Dr. Perruccio comes to NINR from NIDCR, where she served as a Scientific Review Officer. Prior to that, Liz worked as a Program Director at the NCI in the Center to Reduce Health Disparities, where she was responsible for the oversight of national research programs that: (1) advanced biological, epidemiological, clinical, and behavioral research to improve cancer control/prevention efforts and promoted health equity; (2) coordinated research, training, and outreach efforts for cancer disparities research, and (3) increased the inclusion/diversity of underrepresented populations and investigators in biomedical research via the CPACHE Program.
Liz began her career as a Regulatory Scientist at the FDA before joining NCI in 2010. She holds a PhD in Cell Biology from New York Medical College and completed NIH post-doctoral fellowships at the NCI and NEI. She is passionate about advancing health equity and in 2018 was awarded the NCI Director's Award for NCI Champions-Leading Diversity for her efforts.
At NINR, Liz will oversee a health disparities research program and work on the NINR training program.