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Brett P. Giroir
The Texas A&M University System
John B. Connally Building, 7th Floor
301 Tarrow
College Station, Texas 77840-7896
979-458-6054
Fax: (979) 458-6044


Dr. Brett P. Giroir is Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives for The Texas A&M University System and is responsible for leading the Texas A&M Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing, a $285.6 million public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, designed to enhance the nation’s emergency preparedness against emerging infectious diseases, including pandemic influenza, and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.

Giroir is a former director of the Defense Sciences Office at DARPA and chair of the Chemical and Biological Defense Panel for the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC) for the U.S. Department of Defense. Giroir received his undergraduate education at Harvard University and his medical training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is a frequently published basic science and clinical investigator. Giroir currently holds professor appointments at the Texas A&M Colleges of Medicine and Engineering and adjunct professor appointments at the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service and the Baylor College of Medicine. He is the recipient of the Texas A&M System Award for Innovation and the U.S. Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.

Career
2011-present Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives, The Texas A&M University System
2008-2011 Vice Chancellor for Research, The Texas A&M University System
2006-2008 Director, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
2004-2006 Deputy Director, Defense Sciences Office, DARPA
2000-2004 Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Chief Medical Officer, Children's Medical Center, Dallas
1993-2008 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor with Tenure – Research Track, Associates First Capital Corporation Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics; UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
Education
1991-1993 Research Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Dallas)
1990-1991 Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, UT Southwestern Medical Center
1986-1990 Resident, Chief Resident, Pediatrics:  Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Parkland Memorial Hospital
1986 M.D., Alpha Omega Alpha, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
1982 Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)