Robin S. Broughton

Robin S. Broughton, PhD has a strong academic and scientific background, with a focus on leadership, culture, and education in the field of science. They currently hold the position of Director, Cultural Innovations at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where they are responsible for advancing science leadership and culture. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Fellow in the Office of the President and in Science Education at the same institute.

Before joining the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dr. Broughton held various program director roles at the National Institutes of Health. They served as a Program Director at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and the National Cancer Institute.

Earlier in their career, Dr. Broughton worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Meharry Medical College.

Robin S. Broughton, PhD completed a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Microbiology at North Carolina State University from 1992 to 1996. Later, from 1999 to 2004, they pursued a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After obtaining their Ph.D., they engaged in Postdoctoral Fellowships in HIV Biology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 2004 to 2005 and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2006 to 2008. In February 2016, they also obtained the Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representative, Level III from the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).