Dina N. Paltoo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dina N. Paltoo
Paltoo in 2020
Alma mater	Howard University Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Scientific career
Fields	Epidemiology, open science, data science
Institutions	United States National Library of Medicine National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Dina Nicole Paltoo is an American scientist who studies how diseases spread. This field is called epidemiology. She is also an expert in open science and data science. This means she helps make scientific information and data available for everyone to use. She works as an assistant director at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Dina Paltoo's Education

Dina Paltoo went to Howard University. There, she earned a bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Microbiology. She also received a Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics. For her Ph.D. in 1996, she wrote a long research paper called a dissertation. It was about how certain treatments could affect cancer cells.

Later, Paltoo earned a master's degree in public health (M.P.H.). She got this from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She also did special research training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. After that, she joined a program at the National Cancer Institute. Here, she focused on studying how to prevent cancer using molecular epidemiology.

Dina Paltoo's Career

Paltoo started her career at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At NHLBI, she managed scientific projects related to genetics and personalized medicine. Personalized medicine means treatments made just for you based on your genes.

Later, she moved to the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM). Here, she led efforts to share scientific data. She also worked on policies for open science. This means making research and data freely available to everyone. Her job involved thinking about the rules and ethical parts of sharing scientific information. She also helped with policies for health information technology.

Paltoo then returned to the NHLBI. She became the assistant director for scientific strategy and innovation. In this role, she advises the NHLBI Director. She helps guide new scientific projects and programs. These programs are all about the NHLBI's mission to improve heart, lung, and blood health.

Throughout her different jobs at the NIH, Paltoo has worked with many groups. She has partnered with other parts of the NIH and the U.S. government. Her work focuses on making science more open, using data effectively, and making information available to the public.