Biography

Marilyn Moore-Hoon, Ph.D., M.S., is the chief of the Scientific Review Branch within NCATS’ Division of Extramural Activities, where she oversees the scientific review officers who manage the peer review of grant applications and contract proposals submitted to the center. She is responsible for implementing NIH peer review policies and practices, collecting and analyzing review data and workflows, and ensuring the development of research initiatives with strong peer-review language. She also develops and manages contracts — from development of the Request for Proposals through technical evaluation — and is Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Level 1 certified.

Prior to joining NCATS in December 2022, Moore-Hoon gained extensive experience in scientific peer review and NIH policy, taking on various leadership roles and serving on NIH-wide committees while at different NIH institutes and centers. She was the neuroscience peer review team lead at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) from 2018 to 2022 and worked as a scientific review officer from 2009 to 2018 at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Previously, she was a fellow and then a staff biologist in the intramural program at NIDCR, where she used molecular biology, physiology and biophysical techniques to study the role of sodium/potassium/chloride solute carrier (SLC family) transport proteins in the nephron.

Moore-Hoon earned her Ph.D. in natural sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, where she studied the molecular biology of sodium/phosphate and amino acid SLC family transport proteins. She also holds an M.S. in chemistry from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Moore-Hoon has received three NIH Director’s Awards and multiple NIH institute and center (NIDCR, NINDS) Director’s Awards.

Professional Interests

Moore-Hoon is committed to improving the peer-review process at NIH and supporting NCATS’ goal to get more treatments to all patients more quickly.