Brooke Grindlinger, PhD
Director of Scientific Programs
Brooke Grindlinger completed her PhD in microbiology at the School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences at The University of Sydney, Australia. Her research focused on the application of comparative proteomics to study the pathogenesis of the tuberculosis-causing organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis and ways in which to boost the efficacy of the tuberculosis vaccine. For this work Grindlinger received an Australian Postgraduate Award.
Grindlinger left the bench and relocated to New York City to join the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Serving for 7 years as Science Editor, Brooke managed the publication of state-of-the-art journal content, including Reviews and Commentaries, in all facets of human physiology and disease, and authored news features, editorials, book reviews, and press releases.
Brooke joined The New York Academy of Sciences in 2010 as Director of Life Sciences, responsible for developing the scientific content for the Academy's diverse portfolio of life science conferences at the local, national, and international levels. In 2011 she was promoted to Director of Scientific Programs. In her role, Grindlinger develops strategic alliances with outside organizations, foundations and individuals, and oversees a team of PhD scientists to develop the Academy's overall interdisciplinary scientific portfolio of events and multimedia encompassing the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering.
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Brooke Grindlinger, PhD
Director of Scientific Programs
212.298.8625
bgrindlinger@nyas.org