Letitia Weigand, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dr. Tish Weigand, Ph.D. is the Acting Director of the Office of Training and Workforce Development at NINDS. Dr. Weigand’s career in science has hit the trifecta of academia, government, and industry. She began at the lab bench conducting research at the intersection of neuroscience, physiology and immunology, after which she entered government service at NINDS as a program analyst and manager in the Training Office. There she oversaw institutional training programs and many other initiatives for a number of years before moving on to work in the pharmaceutical industry as a Medical Science Liaison for UCB, serving as a regional expert on the science underlying the company’s epilepsy portfolio. She recently made her return to NINDS to create and lead programs that support research training and career development for graduate students, postdocs, and early career physician scientists.Dr. Weigand holds a PhD from John Hopkins University and completed a postdoctoral training in neuroscience at George Washington University. She is passionate about preparing and equipping the next generation of scientists and professionals for success. Throughout her career she has served as a speaker and mentor throughout the biomedical and neuroscience communities