

Adrienne resides in Montgomery, New Jersey with her husband, Aaron, and two children, Alex and Ava. She is a 2001 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance. Adrienne manages a team that services several hedge fund clients with assets in excess of $20 billion. Professionally, Adrienne is a Vice President in the Alternatives Investment Solution division of State Street Corporation. Adrienne was named also named CDF’s 2016 Volunteer of Year. Since 2016, Adrienne has organized her own Turkey Trot, which as of 2020 has reached 48 states with thousands of people registering. However, she primarily focused her efforts on fundraising for Celiac Disease Foundation by coordinating Team Gluten-Free events throughout the year. Adrienne has served as a support contact person, handling many calls and emails from those newly diagnosed. Alex’s diagnosis drove Adrienne to seek help and guidance and also inspired her to help others. Alex was born premature at a little over four pounds, and spent his first three years on the lowest point of the growth curve.Īfter one year with no weight gain, Alex’s pediatrician recommended that he be tested for celiac disease. After leaving the USPTO, he returned to the NIH to work as a fellow in technology transfer at the National Cancer Institute.Adrienne has been a volunteer for Celiac Disease Foundation since 2012 when her son, Alex, was diagnosed at age three. In 2020, he transitioned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and became an examiner working in a biotechnology arts unit where he examined many patent applications related to gene therapies. Cilz researched roles of the neuropeptides vasopressin and oxytocin in social memory. As a postdoctoral scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health in Maryland, Dr. His research background is in neurophysiological mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Cilz completed his PhD in Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics at the University of North Dakota. Nicholas Cilz is the new Field Technology Transfer Specialist in Minneapolis. Creative, motivated by challenges and a genuine interest in the growth and positive experiences of others, he looks to continue providing value as an advocate for the VA and its dedicated researchers and employee-inventors.ĭavis is a Montana native and lives in San Diego with his wife and three children, where they enjoy doing as much as the community and climate have to offer.ĭr. Throughout his career, Davis became revered by colleagues and external partners as a “navigator of bureaucracy” for his tenacity in identifying opportunities, bridging siloed groups and resources, and facilitation of others to move more confidently toward their ideal states.

He then joined the VA San Diego Healthcare System in June 2018 as a Health System Specialist within Systems Redesign and Innovation, where he was responsible for leading process improvement initiatives and implementing VHA Innovation Ecosystem program objectives, which sought to instill a methodical approach to, and capacity for, the development, adoption, and scaling of intrapreneurial ventures. Upon separating, he continued to work with the Air Force as a civilian program manager and liaison in the United Kingdom. Federal-wide Research Performance Progress Reportĭavis Becker joined the Technology Transfer Program in November 2021 as a Field Technology Transfer Specialist to serve VA Medical Centers in Southern California.ĭavis began his 17-year career in public service as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician in the United States Air Force.Find VA-sponsored clinical trials near you.Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.NIH Manuscript Submission for VA Investigators.ORD Program Guides, VHA Directives, Handbooks.VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI).VA SHIELD (Central Biospecimen and Data Repository).Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Biorepository.VA Electronic Determination Aid (VAEDA).VA Innovation and Research Review System (VAIRRS).Office of Research Protections, Policy, and Education (ORPP&E).National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII).Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative (DEI).Centralized Interactive Phenomics Resource (CIPHER).Center for Data & Computational Science (C-DACS).Letters and Op-eds Concerning VA Research with Animals.National Academy of Sciences Assessment.Currently Approved VA Protocols for Research.Distinguished Medical Research Scientist.COVID-19 Observational Research Collaboratory.
