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)
   
• Robert H. Carter, MD
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
   
• Jennifer Collins, MR
  Health Specialist
  Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch
  Division of Extramural Research and Training
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Christine Colvis, PhD
  Program Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
   
• 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)
   
• Christine M. Hunter, Ph.D., ABPP
  Deputy Director
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Raymond Jacobson, PhD
  IRG Chief
  Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated Review Group
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Flora Katz, PhD
  Director of the Division of International training and Research
  Fogarty International Center (FIC)
   
• Anthony Kirilusha, PhD
  Program Director
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
   
• 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)
   
• Jaron Lockett, PhD
  Scientific Program Analyst
  Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
   
• 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
  Program Officer
  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)
   
• Lyl Tomlinson, PhD
  AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
  Health Scientist
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• 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)