Scott J. Steele, Ph.D.

Professional Background

Scott Steele, Ph.D. serves as the Director of Regulatory Science Programs, in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is actively involved in developing and leading regulatory science educational programs, serving as Program Director for a Certificate in Regulatory Science and Core Director of the Regulatory Science to Advance Precision Medicine initiative. He is an associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, where his academic interests are focused on a range of science and technology policy issues including translational research and regulatory science, public health preparedness, and national security. Dr. Steele also serves as the Director of Government and Academic Research Alliances, where he facilitates strategic research and educational partnerships between the University and government agencies and laboratories, industry, and other academic institutions. Prior to joining the University of Rochester, Dr. Steele served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), as a policy analyst and later as the Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

Research