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Erika Barr, Ph.D.

Policy Officer, Division of Intramural Research Liaison

Email
barrel@mail.nih.gov
Phone
301 480 3774
Location
BG 6710 ROCKLEDGE DR. WING B RM 2217A
6710B ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
BETHESDA MD 20817

Biosketch

Erika Barr, Ph.D., joined OEP as a policy officer and intramural division liaison in 2024. Her previous NIH experience includes serving as the inaugural director of the NIH Community College Summer Enrichment Program and College Summer Opportunities to Advance Research in the NIH Office of the Director’s Office of Intramural Training & Education.

Following her undergraduate studies, Dr. Barr taught sixth grade science for the North Carolina public school system. She also served as an assistant coordinator for the Greensboro Area Math and Science Education Center (GAMSEC). The purpose of GAMSEC was to improve the math and science skills of middle and high school students from underrepresented backgrounds. Moreover, the center focused on encouraging the students to pursue an undergraduate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math-related discipline.

Dr. Barr received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and her doctoral degree in biological sciences with a focus on immunology from Clark Atlanta University. She then completed two postdoctoral fellowships: the first at the Medical Research Council-London School of Hygiene and Tropical Disease in The Gambia, West Africa, and the second at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore.