Program Director
National Science Foundation / Biological Sciences Directorate
Alexandria, Virginia
Dr. Diane Jofuku Okamuro is a Program Director for the Plant Genome Research Program Cluster at the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The PGRP Cluster manages the Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) which is broad in scope and supports functional genomics tool development and basic genome-scale discovery research that will provide new insights into plant processes that are important to the U.S. economy. The Cluster also manages the Plant Genome Research Postdoctoral Fellowships program which is part of the BIO-wide Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) program. Dr. Okamuro received her Ph.D. in Biology from UCLA and is a plant molecular geneticist by training. She has broad-based experience in cutting-edge genomics technologies and has held research and management positions in both academia and industry prior to joining NSF in 2005.
Award Talk - Mary Clutter Leadership in Public Service Award
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT