{"entity":{"id":"alicia-jackson","kind":"person","name":"Alicia Jackson","aka":[],"tldr":"Materials scientist and biotechnology founder who directs ARPA-H, the United States agency that funds high-risk, high-reward health research programmes.","summary":"Alicia Jackson is Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), the United States government agency that funds high-risk, high-reward biomedical research. She holds a PhD in materials science from MIT and previously served as a Program Manager and Deputy Director of DARPA's Biological Technologies Office, where she guided an investment portfolio across biodefence, novel medicine development and biomanufacturing. She founded and led Evernow, a company focused on women's health during menopause, and co-founded or advised several biotechnology start-ups.","asOf":"2026-09-10","links":[{"label":"Source: ARPA-H Our People page","url":"https://arpa-h.gov/about/people"}],"tags":["leadership","government","research-funding"],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":["arpa-h"],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"role":"Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health","institutionId":"arpa-h","specialisms":["Biomedical research funding","Biotechnology","Women's health"],"profiles":[{"label":"Institution profile","url":"https://arpa-h.gov/about/people/alicia-jackson"}],"papers":[]},"route":"/people/alicia-jackson/","neighbours":{"institution":[{"id":"arpa-h","kind":"institution","name":"Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health","route":"/institutions/arpa-h/"}]}}