Jeremy M. Berg
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Biographical Sketch
Dr. Jeremy M. Berg became the NIGMS director in November 2003. He oversees a $1.9 billion budget that funds basic research in the areas of cell biology, biophysics, genetics, developmental biology, pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, bioinformatics and computational biology. The Institute supports more than 4,500 research grants—about 10 percent of the grants funded by NIH as a whole—as well as a substantial amount of research training and programs designed to increase the number of minority biomedical scientists.
Prior to his appointment as NIGMS director, Dr. Berg directed the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, where he also served as professor and director of the Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry. In addition, he directed the Markey Center for Macromolecular Structure and Function and co-directed the W.M. Keck Center for the Rational Design of Biologically Active Molecules at the university.
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Curriculum Vitae and Selected Scientific Publications
Messages to the Scientific Community
The NIGMS Feedback Loop alerts researchers to NIGMS funding opportunities, trends and plans. It also encourages input and feedback on Institute activities. Dr. Berg is an avid poster. Subscribe to automatically receive new posts via e-mail or RSS feed.
Until early 2009, the NIGMS Feedback Loop was an e-newsletter that always included a message from the NIGMS Director. Access archived issues.
Feedback Loop Director's Messages
Archived Messages to the Scientific Community
Congressional Statements
May 21, 2009
March 5, 2008
March 6, 2007
Archived Congressional Statements
News Releases
Biophysical Society Announces 2009 Distinguished Service Award
Biophysical Society news release (October 20, 2008)
NIH Nominates Scientific Management Review Board Members
NIH news release (September 9, 2008)
Archived News Releases
Presentations
Funding for Early Stage Investigators: Needs and Opportunities
Presentation at an American Chemical Society Congressional Briefing (February 27, 2009)
Archived Presentations
Articles, Interviews, Podcasts, and Videocasts
Dr. Jeremy Berg on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry [MOV, 18.3 MB]
Statement from the NIGMS director about the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry. (October 7, 2009)
Dr. Jeremy Berg on the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [MOV, 11.0 MB]
Statement from the NIGMS director about the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. (October 5, 2009)
Videocast: Jeremy Berg on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget [MOV, 15.8 MB]
Statement on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies. (May 21, 2009)
Stimulating the Economy through Biomedical Research [PDF, 243 KB]
Guest President's Column in the newsletter of the American Society for Cell Biology (April 2009)
The Path from Jellyfish to Medical Advances
Commentary on Google News (October 9, 2008)
Videocast: Jeremy Berg on 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [MOV, 5.05 MB] (Captions) [Download free Quicktime Player]
Comments about prize to NIGMS grantees (October 8, 2008)
NIGMS Statement on 2008 Chemistry Prize to Grantees
Videocast: Jeremy Berg on Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study
Interview with Voice of America (July 23, 2008)
Archived Articles, Interviews, Podcasts, and Videocasts
Contact Information
Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive MSC 6200, Room 2AN.12
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
301-594-2172
301-402-0156 (fax)
bergj@mail.nih.gov
