Biography

Belinda Seto, Ph.D. is the Deputy Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). She is responsible for the governance and management of all facets of the Institute, including strategic planning for research and training programs, budget planning, financial management, communications, and staffing. She has launched major initiatives in developing technologies to achieve health equity in the under-served populations, and policies to promote strategic partnerships with stakeholders. She chairs the NIH working group on women and bioengineering to increase the number of women and enhance their careers in bioengineering. As such, she is a strong advocate for the next generation of biomedical researchers.

Prior to joining the NIBIB, Dr. Seto was the Acting Deputy Director for Extramural Research at the NIH. She led the Office of Extramural Research, which is the focal point for NIH policies and guidelines for research administration. Dr. Seto has a wealth of experience in the health policy arena, particularly AIDS policies. She also directed minority health programs in the areas of infant mortality and behavioral interventions research.

Dr. Seto earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry at Purdue University. Following postdoctoral training at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, she joined the Food and Drug Administration where she conducted research in virology for nearly 10 years. She has received numerous awards for her research, including the Distinguished Alumni Award for Science from Purdue University, the DHHS Secretary's Award for Exceptional Achievement, Inventor's Awards, NIH Director’s awards and she is listed in the American Men and Women of Science.

Dr. Seto serves on numerous Federal and professional organizations and committees, as well as being a member of several professional societies. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

Selected Bibliography

Seto, B. Molecular Medicine and Imaging Science: Focus on Imagine-Guided Interventions. Fourth Image-Guided Therapy Workshop, October 2011.

Seto, B. et al. Launch of the American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2011; 1(1) 1-2.

Seto, B and Luo, J. Data Sharing: Security and Data Standards, CODATA Data Science J, June 2006

Seto, B et al. Molecular Imaging, Biological Psychiatry, 2005

Seto, B. Foreword, Molecular Biology Primer, Academic Radiology 11 Supplement 1, 2-4, 2004.

Seto, B. Required education on the protection of human subjects: An NIH initiative. Kennedy Inst Ethics J 11, 87-90, 2001.

Seto, B. History of medical ethics and perspectives on disparities in minority recruitment and involvement in health research. Am J Med Sci 322, 248-252, 2001.

Seto, B.: The plight of new investigators. FASEB News 33, 5, 2000.

Seto, B. Inclusion of women and minorities as subjects in clinical research: opportunities and challenges. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2, 309-313, 1994.