adaptation program at the Naval Medical Research Institute.
To arrange an interview with W. Fred Taylor, contact the NIGMS Office of Communications and Public Liaison at 301-496-7301.