Chris Hoover

Senior Program Manager for Special Projects, EBRC

Dr. Christopher Hoover (Chris) is Senior Program Manager for Special Projects at EBRC where he is focused on promoting safe and responsible uses of engineering biology in health, agriculture, biosecurity, and climate. He also supports EBRC and its members in communicating the societal benefits of engineering biology to diverse audiences. Prior to EBRC, Chris was an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) where he covered biotechnology, biosecurity, and health outcomes. He enjoys serving as a bridge between scientific experts and policy-makers—working to implement evidence-based solutions that improve human health and wellbeing. In addition to his time at OSTP, Chris worked in state and local public health departments responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, promoting data-driven approaches to combat the overdose epidemic, and modernizing public health data systems. He was a 2022 JHU Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellow, received his MPH from Emory University, and completed doctoral training in public health data science and infectious disease epidemiology at UC Berkeley.