Joseph G. Perpich

JGPerpich, LLC

Joseph Perpich, M.D., J.D., is President of JGPerpich, LLC, a consulting firm for initiatives in the biomedical sciences, education, and medicine. Over the past 25 years he has held key leadership positions in biomedical research and education for philanthropy, industry, and government. Dr. Perpich was Vice President for Grants and Special Programs (1987-2000) at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), where he created and managed the $100 million annual grant program for science education and international biomedical research. At the same time he was responsible for the annual Holiday Lectures in Science, which were presented to local high school students by HHMI investigators and broadcast nationally and internationally via satellite and the Internet.

Dr. Perpich has developed numerous web-based projects. Currently he is working on a "virtual collaboratory" for the National Institute of Mental Health and the Fogarty International Center of the NIH to provide tools and resources for collaboration in neuroscience and mental health research, education, and training via the Internet. Dr. Perpich also recently created a web resource, entitled NeuroEd, for advance placement high school students and teachers utilizing the Dana Foundation's diverse neuroscience content. At HHMI he initiated conversion to fully electronic and web-based systems for all aspects of grant award and management as well as developing multimedia resources as adjuncts to the Holiday Lectures. For the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Dr. Perpich was instrumental in designing the Minority Scientists Network (MiSciNet) portal.

Previously, Dr Perpich was vice president for planning and business development at two biotechnology companies, as well as Associate Director for Program Planning and Evaluation at NIH (1976-1981), where he directed government-wide activities related to recombinant DNA research and regulatory policies. He also served at the Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences (1974-1976), where he developed a program in legal and medical ethics.
Among his many honors are elections as Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and of AAAS, as well as membership in the Cosmos Club. Dr. Perpich has served on numerous committees and boards, including chairing the Biotechnology Advisory Committee of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association.
Dr. Perpich is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his residency in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). At the same time, Dr. Perpich studied law at Georgetown University and received his J.D. in 1974.