Biography

Laura (Hope) Shapiro is a program support specialist in the Therapeutic Development Branch (TDB) within NCATS’ Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI). She is in charge of personnel, travel and the TDB director’s calendar. Before that, she was the executive assistant to the director in NCATS’ Office of the Director. There, she managed the director’s correspondence, meetings and travel. She also has been a program specialist in DPI and managed three core groups: Informatics, Analytical Chemistry, and Training and Education.

Before she came to NCATS, Shapiro was a program specialist in the Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch of the National Cancer Institute. She also was a secretary in the Laboratory of Molecular Signaling at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Shapiro also has worked for National Geographic; was a high school teacher; taught video production; and worked at Danya International, Inc., a health communications company. At Danya, she created a video about quitting smoking that won a Peer Award from the Television, Internet and Video Association of DC.

Shapiro holds a B.A. cum laude in film and video production from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Professional Interests

Shapiro enjoys being able to use her video production skills at NCATS. She helped DPI create 10 laboratory tour videos for its scientific review meetings. The videos are posted on NCATS’ YouTube page. She looks forward to using her skills to shine a light on translational science.