Dr. Kamphaus serves in the dual role of leading FNIH Patient Engagement efforts and providing oversight to the several programs within FNIH’s Metabolic Disorders, Inflammation and Immunity and Women’s Health portfolios. In her role as FNIH’s Patient Engagement lead, she is responsible for establishing best practices for engaging patient voices for meaningful, end-to-end patient involvement in FNIH programs. Within Science Partnerships, she is responsible for developing multi-stakeholder public-private partnerships that include stakeholders from NIH, FDA, non-profits and life sciences companies. Dr. Kamphaus oversees three target validation programs within Accelerating Medicines Partnerships (AMP) programs in areas of Common Metabolic Diseases, Heart Failure, and Immune and Autoimmune Diseases. She also oversees projects including biomarker qualification efforts in pre-eclampsia, osteoporosis, and emerging programs in reproductive health. Dr. Kamphaus is trained in molecular genetics and cell biology and skilled in strategic planning and collaborative program development across basic, translational and patient-centric clinical research. Dr. Kamphaus conducted her postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University. She has a PhD in Molecular Genetics from The Ohio State University.