BROOKS Philip John (P.J.)

Philip J. (P.J.) Brooks is the deputy director of NCATS’ Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation. He also is the working group co-coordinator for the NIH Common Fund program on Somatic Cell Genome Editing, one of the leaders of the Platform Vector Gene Therapy (PaVe-GT) pilot project and the co-chair of the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium(link is external).  He also represents NCATS in the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC).

In May 2022, Brooks was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Sonia Skarlatos Public Service Award(link is external) by the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy for consistently fostering and enhancing the field of gene and cell therapy.

Prior to joining NCATS, Brooks was an investigator in the NIH intramural program, where he focused on rare neurologic diseases resulting from defective DNA repair, including xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndrome and Fanconi anemia.