Michelle Culp, BSN, MPH is the Director of Clinical Operations at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and works for the Office of Science Policy. She is the Acting Director of the NCATS Trial Innovation Network that addresses clinical trial roadblocks and focuses on operational innovation, excellence and collaboration for the CTSA Program. She has managed the clinical trials for influenza vaccines, biodefense and global trials.