Maryam Zaringhalam is the Senior Director of Policy at the Center for Open Science (COS). In that position, she leads COS’s policy efforts to increase openness, integrity, and reproducibility of research. These activities are anchored in a commitment to democratizing access to science, engaging and including diverse communities in the research process, and translating the products of research into outcomes that benefit the whole of society. She brings to the role her experience in science policy, public engagement, and advocacy to make science more open, equitable, and inclusive.
Prior to joining the Center for Open Science, Maryam served as the Data Science and Open Science Officer at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), working to enhance capacity in the biomedical research community for data science and open science through strategic programs and policy support. From 2022 to 2024, she also served as the Assistant Director for Public Access and Research Policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) where she oversaw the implementation of the 2022 OSTP Memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research and the 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking. She also coordinated federal agency involvement in the 2023 Federal Year of Open Science to advance open, equitable, and secure research.
Maryam received her PhD in Molecular Biology from the Rockefeller University and earned her BA in Biology at New York University. Following her PhD, she joined NIH as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow. She is also a Senior Producer for the Story Collider, bringing true, personal stories of science to live audiences in Washington, DC.
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