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Mary Woolley serves as president and CEO of Research!America, a not-for-profit health advocacy and public education alliance. She has served as a keynote speaker on research advocacy at academic research institutions, scientific societies and foundations including the Lasker Foundation. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine

Mary Woolley aided Research!America in advocating with other organizations for the doubling of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget from 1999 to 2003.

Education and Career
Woolley received a bachelor of science from Stanford Universityand a master of arts from San Francisco State University. In her early career, Woolley served as San Francisco project director for an NIH-funded clinical trial, the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). In 1981, she became administrator of the Medical Research Institute of San Francisco, and in 1986 was named the Institute's executive director and CEO. Woolley has served as president and CEO of Research!America since 1990. She also served two terms on the National Academy of Sciences Board on Life Sciences, and currently serves on its Board for Higher Education and Workforce.

Newspapers

 * China’s Moon Landing. The New York Times. 2013.
 * Who We Work For: On winning hearts, minds, and votes for science. The Scientist. 2013.

Journals

 * Federal research funding . Issues in Science and Technology 19, no. 2. 2002.p. 5-8. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43312279.
 * Public Attitudes and Perceptions About Health-Related Research. JAMA. 2005. p. 294(11):1380–1384. http://doi:10.1001/jama.294.11.1380
 * Research and Women's Health: Why Your Vote Is Essential. Journal of Women's Health 7, no.2. 1998. p. 979. http://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.1998.7.979

Awards

 * AcademyHealth Chair Award
 * Adam Yarmolinsky Award from the National Academy of Medicine
 * American Hospital Association Silver Touchstone Award for Public Affairs Programming
 * Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Dean's Award for Distinguished Service
 * Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Special Award for Science Advocacy
 * Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Health Advocacy Award
 * Friends of the National Library of Medicine Paul G. Rogers Public Service Award
 * National Advocacy Leadership Award from the Lupus Foundation of America

Honors
Woolley is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and has served two terms on its Governing Council. She serves on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Board for Higher Education and Workforce and has served two terms on the Academies’ Board on Life Sciences.