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American neuroscientist and Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). | |
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Patricia A. Grady is an American neuroscientist internationally recognized for her research on stroke, which specializes in cerebral blood flow, metabolism, and function. She is director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Grady was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1999 and is a member of several scientific organizations, including the Society for Neuroscience and the American Academy of Nursing. She is a fellow of the American Stroke Association and the American Neurological Association.
Grady lectures and speaks nationally and internationally on topics including future directions in nursing research, [1] developments in the neurological sciences, and Federal research opportunities. She is widely known within NIH as a leader supporting the advances of women in science. [2]
Before coming to NIH, Grady held several academic positions and served concurrently on the faculties of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and School of Nursing. Prior to being appointed director of NINR, Grady served as acting director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Grady was raised in South Florida. She excelled in science and was interested in health and decided on a career in nursing "because it gave you flexibility and the potential to carry out the profession in any number of settings and a variety of lifestyles." [3]
Grady earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from Georgetown University. [4] She received her graduate degrees from the University of Maryland: [5] a master's degree from the School of Nursing and a doctorate in physiology from the School of Medicine. [6]
Grady has authored or co-authored numerous articles and papers on hypertension, cerebrovascular permeability, vascular stress, and cerebral edema. She is an editorial board member of the major stroke journals. Her early research projects on stroke and brain function received funding from the NIH and the Office of Naval Research. Grady presented her scientific findings in a number of national and international scientific meetings, including symposia at NIH. In 1988, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) recruited her to become an administrator in the area of stroke.
In 1988, Grady joined NIH as an extramural research program administrator in the NINDS in the areas of stroke and brain imaging. She served on the NIH Task Force for Medical Rehabilitation Research, which established the first long-range research agenda for the field of medical rehabilitation research. In 1992, she assumed the responsibilities of NINDS Assistant Director. From 1993 to 1995, she was deputy director and acting director of NINDS.[ citation needed ]
Grady was appointed Director of NINR in 1995 by National Institutes of Health Director Harold Varmus. [7]
Under her leadership, the NINR more than doubled its budget [8] [9] and significantly increased the number of research and training grants awarded. NINR's annual budget is about $150 million, and more than 80 percent goes toward funding the work of nurse scientists within NINR and around the country. [10]
Grady was instrumental in shaping "Bringing Science to Life," the institute's long-term strategic plan. [11] Her tenure as Director of NINR was also seen as an increased commitment to training the next generation of nurse scientists, [12] [13] dedicating more resources to training future scientists, as a percentage of budget, than nearly any other NIH institute. She retired from NIH on August 31, 2018. [14]
In 2002, Grady received the first award of the Centennial Achievement Medal from Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies. In 1996, the University of Maryland presented her with an honorary Doctorate in public service. That same year, she was named the inaugural Rozella M. Schlotfeld distinguished lecturer at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. In 2011, Arizona State University's College of Nursing and Health Innovation presented her with a Discover Award. [15]
The Council on Cardiovascular Nurses of the American Heart Association named her the Excellence in Nursing Lecturer in 1995. In 2005, Grady received Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina and Thomas Jefferson University, and Columbia University School of Nursing honored her with its prestigious Second Century Award for Excellence in Health Care. In 2008, Grady received a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. [16]
Grady is a past recipient of the NIH MERIT Award and received the Public Health Service Superior Service Award for her exceptional leadership. She has twice been named [17] to Washingtonian magazine's list of "100 Most Powerful Women." [18]
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late 1880s and is now part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Many NIH facilities are located in Bethesda, Maryland, and other nearby suburbs of the Washington metropolitan area, with other primary facilities in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina and smaller satellite facilities located around the United States. The NIH conducts its own scientific research through the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) and provides major biomedical research funding to non-NIH research facilities through its Extramural Research Program.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It conducts and funds research on brain and nervous system disorders and has a budget of just over US$2.03 billion. The mission of NINDS is "to reduce the burden of neurological disease—a burden borne by every age group, every segment of society, and people all over the world". NINDS has established two major branches for research: an extramural branch that funds studies outside the NIH, and an intramural branch that funds research inside the NIH. Most of NINDS' budget goes to fund extramural research. NINDS' basic science research focuses on studies of the fundamental biology of the brain and nervous system, genetics, neurodegeneration, learning and memory, motor control, brain repair, and synapses. NINDS also funds clinical research related to diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system, e.g. AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), as part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the nursing care of individuals across the life span—from management of patients during illness and recovery, to the reduction of risks for disease and disability, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
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