Adrianna Aliquo is a Scientific Innovation Program Specialist at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). She received her graduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University. She has experience as a biomedical technician during the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining hands-on experience with the end users for a broad range of medical devices. She transitioned to federal contracting a couple years into her career with the Department of Defense’s Medical Device Acquisition Command. She now works with the NIH as a specialist for the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx Tech) Program, assisting on women’s health projects such as the Fetal Monitoring Challenge, Maternal Health Challenge, and ACT ENDO Challenge.