Working Group Members

Chair

• James M. Anderson, MD, PhD
  Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Common Fund Program Leader

• Ravi Basavappa, PhD
  Program Leader
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Members

• Kristin Abraham, PhD
  Senior Advisor
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
   
• Vernon Anderson, PhD
  Program Director
  Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
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• Hugh Auchincloss, MD
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• David Balshaw, PhD (Alternate)
  Program Director
  Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences
  Division of Extramural Research and Training
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Marie A. Bernard, MD
  Deputy Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
   
• Ken Bridbord, MD, MPH
  Division Director
  Division of International Training and Research
  John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)
   
• Robert H. Carter, MD
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
   
• Christine Colvis, PhD
  Program Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
   
• Jennifer Collins, MR
  Health Specialist
  Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch
  Division of Extramural Research and Training
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Milton Corn, MD, FACP, FACMI
  Deputy Director for Research and Education
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
   
• Cindy D. Davis, PhD
  Office of Dietary Supplements
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Emmeline Edwards, PhD 
  Director, Division of Extramural Research
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
   
• Zeynep Erim, PhD
  Acting Director, Division of Interdisciplinary Training
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
   
• Valerie Florance, PhD
  Associate Director for Extramural Programs
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
   
• Nara Gavini, PhD, MPhil, MSc
  Chief
  Office of Extramural Programs
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
   
• Raymond Jacobson, PhD
  IRG Chief
  Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated Review Group
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Susan Koester, PhD
  Deputy Division Director
  Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
   
• Rajiv Kumar, PhD
  IRG Chief
  Musculoskeletal, Oral and Skin Sciences Integrated Review Group
  Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Roger Little, PhD
  Deputy Division Director
  Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• James Mack, PhD
  Scientific Review Officer
  Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Judy A. Mietz, PhD
  Program Director and Chief
  DNA and Chromosome Aberrations Branch, Division of Cancer Biology
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Becky Miller, PhD
  Health Specialist
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Brett Miller, PhD
  Program Director
  Reading, Writing, & Related Learning Disabilities Research Program
  Child Development & Behavior Branch
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
   
• Daniel Miller, PhD
  Program Director
  Neurodegeneration
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
   
• Michael Morse
  Grants Management Advisor
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Ellie Murcia, MEd
  Program Specialist
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Weijia Ni, PhD
  IRG Chief
  Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior Integrated Review Group
  Division of AIDS, Behavior and Population Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Srikanth Ranganathan, PhD
  Scientific Review Officer
  Musculoskeletal, Oral and Skin Sciences Integrated Review Group
  Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Diana (Dede) Rutberg, MBA
  Chief Grants Management Officer
  Division of Extramural Activities
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
   
• Suzanne Ryan, PhD
  Scientific Review Officer
  Population Sciences and Epidemiology Integrated Review Group
  Division of AIDS, Behavior and Population Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• John Satterlee, PhD (Alternate)
  Program Director
  Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• Šeila Selimović, PhD
  Program Director
  Division of Discovery Science & Technology
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
   
• Carol Shreffler, PhD
  Health Science Administrator
  Division of Extramural Research and Training
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Lillian Shum, PhD
  Director, Division of Extramural Research
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
   
• Heidi J. Sofia, PhD
  Program Director
  Division of Genomic Medicine
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Michael A. Steinmetz, PhD
  Acting Director, Division of Extramural Research
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
   
• Nathaniel Stinson, Jr., PhD, MD
  Acting Director, Office of Scientific Programs
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   
• Edmund Talley, PhD (Alternate)
  Program Director
  Channels Synapses and Circuits
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
   
• Stephanie Johnson Webb, PhD
  Scientific Review Officer
  Division of Extramural Research Activities
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Tasmeen Weik, DrPH, MPH
  Scientific Review Officer
  Community Influences on Health Behavior Study Section
  Healthcare Delivery and Methodologies Integrated Review Group
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Elizabeth L. Wilder, PhD
  Director, Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)