Dan Patrone, PhD, current student in The Bioethics Program,  has been awarded an internship in research ethics at the National Institutes for Health (NIH) in North Carolina.

 

The NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) offers summer internships to students interested in gaining hands-on policy experience in a Federal government office in the areas of biosecurity, gene transfer, genetic technologies, and clinical research policy.

OBA is located in the Office of Science Policy in the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health. The office has a pivotal role in promoting the science, safety, and ethics of biotechnology through the advancement of knowledge, enhancement of public understanding, and development of sound public policies.