Jason Conage-Pough, Ph.D.

Responsibilities & Activities
I am an AAAS Science and Technology Policy fellow working on detail within the Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases division of the NIDDK. Through this placement, I have the opportunity to promote scientific entrepreneurship through the Small Business (SBIR/STTR) program and promote paradigm-shifting research through the Innovative Science Accelerator (ISAC) and Catalytic Tool and Technology Development (R21) programs. Additionally, I oversee the KUH R13 Conference Grant program, which supports conference attendance for junior investigators and trainees.
Committees & Working Groups
- NIDDK Small Business Working Group, Member
Select Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018-2023
Ph.D., Emory University, 2018
ORDP Analyst, Genentech, Inc, 2009-2011