Gerry Higgins

Biography

Dr. Higgins is a well-known clinician, scientist and an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in biomedical research. Dr. Higgins Served as Vice President for Hoffmann-La Roche Pharmaceuticals, helping to integrate personalized medicine into their product line. He also served as Chief of Molecular Neurobiology at the NIH, supervised several laboratories, and managed multimillion annual budget. Obtained over $65 M in grants, contracts and corporate funding for R&D projects.He also served as Chief of Molecular Neurobiology at the National Institutes of Health, Vice President of Hoffmann – La Roche, Vice President of Laerdal Medical Corporation, Chief Innovation Officer for the MedStar Hospital Network, Adjunct Professor at Harvard Medical School, Professor at University of Rochester School of Medicine and was Director at Assurex Health. Currently, Dr. Higgins is a Research Professor at University of Michigan.Dr. Higgins has a two Ph.D. degrees (Neuroscience & Anatomy) and a M.D. degree in Psychiatry from the University of Vermont. He has authored over 330 peer-reviewed publications, books and technical monographs, and a patent to his credit. He is a member of American Psychiatric Association, American Society of Human Genetics, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and American Medical Informatics Association

Research Interest

Neurobiology