John J. McGowan, M.S., Ph.D. [C]

Data Science Consultant

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Education:

M.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi

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Biography

Dr. John J. McGowan launched the Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies and was the acting head of ODSET while he recruited Wilbert into the position before retiring but remains with the ODSET team as a consultant. Even before launching ODSET, Dr. McGowan had an extremely successful career at the NIH and NIAID, including serving as the Acting Deputy Directory for Management, the Director of the Division of Extramural Activities (DEA), and the Deputy Director for Science Management and Executive Officer, all while leading both the NIH and NIAID towards embracing emerging technologies and big data. Dr. McGowan received both his MS in Biology and his PhD in Microbiology from the University of Mississippi.