Dr. Ebony Madden
Program Director at Division of Genomic Medicine
Dr. Madden is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Prior to joining NHGRI, she served as a research geneticist at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) from 2002-2006 and chief of staff of the Office of the Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) from 2006-2009. Her research portfolio includes Life After Linkage, Next Generation Association Studies, the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Network, and the H3Africa ELSI Program.
Dr. Madden received her B.S. in biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her M.S. in genetic counseling from Howard University, and her Ph.D. in genetics and human Genetics from Howard University. Her research interests include population genomics, pharmacogenomics, complex disease and health disparities.