Roberto Flores, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Responsibilities & Activities
Dr. Flores serves as a Program Director in the Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) and as the Coordinator for the Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research Implementation Working Groups (IWGs). In this role, he facilitates the implementation efforts for the Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research and supports the activities of the IWGs with ONR colleagues and other NIH institutes, centers and offices. Dr. Flores also serves as co-chair for the Microbiome, Diet and Health Interrelationships IWG.
Areas of Expertise
Human microbiome and nutrition research; Infectious disease Epidemiology; Bioassay development and validation; Molecular screening of viral infections; Next generation sequencing technologies in cancer research and infectious disease; Cancer prevention and control program; Grant management; Scientific program coordination and development.
This page last reviewed on February 20, 2023