David G. Badman, PhD

David G. Badman, PhD (University of Florida 1969) was Assistant Professor of Biology, Kalamazoo 1969-1974, and joined the NIH in 1974. He directed the Hematology Program of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1975-2004), where he managed a portfolio of blood-related research grants amounting to approximately $70 million in FY 2004. The program’s emphasis was basic red blood cell research, hemoglobin disorders, iron metabolism, and stem cell biology, supported by research grants, Center grants, and SBIR awards. He was Project Officer for the Iron Chelator Drug Development Program of the NIDDK from 1976-2004. In 1999, Dr. Badman was appointed Deputy Director of the Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases (DKUHD), NIDDK, where he had direct responsibility for the Division research budget, and advised the Director, DKUHD, on policy and administrative matters. He received numerous awards, including 2 NIH Director’s awards, the inaugural NIDDK Director’s award, and the American Society of Hematology’s Outstanding Public Service Award. He retired from the Federal Civil Service in December, 2004. He currently is contracted to the NIDDK, where he is the Program Officer for the NIH-RAID (Rapid Access to Interventional Development) Pilot, a Roadmap program designed to assist academic investigators in developing therapeutic agents. He also advises the Director, DKUHD, on hematologic scientific issues, and on policy and administrative matters.