Kristopher Bough MSc, PhD

Kristopher J. Bough, MSc, PhD, is the Director of NINR’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program and oversees a portfolio of healthcare technologies. Prior to joining NINR, Dr. Bough was a Program Director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for 12 years, where he oversaw SBIR/STTR and research project grants focused on the discovery of new therapeutics for addiction (2008-2020). Prior to joining NIDA, Dr. Bough worked as a clinical pharmacologist at the US Food & Drug Administration/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (2005-2008). He is interested in the development of biomarkers and AI-based technologies to improve healthcare. Dr. Bough holds a BS degree in Biology from Gettysburg College and MS and PhD degrees in Biology (neuroscience) from Georgetown University.