Michael A. Portman
Dr. Michael A. Portman is
a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington, and attending
Pediatric Cardiologist and principal
investigator at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Research Institute. Dr. Portman
has been engaged in pediatric research and pediatric cardiology practice for
over 30 years. He directs a research program, funded
primarily by U.S government agencies such as National Institutes of Health and
the Food and Drug Administration, which extends from basic bench sciences and
translational animal models to clinical trials and
community based studies. Dr. Portman serves on editorial boards for numerous
journals. Additionally, he has continuously served as a member of standing study
sections or special emphasis panels for the U.S National
Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration and Center for Disease
Control. He has reviewed for private organizations such as American Heart
Association and the Pediatric Academic Societies, as well as
for scientific funding organizations within the European Community. Dr. Portman
emphasizes training the next generation of scientists and extending diversity
throughout the scientific and medical disciplines.
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