Alicia Chou, M.S.

Alicia Chou, M.S., is the Director of the Translational Genetics and Genomics Program at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research at NIH. She manages a funding portfolio covering the areas of genetics, genetic epidemiology, functional genomics, genomics methods, bioinformatics, data repositories, genetic disease diagnosis, and bioethics aimed at improving dental, oral, and craniofacial health. In addition to this role, she is actively involved in implementing the Genomic Data Sharing Policy and Data Management and Sharing Policy at the institute and serves as NIDCR’s Genomic Program Administrator and Co-Chair of the NIDCR Data Access Committee.

Prior to joining NIDCR, Alicia supported the Critical Path to Tuberculosis Drug Regimens initiative for seven years in her role as Project Manager at two nonprofit organizations, Critical Path Institute and Reagan-Udall Foundation for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where she provided oversight for several projects that entailed coordination of biomarker discovery efforts, sequencing data submission, regulatory engagement with FDA, budget management, and community engagement. Before moving into project management, Alicia was a research technician in the Laboratory of Mycobacterial Diseases and Cellular Immunity at FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). She holds a B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Clark University and an M.S. in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases from Georgetown University.