Biographical Information
Michael T. Marron, Ph.D., Associate Director
National Center for Research Resources
National Institutes of Health
6701 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda , MD 20892-4874
Email: marron@nih.gov
Dr. Marron is Associate Director of the National Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health with responsibility for programs supporting research, development and access to sophisticated technologies at resource centers nationwide and grants for acquisition of state-of-the-art instrumentation. Areas of emphasis include high performance computing, molecular and cellular structural biology technologies, biomedical imaging, spectroscopic technologies, proteomics and glycomics, and mathematical modeling and computer simulations. He created the Biomedical Informatics Research Network initiative to promote advances in biomedical and health care research through the development and support of cyberinfrastructure that facilitates data sharing and multi-institutional collaboration.
Dr. Marron earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University and conducted postdoctoral research at the Theoretical Chemistry Institute in Madison, Wisconsin. He was professor of chemistry, department chairman, and Dean of Science at the University of Wisconsin Parkside campus where he taught physical and biophysical chemistry, conducted research on fundamental mechanisms of interaction between electromagnetic fields and living organisms, and founded the Biomedical Research Institute to foster interdisciplinary research.
Dr. Marron has also served as program director for Molecular Biology at the Office of Naval Research where he managed multidisciplinary extramural research programs in marine biology, biosensors, biomaterials, nanotechnology, and environmental biology. He developed and managed a program in laser medicine for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. During his tenure at ONR he served as Chief Scientist for biological sciences, Director of Resources and Assessment for the Chief of Naval Operations, and represented DoD on national and international biotechnology committees.