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Dr. Sara Hargrave

Dr. Sara Hargrave

Scientific Review Officer



Biography

Division:
Division of AIDS, Behavioral and Population Sciences DABP
Review Branch:
Biobehavioral Processes BP
Study Section:
Biobehavioral Regulation, Learning and Ethology BRLE

Dr. Sara Hargrave received her Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience from Purdue University, studying the neurobiology of feeding behavior and the impact of diet on blood-brain barrier integrity. She received post-doctoral training at American University, where she studied the effects of diet and drug exposure on cognitive performance. During that time, she served on the board of directors at the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, focusing on programming for early-stage investigators. Prior to joining CSR, Dr. Hargrave was an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) science and technology policy fellow in the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and a program director at the National Cancer Institute. 

 

Last updated: 08/21/2025 05:05