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Erin Iturriaga, D.N.P., is chief of the Health Research and Development Programs Branch in the Division for Research Capacity Building. Iturriaga oversees the IDeA Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) programs and also manages Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) grants.
She has a research and regulatory background in biomedical, data, and nursing sciences, from basic science to transformative technology and large clinical trials. Prior to joining NIGMS, she was a program officer and clinical trials specialist in the extramural program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Iturriaga received a B.S. degree in health sciences and an M.S.N. degree from George Washington University. She earned a D.P.N. degree from Yale University. Her research at Yale used the transition theory to develop a tool for improving medication continuity for older inmates transitioning from prison back into the community.